In Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean, vermiculite has been a commercial commodity for many years. Vermiculite is a type of mineral that when heated to a high temperature, its flakes expand as much as 8 to 30 times their original size.
Health risks associated with Mr Fluffy loose-fill asbestos-contaminated houses has led to a rising incidence in mesothelioma in Canberra over the past 30 years, a study has found. But the Australian National University research found in the period from…
The pathological distinction between malignant pleural mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma of the lung can be cumbersome using established methods. We propose that a simple technique, based on the expression levels of a small number of genes, can be useful…
Merck and Pfizer today announced that six abstracts on studies evaluating the potential role of programmed death-ligand 1 inhibition and the safety and efficacy of the investigational cancer immunotherapy avelumab* will be presented at this year’s ECC …
Five Prime Therapeutics, Inc. announced that initial data from GlaxoSmithKline’s ongoing Phase 1b clinical trial of FP-1039/GSK3052230, an FGF ligand trap, in patients with squamous non small cell lung cancer and mesothelioma were featured today in an …
As a spokesperson for http://www.mesothelioma.us/ noted, the website recently posted new information about clinical trials and treatments that may help the rare form of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. Also, new clinical trials are contin…
Rosetta Genomics, Ltd. is a biotechnology company. The company discovers, develops and commercializes next generation diagnostic tests for personalized medicine.
A new statistical model may help predict which patients are most likely to receive life-extending benefits from surgical treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma , according to an article in the September 2015 issue of the Annals of Thoracic Surger…
South Carolina Hospice and Palliative Care has moved and is now delivering patient care from its new location at 4975 LaCross Rd., Suites 105 and 107, in North Charleston.
Data will be reported from across AstraZeneca’s industry-leading lung cancer portfolio at the World Conference on Lung Cancer 2015, beginning this weekend in Denver, Colorado. Presentations will feature 25 abstracts on the company’s lung cancer pipelin…
Thirty people died last year from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma in the York, Harrogate, Scarborough, Selby and Hambleton area – up by 25 per cent on the previous year. Howard Bonnett, a specialist lawyer dealing with asbestos claims at Corri…
GlobalData’s clinical trial report, “Malignant Mesothelioma Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2015” provides an overview of Malignant Mesothelioma clinical trials scenario. This report provides top line data relating to the clinical trials on Malignan…
Mesothelioma.us, a free online resource that features comprehensive resources for people who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, has just unveiled three new tips for beating the disease. As a spokesperson for http://mesothelioma.us/ noted, the three…
Data will be reported from across AstraZeneca’s industry-leading lung cancer portfolio at the World Conference on Lung Cancer 2015, beginning this weekend in Denver, Colorado. Presentations will feature 25 abstracts on the company’s lung cancer pipelin…
Data will be reported from across AstraZeneca’s industry-leading lung cancer portfolio at the World Conference on Lung Cancer 2015, beginning this weekend in Denver, Colorado. Presentations will feature 25 abstracts on the company’s lung cancer pipelin…