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Pillsbury Mills Plant Partner Faces Indictment For Improper Asbestos Removal

A partner who helped with the demolition of the former Pillsbury Mills plant is facing federal indictment for improper asbestos removal.

Why Do Women with Mesothelioma Survive Longer than Men?

A recent study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has pinpointed for the first time gender-specific genetic mutations in mesothelioma patients that could lead to future treatment advances. Women with mesothelioma typically have a survival advantage over men with the same disease, as numerous studies have currently shown. But now, scientists are beginning to…

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Why Do Women with Mesothelioma Survive Longer than Men?

A recent study from Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston has pinpointed for the first time gender-specific genetic mutations in mesothelioma patients that could lead to future treatment advances. Women with mesothelioma typically have a survival advantage over men with the same disease, as numerous studies have currently shown. But now, scientists are beginning to…

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Former building manager died of asbestos-related cancer, an inquest told

Ralph Hubert Rogers, 89, of Heron Close, Thornton-le-Dale , died on November 15. Dr Juliet Walker, who had performed a post-mortem examination, said the cause of death was candidal pneumonia and mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos inhalation. At …

Patriots Environmental Corp. Charged With Illegal Asbestos Disposal

Ron and Curt Bussiere of Patriots Environmental Corporation have been charged with illegal waste disposal, including asbestos.

Positive Genetic Studies and Treatment for Mesothelioma Patients

Understanding malignant mesothelioma and the way it develops is significant when discovering prevention, development control, and the eventual lead to a cure. Cancer researchers at the Mayo Clinic have been researching the genetic composition of the disease in hopes to find a connection between the development of mesothelioma and mutations in DNA. To find these

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