Patients with malignant mesothelioma have a poor prognosis and only 40% respond to first line treatment; a combination of pemetrexed and cisplatin or carboplatin. We used primary malignant mesothelioma cells and an ex vivo chemosensitivity assay with f…
Mesothelioma is a silent and distant health hazard, which sometimes does not infect victims until 70 years after exposure. Knowing the symptoms, and aligning proper diagnosis with possible solutions, helps relatives and concerned parties help loved ones.
There were only modest acute changes in cardiac biomarkers and electrocardiograms and there were no clinically significant cardiac events in patients with high-dose radiation exposure to the heart following thoracic radiation therapy and short-term fol…
Washington Supreme Court Dismisses Mesothelioma Victim’s Claim Due to Provision to Workers’ Compensation Law
Washington Supreme Court Dismisses Mesothelioma Victim’s Claim Due to Provision to Workers’ Compensation Law
Environmental Protection Minister Amir Peretz instructed his staff members to prepare a plan for replacing such roofs in the line of fire. As part of the multi-year budget for the South approved by the government on Tuesday, NIS 45 million will be allo…
Students often compared Rick Doolin to a superhero, so his death to a rare cancer in June shook the campus community at Daytona State College where he had been a science professor for nearly a decade. On Monday students dressed as superheros such as Th…
A PROFESSIONAL flautist who played in the London Symphony Orchestra for 30 years died at a hospice after contracting an industrial disease, an inquest heard. Richard Taylor, 83, of Ferringham Lane, Ferring, died on August 11, at St Barnabas House Hospi…
Researchers at Georgia Regents University Cancer Center are accepting mesothelioma patients who want to participate in an immunotherapy clinical trial.
“It is an honor to be named as one of the ‘Fierce 15,’ an award that recognizes our employees, our clinical collaborators and patients for the advancements we’re making in the field of cancer immunotherapy,” said Stephen T. Isaacs, chairman, president …
People suffering from mesothelioma can find the legal help they need to get the compensation they deserve by visiting the new website from the renowned attorneys Danziger and De Llano Los Angeles, CA / ACCESSWIRE / September 22, 2014 / Mesothelioma leg…
“The risk of mesothelioma does not appear to decline over time and this stresses that the need to prevent people being exposed to asbestos is paramount,” A/Prof Reid says. Credit: iStock Western Australian researchers have determined the risk of develo…
AN Eastleigh man who worked for 40 years at the town’s railway works died of cancer caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos, an inquest heard. Eric Williams, 73, was employed at the works from 1956 to 1995 and was constantly exposed to the deadly dust…
AN Eastleigh man who worked for 40 years at the town’s railway works died of cancer caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos, an inquest heard. Eric Williams, 73, was employed at the works from 1956 to 1995 and was constantly exposed to the deadly dust…
A common Asian spice and cancer-hampering molecules show promise in slowing the progression of mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung’s lining often linked to asbestos.