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Mesothelioma patients undergoing a surgery known as pleurectomy and decortication (PD) mostly reported an improved quality of life after the operation, according to a study by Loyola Medicine. Pleural mesothelioma, which is caused by asbestos exposure as well as a genetic susceptibility to
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Cholesterol-lowering drug Pravachol (pravastatin) may lowerradiation-induced side-effects, according to a study presented at the American Society for Radiation Oncology 2016 Annual Meeting. Researchers found using pravachol before radiation therapy significantly reduces radiation-induced toxicity in a mouse model with mesothelioma. The three primary treatment
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Belgian scientists have developed an innovative breath analysis tool that can detect early signs of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) – a rare, aggressive form of cancer that forms in the lung lining as a result of asbestos exposure. “Breath analysis by MCC/IMS allows
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A novel treatment which is a combination of two drugs – one for malaria and the other acquired from frog eggs – may extend survival in mesothelioma patients according to a new study. Researchers at Shanghai’s Tongji University found that mixing antimalarial drug dihydroartemisinin (DHA)
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Verdict Reached – $2 Million in damages suffered from Honeywell and eight other companies responsible for the asbestos exposure Davis experience is his career Daughter of deceased mechanic was substituted in place of her father and filed a first amended complaint for wrongful
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For years now we have heard of the health dangers asbestos caused thriving in the construction materials of older homes, lawn care products, automobile brakes and more. Though dating back to ancient Roman times, asbestos mining did not become large-scale until the end
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Researchers at Baylor University are testing a new cancer drug that may help mesothelioma patients whose diseases continue to progress after treatment has started. Mesothelioma – the rare form of lung cancer that’s caused primarily by exposure to asbestos and other pollutants –
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At asbestos waste sites, burying the toxic asbestos fibers has been a common clean-up strategy. A recent study from University of California San Diego researchers has found evidence that strategy may leave these areas unprotected. Jane Willenbring, a geologist and researcher at the
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Mesothelioma Awareness Day was established by Meso Foundation volunteers in 2004. Since then it has been the driving force behind the movement to bring more attention and funding to this aggressive, speedy and dangerous cancer. In the last twelve years, through various activities
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Throughout the 1970s, a former Florida utility company employee was exposed to asbestos in excessive volumes at a power plant worksite. Four decades later, he’s been diagnosed with mesothelioma and is fighting for his life. In December 2015, Florida resident Richard Batchelor was
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