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School District Fined Over Staff Working Amid Asbestos

 

An Iowa school district is facing thousands of dollars in fines for having employees work inside an asbestos-contaminated building. Newly released state records show the Iowa Occupational Safety and Health Administration fined the North Linn Community School District $70,000. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources also fined the district an additional $6,000. The records show […]

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Cyprus Mines and Ex-J&J Talc Supplier Imerys Create $862M Trust

 

Imerys Talc America, Inc. and the company’s former owner, Cyprus Mines Corporation, will create a collective $862 million dollar trust. The goal is for the trust to settle personal injury claims alleging their asbestos-contaminated talc caused plaintiffs’ cancer.  This comes after both groups filed reorganization plans and disclosure statements on January 31, 2024 in The […]

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Renowned Thoracic Surgeon Enhances Mesothelioma Care in FL

 

Dr. Rodney Landreneau is joining the renowned Thoracic Surgical Program at Tampa General Hospital. He spent decades caring for patients with pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer patients in Western Pennsylvania at the University of Pittsburgh and Penn Highlands Healthcare. He’s now moved more than 1,000 miles to help augment Tampa General Hospital Cancer Institute’s successful […]

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Clinical Trials/Research/Emerging Treatments, mesothelioma, Mesothelioma News, Treatment

New Drug to Treat Mesothelioma Hailed as a Major Breakthrough

 

ADI-PEG20 or pegargiminase is being hailed as the first drug of its kind to be incorporated successfully with chemotherapy in 20 years. Researchers say this new drug could bring hope to thousands of mesothelioma survivors and their families.  The drug blocks the cancer’s food supply, ensuring the disease can’t spread. It prevents cancer cells from […]

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FDA Fast Tracks UV1 Vaccine Combo for Mesothelioma

 

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration granted fast-track designation to a new therapeutic cancer vaccine. The approval is for UV1 in combination with the immunotherapy drugs Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) to manage malignant pleural mesothelioma that can’t be managed with surgery.  Therapeutic cancer vaccines, unlike preventive vaccines, treat existing cancers. Fast Track expedites the […]

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Early Detection Tests for Mesothelioma Are in Development

 

Scientists in Australia are developing early detection tests for mesothelioma. The Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute’s new test could potentially save lives. According to ADDRI’s academic and research director Dr. Anthony Linton, the tests will be similar to PCR tests already in use to detect COVID-19. These new tests can find small amounts of […]

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Early Detection Tests for Mesothelioma Are in Development

 

Scientists in Australia are developing early detection tests for mesothelioma. The Asbestos and Dust Diseases Research Institute’s new test could potentially save lives. According to ADDRI’s academic and research director Dr. Anthony Linton, the tests will be similar to PCR tests already in use to detect COVID-19. These new tests can find small amounts of […]

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Air Force, Asbestos (general), asbestos exposure, Cancer (Non-Meso), Mesothelioma News

U.S. Nuclear Missile Bases Under Investigation for Cancer Risks

 

The U.S. Air Force is investigating nuclear missile bases for asbestos and other potentially cancer-causing materials. The Associated Press recently revealed that the issues date as far back as the late 1980s. Reports prove that the Air Force has been aware of toxic chemicals at nuclear launch silos for decades.  Air Force documents reveal details […]

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U.S. Nuclear Missile Bases Under Investigation for Cancer Risks

 

The U.S. Air Force is investigating nuclear missile bases for asbestos and other potentially cancer-causing materials. The Associated Press recently revealed that the issues date as far back as the late 1980s. Reports prove that the Air Force has been aware of toxic chemicals at nuclear launch silos for decades.  Air Force documents reveal details […]

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Nonprofit Teams With Firefighter Union for Asbestos Ban Campaign

 

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is teaming with the International Association of Fire Fighters on a new anti-asbestos campaign. In a continued push toward a national ban of the toxic mineral, the organizations have created a 120 foot high and 84 foot wide billboard in New York City’s Times Square. A firefighter in full gear […]

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Nonprofit Teams With Firefighter Union for Asbestos Ban Campaign

 

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is teaming with the International Association of Fire Fighters on a new anti-asbestos campaign. In a continued push toward a national ban of the toxic mineral, the organizations have created a 120 foot high and 84 foot wide billboard in New York City’s Times Square. A firefighter in full gear […]

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Early Mesothelioma Vaccine Testing Shows Promise

 

Sellas Life Sciences reports its Phase I clinical trial showed improvement of overall survival in patients with pleural mesothelioma. The study focused on a new potential therapy called GPS (galinpepimut-S), an immunotherapy vaccine. The trial included 10 patients with relapsed or refractory mesothelioma, nine of whom received at least three doses of GPS. Researchers gave […]

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Phase I Trial Improves Mesothelioma Survival More Than 200%

 

Sellas Life Sciences reports its Phase I clinical trial showed improvement of overall survival in patients with pleural mesothelioma. The study focused on a new potential therapy called GPS (galinpepimut-S), an immunotherapy vaccine. The trial included 10 patients with relapsed or refractory mesothelioma, nine of whom received at least three doses of GPS. Researchers gave […]

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$30M Mesothelioma Verdict Awarded in Case Against Bridgestone

 

An Illinois jury has awarded $30 million in a mesothelioma case against tiremaker Bridgestone Firestone. Thomas Jackson was exposed to asbestos inadvertently brought home from his father’s job at one of the company’s tire manufacturing plants. Jackson died just five weeks after his mesothelioma diagnosis at 64 years old. Attorneys for Jackson’s wife, Dorothy Jackson, […]

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$30M Mesothelioma Verdict Awarded in Case Against Bridgestone

 

An Illinois jury has awarded $30 million in a mesothelioma case against tiremaker Bridgestone Firestone. Thomas Jackson was exposed to asbestos inadvertently brought home from his father’s job at one of the company’s tire manufacturing plants. Jackson died just five weeks after his mesothelioma diagnosis at 64 years old. Attorneys for Jackson’s wife, Dorothy Jackson, […]

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