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Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Holds Sixth Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference
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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced its sixth International Asbestos Awareness Conference to be held in Chicago April 9-11, 2010. Conferences each year bring together renowned doctors, scientists, researchers and most importantly, asbestos victims and their families - in a united forum for asbestos awareness, education and collaboration. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 21, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: asbestos / mesothelioma Source Type: news
Military Veterans Linked to Mesothelioma & AsbestosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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The United States Department of Veterans Affairs stated that out of the millions of veterans who have served the country, hundreds of thousands have been exposed to asbestos during their service. Veterans were exposed to asbestos while working on naval vessels where asbestos was used as the main form of insulation.
Used by every military branch in the United States, over 300 products containing asbestos were used by the Navy and other military sectors from the 1930s through the 1970s. Products containing asbestos were utilized due to its fire and heat resistant qualities. The mineral frequently appeared as insulation for s...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 20, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jlederman Tags: asbestos Exposure Jobsite Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Diagnosis Source Type: news
NEW ON THE BOOKSHELF: 2006 National Academies reports funded by National Institutes of HealthEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Bookshelf's collection of NIH-funded reports from the National Academies has been updated with 12 reports published in 2006: Aging in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recommendations for Furthering Research Barney Cohen and Jane Menken, Editors; Panel on Policy Research and Data Needs to Meet the Challenge of Aging in Africa; Committee on Population, National Research CouncilWashington, D.C.: The National Academies Press; 2006 Asbestos: Selected CancersCommittee on Asbestos: Selected Health Effects, Institute of MedicineWashington, D.C.: The National Academies Press; 2006 Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond t...
Source: Bookshelf News - November 19, 2009 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: books
Mesothelioma Researchers Find Biological Marker to Help Diagnose Malignant MesotheliomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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In conclusion, strong membranous D2-40 positivity is helpful in differentiation of MM [malignant mesothelioma] from pleural involvement of pulmonary adenocarcinoma, so we suggest that it should be included in the IHC [immunohistochemical] panel used for this purpose.”
Additional information about mesothelioma may be found through the Mesothelioma Center. (Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News)
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 19, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: mesothelioma mesothelioma Research Malignant mesothelioma Source Type: news
Molecular Targets in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Treatment.Email this article to a colleague.
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Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive tumour of the serosal surfaces with poor prognosis and increasing incidence due to widespread previous asbestos exposure. Relative chemotherapeutic and radiotherapeutic resistance makes malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) difficult to manage, even though encouraging results were achieved with multimodality treatment. Better knowledge of angiogenesis and molecular pathways involved in MPM seems to be the right way to define new targets for systemic treatment. Neoangiogenesis may be considered as a critical step in the development of mesothelioma. Vascular endothelial growth facto...
Source: Current Drug Targets - November 19, 2009 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Authors: Pasello G, Favaretto A Tags: Curr Drug Targets Source Type: journals
Mesothelioma Law: Asbestos-Related Lawsuit Filed Against 38 CompaniesEmail this article to a colleague.
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A recently filed lawsuit by Cleveland J. Savoy is claiming 38 different companies are responsible for his development of an asbestos-related disease.
This is the second suit he has filed. In a previous suit issued against the companies, Savoy claimed a different asbestos-related injury in contrast to his most recent complaint.
Savoy believes he was exposed to asbestos-containing products while working as a carpenter. He also stated in the lawsuit that the companies negligently continued to manufacture asbestos-containing products where he worked even after knowing the hazards associated with asbestos.
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 18, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure asbestos Litigation mesothelioma Malignant mesothelioma Source Type: news
Asbestos-related cancers among 28,300 military servicemen in the Royal Norwegian NavyEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study focus on the incidence of asbestos-related cancers among 28,300 officers and enlisted servicemen in the Royal Norwegian Navy. Until 1987, asbestos aboard the vessels potentially caused exposure to 11,500 crew members.Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) were calculated for malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer, and laryngeal, pharyngeal, stomach, and colorectal cancers according to service aboard between 1950 and 1987 and in other Navy personnel.Increased risk of mesothelioma was seen among engine room crews, with SIRs of 6.23 (95% CI = 2.51-12.8) and 6.49 (95% CI = 2.11-15.1) for personnel who served less than 2 y...
Source: American Journal of Industrial Medicine - November 18, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Leif Aage Strand, Jan Ivar Martinsen, Vilhelm F. Koefoed, Jan Sommerfelt-Pettersen, Tom Kristian Grimsrud Source Type: journals
New Mesothelioma Test Effective at Predicting Which Patients Will Benefit from SurgeryEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at the Brigham and Womens Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts have developed and tested a gene ratio test that helps predict which pleural mesothelioma patients will benefit from surgical procedures and trimodality therapy (multiple modes of therapy).
The test, which analyzes relative expression levels of four genes involved in malignant mesothelioma, has shown in multiple studies to be effective at foretelling postsurgical outcome in pleural mesothelioma patients. The researchers were motivated to develop a molecular test that could predict surgical outcome because current staging methods and other means of asse...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 17, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: mwhitmer Tags: mesothelioma mesothelioma Research mesothelioma Treatment Asbetsos Exposure Malignant mesothelioma Malignant Pleural mesothelioma mesothelioma Clinical Trial mesothelioma Study Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Treatment: Higher Doses of Radiation Found to be BeneficialEmail this article to a colleague.
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According to Australian researchers at the Austin Health Centre in Victoria, new radiation techniques may improve the life expectancy of mesothelioma patients.
Throughout the past seven years, Dr. Malcolm Feigen, a radiation oncologist, has been developing new mesothelioma treatment methods involving higher-than-normal doses of radiotherapy. A total of 13 patients were included in the pilot program used to test the treatment.
Dr. Feigen credits the facility’s ability to increase the dose of radiation to new technologies and better equipment. The result of the pilot program was evaluated by using PET scans before patients...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 16, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: mesothelioma mesothelioma Research mesothelioma Treatment Source Type: news
Edinburgh Council Fined £14,000 For Asbestos Failures That Put Workers At RiskEmail this article to a colleague.
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Edinburgh Council has been fined £14,000 after 14 of its employees, were potentially exposed to asbestos while carrying out refurbishment work. The workers, including joiners, had been instructed to remove laboratory doors from Castlebrae Community High School back in April 2007 and carry out alterations at the council's workshop on Murrayburn Road. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 15, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: asbestos / mesothelioma Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Study Finds Optimal Treatment Approach for Peritoneal MesotheliomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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In this study, British researchers analyzed clinicopathological features, operative procedures, early outcomes and survival rates among 17 patients who underwent surgery for peritoneal mesothelioma followed by intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
Upon analyzing the results, the researchers found that “Cytoreductive surgery combined with intraperitoneal chemotherapy appears to be the optimal treatment for selected patients with peritoneal mesothelioma.” The researchers also noted that “Increased familiarity with this condition’s presentation and natural history, and knowledge of available treatment options, will hopefully ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 13, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: mwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Research mesothelioma Treatment Malignant mesothelioma mesothelioma Clinical Trial mesothelioma Survival Rate Peritoneal mesothelioma Source Type: news
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Applauds APHA's Call For Ban On Asbestos, Annual Warnings For Workers In High-Risk OccupationsEmail this article to a colleague.
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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds the American Public Health Association (APHA), the largest and most diverse public health organization in the world. APHA adopted a resolution calling on Congress to pass legislation banning the manufacture, sale, export, or import of asbestos containing products including products in which asbestos is a contaminant. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: asbestos / mesothelioma Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Treatment Improved with Addition of SirolimusEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at the Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts have found that adding sirolimus to chemotherapy with cisplatin was more effective at treating mesothelioma than with cisplatin alone.
Sirolimus, which is also known as rapamycin, is an immunosuppressant drug traditionally used to prevent rejection of organ transplantations (especially used in kidney transplants). Because of its anti-proliferative effects, sirolimus is currently being investigated as a potential treatment option in a number of cancers, including malignant mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a cancer caused almost exclusively by asbest...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 12, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: mesothelioma mesothelioma Research mesothelioma Treatment Source Type: news
City fined £14,000 over asbestos risksEmail this article to a colleague.
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COUNCIL bosses hit by a £14,000 fine for putting workers at risk of exposure to asbestos today said they were confident it would not happen again after tightening up safety pr (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 12, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Survival and relapse pattern after trimodality therapy for malignant pleural mesotheliomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion Trimodality therapy showed a survival benefit in patients with stage III or lower malignant pleural mesothelioma. Most of
the recurrences were local. Therefore, better local control is required to improve the prognosis of the disease.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original ArticleDOI 10.1007/s11748-009-0440-2Authors
Kenichi Okubo, Kyoto University Hospital Department of Thoracic Surgery 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8507 JapanMakoto Sonobe, Kyoto University Hospital Department of Thoracic Surgery 54 Kawahara-cho, Shogoin, Sakyo-ku Kyoto 606-8507 JapanTakuji Fujinaga, Ky...
Source: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery - November 11, 2009 Category: Cardiovascular & Thoracic Surgery Tags: General Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Source Type: journals
Mesothelioma Case Filed Against DuPontEmail this article to a colleague.
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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against DuPont and 20 other companies for the passing of Ruby Neely, who died from the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma.
Roger Neely, Ruby Neely’s son, filed the suit in Tennessee alleging his mother’s cancer was caused by asbestos fibers carried home on his father’s work clothes while employed at a nearby DuPont plant.
Roger Neely’s father, Lively Neely, worked at the DuPont plant in Old Hickory, Tennessee for 20 years. During his employment, he unknowingly exposed his wife and himself to asbestos fibers. Lively Neely actually reached a settlement with DuPont during the ...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 11, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure asbestos Litigation Jobsite Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Doctors Source Type: news
9/11's delayed legacy: cancer for many of the rescue workersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A spate of cancer-related illnesses among New York's rescue services who worked at Ground Zero sparks fear of an epidemicA spate of recent deaths of New York police and fire officers who took part in the emergency operation at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks has heightened fears that it could be the start of a delayed epidemic of cancer-related illness.Five firefighters and police officers, all of whom were involved in the rescue and clear-up at the site of the collapsed Twin Towers, have died of cancer in the past three months, the oldest being 44. Three died last month within a four-day period.Those three were Robert ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 11, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Ed Pilkington Tags: September 11 2001 New York United States Global terrorism World news Health Cancer guardian.co.uk Source Type: news
9/11's cancer legacy for rescue workersEmail this article to a colleague.
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A spate of cancer-related illnesses among New York's rescue services who worked at Ground Zero sparks fear of an epidemicA spate of recent deaths of New York police and fire officers who took part in the emergency operation at Ground Zero after the 9/11 attacks has heightened fears that it could be the start of a delayed epidemic of cancer-related illness.Five firefighters and police officers, all of whom were involved in the rescue and clear-up at the site of the collapsed Twin Towers, have died of cancer in the past three months, the oldest being 44. Three died last month within a four-day period.Those three were Robert ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 11, 2009 Category: Science Authors: Ed Pilkington Tags: September 11 2001 New York United States Global terrorism World news Health Cancer The Guardian Source Type: news
Airborne Asbestos Concentrations Associated with Heavy Equipment Brake RemovalEmail this article to a colleague.
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Asbestos-containing brake linings were used in heavy-duty construction equipment such as tractors, backhoes, and bulldozers prior to the 1980s. While several published studies have evaluated exposures to mechanics during brake repair work, most have focused on automobiles and light trucks, not on heavy agricultural or construction vehicles. The purpose of this study is to characterize the airborne concentration of asbestos to workers and bystanders from brake wear debris during brake removal from 12 loader/backhoes and tractors manufactured between 1960 and 1980. Asbestos content in brake lining (average 20% chrysotile by ...
Source: Annals of Occupational Hygiene - November 10, 2009 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Madl, A. K., Gaffney, S. H., Balzer, J. L., Paustenbach, D. J. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: journals
Mesothelioma Treatment: Imaging Scans May Improve Radiation TherapyEmail this article to a colleague.
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This study demonstrated the usefulness of PET-CT-based target volume delineation in patients with MPM. Co-registration of PET and CT information reduces the likelihood of geographic misses, and additionally, significant reductions observed in target volumes may potentially allow escalation of RT dose beyond conventional limits.”
The study showed that radiation therapy may be improved with the use of co-registered PET-CT scans that produce more accurate target volume depictions. Researchers discovered promising results in this study and feel future research in this treatment approach is warranted.
Thankfully, mesothelioma...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 10, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: mwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Research mesothelioma Treatment Malignant mesothelioma mesothelioma Clinical Trial mesothelioma Imaging Scans Pleural mesothelioma Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Testing Provided for Libby ResidentsEmail this article to a colleague.
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After declaring a public health emergency for the town of Libby, Montana in June earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will begin using a $6 million health care grant today, November 9, for treating patients with an asbestos-related disease.
On November 16, that money will also be used to start screening community residents for potential asbestos-related issues, including those related to asbestosis, lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.
Montana Senator Max Baucus said, “Help has arrived on the ground for folks in Libby who are victims of asbe...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 9, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Treatment Montana Malignant mesothelioma Source Type: news
Hidden Killer Message Taken To Key Trade Show, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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The dangers of asbestos will be amongst the workplace hazards and health issues under the spotlight at the National Painting and Decoration Show in Coventry next week (11-12 November). (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 9, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: asbestos / mesothelioma Source Type: news
Late cutaneous metastases to the face from malignant pleural mesothelioma: A case report and review of the literatureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion:
Mesothelioma metastases should be suspected in any known Mesothelioma patient with newly developed skin lesion. (Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology)
Source: World Journal of Surgical Oncology - November 9, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Alaaeldeen ElbahaieDia KamelJulia LawrenceNeville Davidson Source Type: journals
Asbestos killing more Canadians than ever; like old 'landmines'Email this article to a colleague.
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An aggressive cancer linked to asbestos exposure is killing more Canadians than ever before. (Source: CTV Health)
Source: CTV Health - November 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Hidden threat from asbestos in our gardensEmail this article to a colleague.
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HEALTH experts have warned that "disturbingly high concentrations" of asbestos are being found in suburban gardens across Scotland. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - November 8, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Mount Sinai Medical Center Assessing Mesothelioma Impact in Libby, MontanaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Researchers at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine have announced that thousands of residents and workers in Libby, Montana are at risk for developing mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore for nearly a century.
Libby is the site where W.R. Grace and Company operated a toxic vermiculite mine that was highly contaminated with asbestos. Several parts of the town were also affected by asbestos exposure including playgrounds, roads and other residential areas. For decades, workers in Libby brought the toxic dust home on their clothes where they unintentionally exposed their families to asbesto...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 6, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jlederman Tags: asbestos Exposure Jobsite Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Treatment Malignant mesothelioma Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Trimodality Therapy Benefits PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a study recently published in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery, mesothelioma researchers found a trimodality therapeutic approach of chemotherapy, surgery and radiation to be effective in treating malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a cancer caused almost exclusively by asbestos exposure. A long latency period of 20 to 50 years complicates the diagnostic process and usually leads to a diagnosis at a late stage of cancer development. Because most cases of malignant mesothelioma are diagnosed in a late stage of development, treatment options are often limited to palliative measures intended to improve quality of...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 5, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: mwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Research mesothelioma Treatment Malignant mesothelioma Malignant Pleural mesothelioma mesothelioma Cancer Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Compensation: $20 Million Settlement Awarded to Maryland ResidentEmail this article to a colleague.
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A Baltimore city jury has recently awarded more than $20 million to a woman who contracted mesothelioma cancer after being exposed to asbestos during the late 1960s.
Jocelyn Farrar, a 57-year-old nursing professor at the University of Maryland, believes she developed malignant mesothelioma after experiencing secondary asbestos exposure from washing her grandfather’s work clothes as a teenager.
John Hentgen, Farrar’s grandfather, worked with asbestos-containing insulation on a regular basis and likely carried home asbestos on his clothes. While doing laundry, Farrar inhaled asbestos fibers which later became lodged in t...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 4, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure asbestos Litigation Maryland mesothelioma Malignant mesothelioma mesothelioma Compensation Source Type: news
Surgical Treatment of Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Past, Present, and FutureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Thoracic OncologyDOI 10.1245/s10434-009-0763-3Authors
H. Richard Alexander, University of Maryland, School of Medicine Department of Surgery Baltimore MD USA
Journal Annals of Surgical OncologyOnline ISSN 1534-4681Print ISSN 1068-9265 (Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology)
Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - November 4, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals
Mesothelioma Research: Preventing Tumor Growth at Site of Chest InstrumentationEmail this article to a colleague.
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Mesothelioma researchers recently published a review in the medical journal Lung Cancer on current measures for preventing tumor growth at sites of chest intervention where surgery occurred or where medical instruments such as a catheter were placed.
Mesothelioma cancer is a rare disease caused almost exclusively by asbestos exposure. In the United States approximately 2,000 to 3,000 people are diagnosed with the cancer each year. Diagnosis can be challenging because the disease has a latency period of 20 to 50 years following exposure to asbestos. Unfortunately, mesothelioma treatment options are also compromised by the l...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 3, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: mwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Research mesothelioma Treatment mesothelioma Cancer mesothelioma Clinical Trial mesothelioma Study mesothelioma Surgery Source Type: news
Researchers Assessing Health Impacts Of One Of The Nation's Largest Environmental DisastersEmail this article to a colleague.
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Over nearly a century, thousands of residents and workers in Libby, MT, have been exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore, leading to markedly higher rates of lung disease and autoimmune disorders, and causing to Libby in 2002 to be added to the federal Environmental Protection Agency's "National Priorities List. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 3, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: asbestos / mesothelioma Source Type: news
Mesothelioma Diagnostic Test Launched by Pharmaceutical CompanyEmail this article to a colleague.
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Prometheus Laboratories Inc. recently announced the nationwide commercial launch of the diagnostic test ProOnc Mesothelioma Dx, in addition to two other diagnostic products. The company originally received United States rights to the three cancer tests from Rosetta Genomics in April this year.
The three tests Prometheus acquired rights to were initially labeled miRview™ meso, miRview™ mets and miRview™ squamous. Now they are called ProOnc Mesothelioma Dx, ProOnc TumorSource Dx and ProOnc Squamous Dx.
Rosetta Genomics developed the tests after studying microRNA technology, which consists of non-coding genes that are s...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - November 2, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: mesothelioma mesothelioma Treatment mesothelioma Doctors Source Type: news
Mount Sinai assessing health impacts of 1 of the nation's largest environmental disastersEmail this article to a colleague.
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(The Mount Sinai Hospital / Mount Sinai School of Medicine) Over nearly a century, thousands of residents and workers in Libby, Mont., have been exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore, leading to markedly higher rates of lung disease and autoimmune disorders, and causing to Libby in 2002 to be added to the federal Environmental Protection Agency's "National Priorities List." (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 2, 2009 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Estimation of pulmonary motion in healthy subjects and patients with intrathoracic tumors using 3D-dynamic MRI: initial results.Email this article to a colleague.
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CONCLUSION: A 3D-dynamic MRI is able to quantify intraparenchymal lung motion. Local and global parenchymal pathologies can be precisely located and might be a new tool used to quantify even slight changes in lung motion (e.g. in therapy monitoring, follow-up studies or even benign lung diseases).
PMID: 19885311 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Korean J Radiol)
Source: Korean J Radiol - November 1, 2009 Category: Radiology Authors: Plathow C, Schoebinger M, Herth F, Tuengerthal S, Meinzer HP, Kauczor HU Tags: Korean J Radiol Source Type: journals
Cooperative group research efforts in thoracic malignancies 2009: a review from the 10th annual international lung cancer congress.Email this article to a colleague.
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This article captures this exchange from the 10th Annual Lung Cancer Congress held in June 2009. Exciting efforts are ongoing for all stages of non-small-cell lung cancer, small-cell lung cancer, and mesothelioma. A major focus of the groups at this time is a push toward more personalized medicine, as reflected in the selection criteria for many of the trials, along with planned correlates to better define populations most likely to benefit. Agents targeting the vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) pathway, including many tyrosine kinase inhibitors against the VEGF receptor, and those targeting the epidermal growth fa...
Source: Clinical Lung Cancer - November 1, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Wakelee H, Loo BW, Kernstine KH, Putnam JB, Edelman MJ, Vokes EE, Schiller JH, Baas P, Saijo N, Adjei A, Goss G, Choy H, Gandara DR Tags: Clin Lung Cancer Source Type: journals
Military Veterans May be at Risk for Mesothelioma & Asbestos-Related IllnessesEmail this article to a colleague.
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According to the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, thousands of military veterans are now suffering from the asbestos-related illness mesothelioma. Many veterans were exposed to the fibrous mineral asbestos while working on naval vessels where it was used as the main form of insulation.
More than 300 asbestos-containing products were used from the 1930’s through the 1970’s, where it appeared on most ships used by the Navy and in the shipyards where ships and vessels were built. Those who served decades ago are beginning to demonstrate symptoms of asbestos-related illnesses, which can take up to 20 to 50 yea...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - October 30, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jlederman Tags: asbestos Exposure Jobsite Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Diagnosis Source Type: news
Companies Fined After Workers Exposed To Asbestos, UKEmail this article to a colleague.
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Two businesses and a company director have been fined after workers in Manchester were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres. The prosecution by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) comes just days before the launch of a national £1.2 million campaign to increase awareness about asbestos among tradespeople. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 30, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: asbestos / mesothelioma Source Type: news
Aeromedical Transport of a Patient with Massive Chylothorax Following Pneumonectomy for MesotheliomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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(Source: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine)
Source: Aviation, Space, and Environmental Medicine - October 29, 2009 Category: Sports Medicine Authors: Deviri, EhudCaine, YehezkelHenig-Hadar, AvinoamSaute, MiltonTov, Eytan Ish Tags: CASE REPORT Source Type: journals
Mesothelioma Blog and Cancer Forums Offer Support to PatientsEmail this article to a colleague.
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In an effort to find support along their cancer journey, many mesothelioma patients turn to mesothelioma blogs and online cancer forums that help them understand their disease and cope with the emotions involved in a cancer diagnosis.
One such mesothelioma blog, “Mesothelioma and Me,” has offered much hope and support to mesothelioma patients. The blog was created by Debbie Brewer, a woman who was diagnosed with mesothelioma in November 2006. Brewer was exposed to asbestos through hugging her father who came home from work covered in asbestos dust.
Her father’s passing from asbestos-related lung cancer in August 2006...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - October 29, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: mwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Treatment mesothelioma Blog mesothelioma Cancer mesothelioma Support Source Type: news
United States Navy And Merchant Marine Veterans May Face Risk Of Mesothelioma Or Other Asbestos DiseasesEmail this article to a colleague.
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The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP (http://www.hkllp.com/) wishes to alert veterans of the United States Navy or Merchant Marine that they may be at risk of developing mesothelioma or other diseases as a result of asbestos exposure suffered during their time in the military. Until the mid-1970s, many vessels used by the United States Navy (http://www.hkllp.com/mesothelioma-and-asbestos/us-navy-asbestos-exposure/) or Merchant Marine were outfitted with parts or equipment containing asbestos. As a result, veterans who served in the United States Navy or Merchant Marine during World War II, the Korean War or the Vietnam War m...
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - October 28, 2009 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Current Treatment Options for Peritoneal MesotheliomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Malignant peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops in the abdominal cavity, specifically in the mesothelial cells that form the peritoneum. Doctors and researchers have found a clear relationship between this cancer and high levels of asbestos exposure, but they have yet to find a cure.
Because of the low incidence of peritoneal mesothelioma, few studies have been conducted on experimental treatments for patients. Most treatment methods have followed those recommended for pleural mesothelioma.
A multimodality approach to treating peritoneal mesothelioma has shown encouraging results in some patients. With thi...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - October 28, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure Source Type: news
Unions step up fight for compensation for asbestos-illness sufferersEmail this article to a colleague.
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UNIONS are stepping up their campaign to win compensation for victims of an asbestos-related illness, with a fresh appeal to the government to overturn a Law Lords ruling. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)
Source: Scotsman.com News - Health - October 28, 2009 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Assessment of cancer risks due to environmental exposure to asbestosEmail this article to a colleague.
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& Alex Burdorf (Source: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology)
Source: Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology - October 28, 2009 Category: Epidemiology Authors: Hermen A L DrieceSabine SieslingPaul H J J SwusteAlex Burdorf Source Type: journals
Mesothelioma Grant Research Helps to Find a CureEmail this article to a colleague.
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Since there is no cure for mesothelioma cancer, research grants are extremely important in the fight to discover a cure for this rare disease. A recent increase in requests for a mesothelioma grant highlights the importance of research funding and the need for more grant money.
The Meso Foundation Research Grant Program, started in 2000 by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF or Meso Foundation), is the primary independent source of mesothelioma research funding in the United States. To date, the Meso Foundation has funded nearly $6 million in mesothelioma-related research projects throughout the world.
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Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - October 27, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: mwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure mesothelioma mesothelioma Treatment mesothelioma Cancer mesothelioma Grant mesothelioma Research mesothelioma Statistics Source Type: news
Primary small cell carcinoma of the pleura: a case report with immunohistochemical and molecular genetic analyses of KIT and PDGFRA genesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Abstract An extremely rare case of primary small cell carcinoma of the pleura with an emphasis on KIT and platelet-derived growth factor receptor-α (PDGFRA) genes is reported here. A 67-year-old man underwent left testicular orchiectomy because of a testicular tumor. The tumor
was immunohistochemically shown to be diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. The patient was treated with chemotherapy and radiation
and followed up in our hospital. Eight years after the orchiectomy, the patient (75 years old) developed left pleural tumor
and pleural effusion, and a biopsy was performed. The biopsy revealed a medullary m...
Source: Medical Oncology - October 27, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Medical Oncology Source Type: journals
Modulation of reactive oxygen species by Rac1 or catalase prevents asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosisEmail this article to a colleague.
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In this study, we demonstrate that Rac1 null mice are protected from asbestos-induced pulmonary fibrosis, as determined by histological and biochemical analysis. We hypothesized that Rac1 induced pulmonary fibrosis via generation of ROS. Asbestos increased TNF- and ROS in a Rac1-dependent manner. TNF- was elevated only 1 day after exposure, whereas ROS generation progressively increased in bronchoalveolar lavage cells obtained from wild-type (WT) mice. To determine whether ROS generation contributed to pulmonary fibrosis, we overexpressed catalase in WT monocytes and observed a decrease in ROS generation in vitro. More imp...
Source: AJP: Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology - October 26, 2009 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Murthy, S., Adamcakova-Dodd, A., Perry, S. S., Tephly, L. A., Keller, R. M., Metwali, N., Meyerholz, D. K., Wang, Y., Glogauer, M., Thorne, P. S., Carter, A. B. Tags: ARTICLES Source Type: journals
New evidence for toxic effects of inhaled nanotubesEmail this article to a colleague.
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Carbon nanotubes found to accumulate in the same region of the lungs as asbestos in mice (Source: Chemistry World | Latest News)
Source: Chemistry World | Latest News - October 26, 2009 Category: Chemistry Source Type: journals
Mesothelioma Case: Plaintiffs File Suit against 84 CompaniesEmail this article to a colleague.
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In a recent asbestos suit filed in Jefferson County District Court in Texas, plaintiffs are seeking compensation for either developing an asbestos-related disease or having a loved one pass away from a related condition.
The plaintiffs include Alice Faye Galloway, Billy Jean Jones, Floy Elvira Linder and Larry Linder, who are filing on behalf of Johnnie Melvin Linder and Michael Curtis Whisnant, two loved ones that recently passed away.
The suit names 84 defendant corporations with the plaintiffs claiming they were forced to work near asbestos-containing insulation and other asbestos products. The plaintiffs in the case ar...
Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News - October 26, 2009 Category: Environmental Health Authors: jwhitmer Tags: asbestos Exposure asbestos Litigation mesothelioma Source Type: news
Mesothelioma, lung cancer and nutritionEmail this article to a colleague.
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(NaturalNews) Mesothelioma doesn't have to be fatal. This rare form of lung cancer has long been feared by workers exposed to asbestos in their work environments, and much of that fear is justified: This form of cancer can be deadly. But it doesn't always have to be.There are natural ways to greatly extend life, even for those suffering from mesothelioma. Most are based on nutritional therapies, as you'll see below. It may seem counterintuitive to suppose that nutrition could play a role in a disease caused by a physical substance (asbestos), but in fact, antioxidants and phytonutrients that support healthy cellular protec...
Source: NaturalNews.com - October 24, 2009 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news
Lymph Node Metastases in Diffuse Malignant Peritoneal MesotheliomaEmail this article to a colleague.
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Conclusion Pathologically negative nodes (as compared with pathological positive and not assessed), along with pathological and biological
features, independently correlated with increased survival following comprehensive treatment. This suggests the need for careful
node sampling when performing surgical cytoreduction for DMPM patients.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Gastrointestinal OncologyDOI 10.1245/s10434-009-0756-2Authors
Dario Baratti, National Cancer Institute Department of Surgery Milan ItalyShigeki Kusamura, National Cancer Institute Department of Surgery Milan ItalyAntonello Domenico...
Source: Annals of Surgical Oncology - October 24, 2009 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Annals of Surgical Oncology Source Type: journals
