Mesothelioma News: $18m Talcum Powder Lawsuit – Nov 2016 A Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded Philip Depoian a multi-million dollar verdict against talc supplier Whittaker, Clark and Daniels. Depoian claimed that the company’s asbestos containing talcum powder products that…
Mesothelioma News: Environmental exposure In general mesothelioma mainly affects males and is diagnosed to males at the average age of sixty years. The main reason why men are mainly affected is because of occupational exposure. Occupational exposure occurred because men…
Mesothelioma News - Definitive Radiation Therapy Extends Life A study was done by the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. According to the study patients with pleural mesothelioma are missing a chance to increase their…
Mesothelioma News: Train Crash stirs Asbestos Concerns A train crash that happened on the 29th of September 2016 killed one and injured more than one hundred passengers. The crash also resulted in the injury of others who were waiting at the train…
Mesothelioma News: New Cancer Grading System Developed A new two tier cancer grading system for peritoneal mesothelioma has been developed. The grading system provides patients with a more accurate prognosis. Furthermore, it is said that this can possibly help doctors…
Mesothelioma News: Netherlands’ roof removal Officials in the Netherlands continue to eliminate asbestos materials from city infrastructure. This is despite the fact that the Netherlands has banned asbestos for some twenty two years now. According to the World Health Organization…
International Symposium on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Conference September 2016 Dr. Robert Cameron, a thoracic surgeon and renowned mesothelioma specialist hosted the 6th International Symposium on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma. The International Symposium on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma was set for the 26th…
Lung Cancer KRAS Gene and Mesothelioma New light has been shed into the gene responsible for non-small cell lung cancer. It is said that the new light could bring hope for mesothelioma patients. Researchers from UT Southwestern Medical Center have…
Mesothelioma News: Orlando’s firefighter asbestos exposure - September 2016 In February 2016, the City of Orlando and Orlando Fire Department officials exposed firefighters to asbestos during a training exercise. More than twelve firefighters prepared an abandoned apartment building for a…
Mesothelioma News: Asbestos movement through soil proven New studies show that there is asbestos movement through the sand and soil. Geologist Jane Willenbring of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego is leading the study.…
