Mesothelioma News: University of Hawaii Awarded $3 million - April 2016 The U. S. Department of Defense (DOD) awarded three grants that came to a total of more than three million dollars ($3000000). The grants were awarded to researchers…
Mesothelioma News Chicago Schools Asbestos Exposure Risk – April 2016 A new report shows that nearly two hundred (200) Chicago public schools have asbestos exposure risk. The Chicago Public School (CPS) officials hired inspectors to carry out a study in…
Mesothelioma News: Indiana Supreme Court Ruling – April 2016 The Indiana Supreme Court ruling made in early 2016 struck down a portion of the state’s Product Liability Act. Giving mesothelioma patients more flexibility in filing asbestos related claims against…
Mesothelioma News: Jury Award Ovarian Cancer Victim’s Family $72 Million – March 2016 A jury in the state of Missouri, early in March 2016, awarded the family of an ovarian cancer victim seventy two million dollars ($72 million) in…
Mesothelioma News: Students Return to School after Asbestos Abatement - March 2016 California’s Ocean View School District shutdown three schools some two years ago. This was as a result of the discovery of asbestos in the school buildings and…
Mesothelioma News: Immunogene Therapy Clinical Trials – March 2016 Immunotherapy is likely to be the fourth pillar of mesothelioma treatment after chemotherapy, radiation and surgery, according to Dr. Sterman. Dr. Sterman, the director of Pulmonary Medicine at New York…
Mesothelioma News: Cuba's Lung Cancer Vaccine Headed for the U. S The Roswell Park Cancer Institute in Buffalo, New York will soon start clinical trials on a vaccine called CimaVax. This is a long awaited for vaccine developed in…
Mesothelioma News: New Mesothelioma Clinical Trials – Tampa The mesothelioma program at the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa, Florida opened two (2) new clinical trials. The phase II trials are made as second stage therapies. They provide options that…
National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank - February 2016 The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) plans to give a five year (5yr) five million and five hundred thousand dollar ($5.5million) grant to the National Mesothelioma Virtual Bank (NMVB)…
On February 13, 2016 Johnny Lattner the Heisman Trophy winner and two time All American died of mesothelioma. He won the Heisman Trophy in 1953 while playing football for the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Thereafter, he was inducted into the College…
