In the past 40 years more than 10,000 people in Australia have died from mesothelioma and that number is expected to double in the next 40 years. The rare incurable cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos fibres.
The EPA has awarded the Oklahoma Department of Labor $202,970 to help protect school children and state workers from asbestos exposure.
WorkSafeBC recently announced a 2016 Asbestos Enforcement Initiative. Prevention officers will be conducting a province-wide program of worksite inspections until Dec. 31, 2016 to ensure homeowners, contractors and consultants are properly informed and…
WorkSafeBC recently announced a 2016 Asbestos Enforcement Initiative. Prevention officers will be conducting a province-wide program of worksite inspections until Dec. 31, 2016 to ensure homeowners, contractors and consultants are properly informed and…
WorkSafeBC recently announced a 2016 Asbestos Enforcement Initiative. Prevention officers will be conducting a province-wide program of worksite inspections until Dec. 31, 2016 to ensure homeowners, contractors and consultants are properly informed and…
A FORMER carpenter who died of asbestos-related cancer said before his death he was appalled at the lack of protection given to him and his colleagues. He had been exposed to the poisonous substance for nearly 40 years while working for Hinkins and Fre…
Records were released last week showing that many Portland Public Schools contain asbestos, exposing students, teachers, and staff to this deadly substance.
An international team of scientists recently identified a new blood biomarker for mesothelioma that should help with early diagnosis, prognosis accuracy and the personalization of treatment. Researchers identified activin A, a protein complex found in the blood, as a potential target for future therapies. “Blood derived biomarkers are important because they can be noninvasively measured,…
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An international team of scientists recently identified a new blood biomarker for mesothelioma that should help with early diagnosis, prognosis accuracy and the personalization of treatment. Researchers identified activin A, a protein complex found in the blood, as a potential target for future therapies. “Blood derived biomarkers are important because they can be noninvasively measured,…
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An international team of scientists recently identified a new blood biomarker for mesothelioma that should help with early diagnosis, prognosis accuracy and the personalization of treatment. Researchers identified activin A, a protein complex found in the blood, as a potential target for future therapies. “Blood derived biomarkers are important because they can be noninvasively measured,…
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He worked for 44 years with Ellison Circlips Limited, spending time at the firm’s Keighley, Harden and Bingley sites. Mr Greenwood claims that during his working life with the company – which was also known as Ellison Holdings PLC, Transtechnology Ltd and, currently, Cirteq – he was exposed to asbestos dust and fibres.
Indigenous West Australians have the highest death rate for malignant mesothelioma in the world, a study into asbestos-related diseases has found. The condition affects the membrane lining of the lungs and abdomen and can take a number of years to deve…
Indigenous West Australians have the highest death rate for malignant mesothelioma in the world, a study into asbestos-related diseases has found. The condition affects the membrane lining of the lungs and abdomen and can take a number of years to deve…
Indigenous West Australians have the highest death rate for malignant mesothelioma in the world, a study into asbestos-related diseases has found. The condition affects the membrane lining of the lungs and abdomen and can take a number of years to deve…
Oslo 6 July 2016: The International Journal of Cancer publishes preclinical in vivo data in a mesothelioma xenograph model, demonstrating synergy of ONCOS-102 with pemetrexed and cisplatin, the current standard of care in malignant pleural mesothelioma…