Celebrities Paint Masks for Mesothelioma Fundraising Event
The goal of the Pacific Mesothelioma Center is to be the most innovative nonprofit research and cancer treatment organization in the world. Its latest fundraising event is a perfect example. As part of the Pacific Heart, Lung & Blood Institute, the Pacific Mesothelioma Center will play a major role in the unMASKing the Cure for…
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Johnson & Johnson Rushed Tests of Asbestos in Baby Powder
A new report reveals Johnson & Johnson rushed the test results of its iconic baby powder to show it was free of asbestos contamination. The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday that two independent laboratories found no evidence of asbestos in the same recalled lot of baby powder used in the U.S Food and Drug Administration…
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Mesothelioma Death from 9/11 Signals Start of Things to Come
Malignant mesothelioma has become the latest deadly cancer linked directly to the rescue, recovery and cleanup efforts following the 9/11 terrorist attack on New York City in 2001. The long-running threat has come to fruition. Eighteen years after Manhattan was engulfed in the asbestos-laced, toxic cloud of dust — caused primarily by the World Trade…
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Bittersweet Ending to Asbestos Cleanup in Libby, Montana
The asbestos cleanup of Libby, Montana, is coming to a celebrated close. Unfortunately, the impact of one of America’s worst man-made environmental disasters will continue. The Environmental Protection Agency will soon bring closure to the 19-year, $600 million effort to right the wrongs created by the shuttered W.R. Grace and Co. vermiculite mine, which was…
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Miami Cancer Institute Begins Using Novel Treatment for Mesothelioma
The Miami Cancer Institute on Thursday will begin using the innovative Tumor Treating Fields device for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma. It is the first new treatment approved for mesothelioma by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in more than 15 years. “This is actually pretty exciting for us,” Dr. Rupesh Kotecha, the radiation oncologist…
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Lung Cancer Awareness Month Starts Today
Today starts Lung Cancer Awareness Month. In November, we come together to recognize this deadly cancer and learn about different causes and treatments. Knowing the different statistics and causes could help save a lot of people’s lives. Lung cancer is the leading cause of death due to cancer in men and women. In 2018, it