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.…
Mesothelioma News: Asbestos Exposure at Australian Hospital - September 2016 Australia officials with the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) claim that the atrium roof at the Perth Children’s Hospital project is ‘riddled’ with asbestos. This is due to inexpensive…
Mesothelioma News: U. S. Steel Corporation Asbestos Citation The removal of asbestos from various sites poses serious health hazards. This hazard does not only affect the workers who are exposed but also the communities where such exposure occurs. Exposure through…
Mesothelioma News: Sea Squirt Toxin linked to new Mesothelioma Drug A new drug taken from a Caribbean sea squirt toxin shows effectiveness in stopping mesothelioma tumor cells from growing. A sea squirt is an animal that is the same as…
Mesothelioma News: Iceland Incidence Rises – August 2016 Iceland banned asbestos in 1983, and is one of the fifty eight countries that have banned the deadly mineral. Thus Iceland has had a continuous ban on asbestos that began more than…
Mesothelioma News South Korea South Korea has strengthened its Asbestos Safety Management Act (ASMA) starting in the month of August 2016. This is so as to protect those involved in the work of demolishing old buildings and structures. The country…
