Merck , known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, today announced that new data evaluating KEYTRUDAA , the company’s anti-PD-1 therapy, in both advanced non-small cell lung cancer and malignant pleural mesothelioma will be presented as part of…
MR Fraser Whitehead, of Slater and Gordon, “Small and medium businesses could be priced out of justice” , says he is concerned about the impact of the fee increase on businesses and the way it affects their ability to access justice. A far greater inju…
You’ve seen them on television those annoying mass tort solicitations. Complete with the 1990s-era clip art, game show host voiceovers and blaring, oft-repeated 1-800 number they lay on thick the inhumane injustices, dire consequences and, of course, a…
The Ben May Department for Cancer Research at the University of Chicago will hold a day-long symposium on cancer immunotherapy for physicians and researchers. The April 6 meeting will examine the promise of these evolving therapies and present ideas ab…
Congratulations, you’re now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we’ll send them straight to your inbox. The devastated widow of a Doncaster gas technician, who died from an asbestos-related cancer, is appealing for …
A WINCHESTER man died of mesothelioma after what is thought to have been one of the longest incubation periods of asbestos exposure in the Hampshire area. Philip Hall died at his home in Stoke Charity on June 13 as a result of malignant mesothelioma, w…
Background Isolated retroperitoneal cystic masses are uncommon with an estimated incidence of 1/5750 to 1/250,000. The majority present with size related symptoms, complications, or a mass.
While the Government’s review of asbestos policy in schools has been welcomed, unions and campaigners say it does not go far enough to prevent future deaths. Yesterday, the Department for Education published its long overdue review into asbestos policy…
A 74-year-old former Northern Territory worker at the Gove alumina refinery who is dying from asbestos-related disease has been awarded $425,000 in compensation, after appealing a decision that saw his claim dismissed on a technicality. Zorko Zabic wor…
Rob Tooker, an expert in complex asbestos litigation, has over 25 years of experience in asbestos matters. He brings to the role years of experience running the boutique court reporting agency Tooker and Antz, focused on asbestos litigation.
THE devastated family of a former Chard butcher who died from an incurable asbestos-related cancer have launched a search for his ex-colleagues. Paul Kingsnorth died in November from mesothelioma and his members of his family would like speak to former…
Congratulations, you’re now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we’ll send them straight to your inbox. Two Lancashire schoolgirls who lost their dad to cancer are fighting back against the disease by launching a ne…
Last week the Republican-controlled Senate failed to override President Obama’s veto of the Keystone oil pipeline. This was a rare defeat for US oil conglomerates and a personal setback for energy oligarchs, personified by the Koch bothers.
The effect of chemotherapy on health-related quality of life in malignant pleural mesothelioma is poorly understood. Patient-individualised prognostication and prediction of treatment response from chemotherapy is useful but little evidence exists to g…
Astec Industries, Inc. announced that Dr. J. Don Brock, Chairman and former CEO of Astec Industries, Inc. passed away earlier today at Memorial Hospital. He had been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer in 2012.