A Centers for Disease Control study shows that firefighters have more cancer diagnoses and cancer-related deaths than the general population – now some say it’s time for a National Firefighter Cancer registry. Calling it “an important public health step,” U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal , D-CT, and others in the region are asking for the creation of the registry.
Cleanup will begin at the former Barwick Mills textile plant after a fire that happened last fall, leaving behind exposed asbestos and rubble.
Hundreds of workers involved in the construction of a $1.2 billion children’s hospital in Western Australia fear Chinese building products may have exposed them to asbestos. Officials with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) claim the atrium roof at the Perth Children’s Hospital project is “riddled” with asbestos and the inexpensive Chinese concrete…
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THE heartbroken daughter of a former usherette from Cradley Heath is appealing to her mum’s ex-colleagues after she died from asbestos-related cancer. Lynne’s Halls’ mother Margaret Rose Edgington was 71 when she first became ill in 2012 and was diagnosed with mesothelioma the following year.
A grieving family of a joiner who died from an asbestos-related cancer is appealing to his former colleagues for help to trace the cause of his death. Allen Lavell, from Redbourn, died aged 78 in March 2015 after a painful battle with mesothelioma – an…
In the 1950’s, Wittenoom’s streets were literally paved with asbestos. Today, decades after the town was declared too dangerous to live in, three people refuse to leave.
Figures released to the Journal show that out of the 264 schools overseen by Devon County Council, asbestos has been… ALTHOUGH the dangers of asbestos are now well-known, new figures have revealed that the vast majority of schools in North Devon cont…
Figures released to the Journal show that out of the 264 schools overseen by Devon County Council, asbestos has been… ALTHOUGH the dangers of asbestos are now well-known, new figures have revealed that the vast majority of schools in North Devon cont…
Most of us vacuum our carpets and dust our shelves fairly regularly to make sure our home is a comfortable place to live. We also take care of obvious safety hazards like poorly functioning appliances or broken plumbing.
A 1,700-pound box of asbestos-containing construction materials was illegally dumped in Candia, New Hampshire.
City of Hope cancer center thoracic oncologist Dr. Marianna Koczywas explains the workings of tazemetostat — the latest drug tested in a mesothelioma clinical trial — with the lock and key metaphor. “You have a specific [cancer] key, and a specific keyhole it goes through. If you can lock that keyhole, you can lock it…
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City of Hope cancer center thoracic oncologist Dr. Marianna Koczywas explains the workings of tazemetostat — the latest drug tested in a mesothelioma clinical trial — with the lock and key metaphor. “You have a specific [cancer] key, and a specific keyhole it goes through. If you can lock that keyhole, you can lock it…
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A unique drug derived from the Caribbean sea squirt shows impressive effectiveness in stopping the growth of mesothelioma tumor cells. Researchers at the Medical University of Vienna in Austria discovered that trabectedin, a toxin the coral-like animal uses against predators, might soon be applied in the treatment of mesothelioma. “It has looked very promising to…
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Wethersfield High School in Connecticut recently received additional funds to remove asbestos in its pool. Read more at Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance.
Wethersfield High School in Connecticut recently received additional funds to remove asbestos in its pool. Read more at Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance.