WARREN RUDA / THE CITIZENS’ VOICE Rubble remains at the Huber Breaker site last summer. The Department of Environmental Protection announced Monday that asbestos fibers were present in five samples taken on March 8, near the old boiler building at the …
Roswell Park Cancer Institute is working on a promising lung cancer vaccine from Cuba that will be submitted for FDA approval.
In a showbiz version of Make-A-Wish, a hard-working, terminally-ill young comedian will get an HBO stand-up special, thanks to Ellen DeGeneres . The comic, Quincy Jones, appeared on Ellen on March 15 because his Kickstarter campaign caught DeGeneres’ a…
Here’s a bit of heartwarming news to start your Monday: HBO announced Monday that comedian Quincy Jones will headline a stand-up special to air this spring on the premium cable network. What’s the big deal? In July, the 32-year-old Jones , an aspiring …
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. A widow is hoping to trace ex-colleagues of her late husband after he died from an asbestos-related illness.
EnPro Industries agreed to the multimillion-dollar settlement of Garlock asbestos claims against the company’s bankruptcy trust fund.
A study for a new drug called HRX9 shows it can stop tumor growth and trigger cell death in mesothelioma—for the first time ever.
Lisa Kaplan, a 12-year veteran Spanish teacher at Robert E. Melican Middle School and lifelong resident of the area, passed away Nov. 23, after a six-week battle with a rare and aggressive type of mesothelioma. She was a graduate of Westborough High Sc…
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 family of a former Chesterfield electrician and engineer worker who died of an asbestos-related cancer are …
A new study shows that HOX genes are significantly disrupted in malignant mesothelioma, and targeting them with a drug called HXR9 stopped tumors of the cancer growing in mice.
A new study shows that HOX genes are significantly disrupted in malignant mesothelioma, and targeting them with a drug called HXR9 stopped tumors of the cancer growing in mice.
A new study shows that HOX genes are significantly disrupted in malignant mesothelioma, and targeting them with a drug called HXR9 stopped tumors of the cancer growing in mice.
The legacy of asbestos in the Philadelphia region is one of the worst in the country, according to a new study. Annual mortality rates from asbestos-triggered diseases are far higher than the national average, according to a the Environmental Working G…
A new drug is showing promise as a treatment for mesothelioma — one of the most lethal cancers of all. The drug, known as HRX9, works by preventing the cancer cells from avoiding apoptosis — the natural process by which unhealthy and damaged cells cl…
IMAGE: This is professor Richard Morgan, director of the Institute of Cancer Therapeutics at the University of Bradford, UK. view more The drug, known as HRX9, works by preventing the cancer cells from avoiding apoptosis – the natural process by which …