‘Scientifically Unreliable’ Theory Rejected in Asbestos Personal Injury Case
Federal Court Bars Witnesses From Citing ‘Any Exposure’ Theory in Asbestos Case
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W.R. Grace Asbestos Trust is Up and Running and Accepting Claims
After 13 years, W.R. Grace & Co. is accepting and paying asbestos-related personal injury and death claims…
Asbestos inertia will cost lives
Banning asbestos should not be a controversial decision. The links between asbestos and cancer, particularly mesothelioma, have been clearly established and the World Health Organisation could not be clearer in its stance against its use.
Recent Findings Show Vinegar Component Lethal To Mesothelioma Cells,…
Doctors in Japan and Norway say acetic acid, the ingredient that makes up 3 to 5% of vinegar , had a lethal effect of mesothelioma cells and gastric cancer cells in recent laboratory tests. Click here to read the full story on the Surviving Mesotheliom…
LIM-domain protein AJUBA suppresses malignant mesothelioma cell…
Correspondence: Dr Y Sekido, Division of Molecular Oncology, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi 464-8681, Japan. E-mail: ysekido@aichi-cc.jp Malignant mesothelioma is one of the most aggressive neoplasms us…
Ely grandmother Jackie Elsom launches Winter Walk campaign to raise…
When Jackie Elsom’s husband Richard was diagnosed with a rare form of cancer, she thought they would only have a year left together. But four years later, the 64-year-old is defying all odds and has recently celebrated 45 months as a survivor.
A high number of genomic mutations in advanced malignant plural…
Next generation sequencing in malignant pleural mesothelioma tumors shows a complex mutational setting with a high number of genetic alterations in genes involved in DNA repair, cell survival and cell proliferation pathways. Increased accumulation of m…
Woman whose cancer was linked to asbestos died of – natural causes’
Janet Binding, of Durland Close, New Milton , died on November 4 after contracting mesothelioma, a lung cancer usually caused by asbestos exposure. The 72-year-old had no occupational or family links to the substance, her husband Peter told the Winches…
Earley woman died from asbestos disease – but source remains a mystery
A 73-year-old Earley woman died from mesothelioma – but it was a mystery where she came to inhale the asbestos which caused it. Coroner Peter Bedford said she had died from the disease but was unable to record the verdict that the death of Sheila Smith…
readers help electrician win asbestos legal fight
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 RETIRED electrician diagnosed with an asbestos-related cancer has won his legal fight for compensation – than…
A high number of genomic mutations in advanced malignant plural mesothelioma revealed by targeted next-generation sequencing
Next generation sequencing in malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumors shows a complex mutational setting with a high number of genetic alterations in genes involved in DNA repair, cell survival…
Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case
5-Day Asbestos Exposure Deemed Potentially Significant to Plaintiff’s Disease, Says Appellate Court
Appeals Court Reverses Summary Judgment in Asbestos Case
5-Day Asbestos Exposure Deemed Potentially Significant to Plaintiff’s Disease, Says Appellate Court
Improved Radiation Therapy Extends Lives of Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma patients undergoing improved Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and lung-sparing pleurectomy/decortication surgery are living longer lives.
Improved Radiation Therapy Extends Lives of Mesothelioma Patients
Mesothelioma patients undergoing improved Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy and lung-sparing pleurectomy/decortication surgery are living longer lives.