Treating patients with high-dose radiotherapy after chemotherapy and surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma does not achieve improvements in local relapse and overall survival, according to new data from a prospective randomized phase II trial.
Asbestos Abatement During School Outrages Parents, Leads to Cal/OSHA Complaint
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…
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…
The federal agency in charge of protecting human health and the environment caused a threat in both of those areas while experimenting with a relatively new method for asbestos control, according to a watchdog report released Thursday . The Environment…
A MAN who worked in Abingdon’s MG factory died because of asbestos he inhaled during his employment, his inquest found yesterday. His inquest, at Oxfordshire Coroner’s Court, heard he left school at 16 and in 1961 started working at the MG factory as a…
Lisa Rolfe, left, of Stonington, a mesothelioma survivor, jokes with her tennis doubles partner and friend Lori Taylor of Pawcatuck while competing Wednesday against two other friends on a court at Rolfe’s home. Stonington – For most of her life, Lisa …
Bank Renovation Project Put On Hold Upon Discovery of Improper Asbestos Disposal
Two recently published studies by a research team at University Hospitals Case Medical Center Seidman Cancer Center have the potential to advance treatments for small cell lung cell cancer . This aggressive form of lung cancer has seen no treatment adv…
A GROUP of fund-raisers will dance through Burton town centre to raise awareness of what they describe as a ‘little known’ disease. Morris dancers from the ‘Ryknild Rabble’ regularly dance in and around Burton, but will do so this weekend in support of…
Most people never think or worry about asbestos. Once deemed a miracle fiber, the substance’s use was largely eradicated after OSHA came into existence. What many don’t realize is the lasting effects of the carcinogen. At one time before the dangers were realized, asbestos appeared in a variety of manufactured items, from insulation to clothing. Exposure occurred […]
Widower John Field worked at Midland Red Bus Company told his family before his death that he remembered being exposed to the deadly dust The daughter of a Birmingham man who died from a work-related disease has appealed for information about the forme…
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…