Archive for November, 2011

For the first time in more than a century, asbestos mining in Canada has halted.

Canada’s two mines, Jeffrey Mine and Lac d’amiante du Canada, stopped asbestos production earlier

Cisplatin is commonly prescribed to mesothelioma patients, but the platinum-based chemotherapy drug is associated with several side effects. One of them is hepatotoxicity — chemically induced

The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health called for more protective measures on job sites for workers who may be exposed to erionite, a mineral similar to asbestos. NIOSH warned that

For the family of Nancy Lopez, the value of her death because of mesothelioma cancer ended up higher than that of any other mesothelioma patient in Missouri. The cost: $10 million.

Lopez worked

Patient advocate groups aren’t the only ones taking up the fight to have tighter regulations on asbestos. Some prestigious scientific research groups and think tanks are joining the effort.

Evidence

Even as school budgets tighten and shrink in this struggling economy, money still can be found for asbestos abatement. It doesn’t come cheaply, but it has become a top priority.

The Payson

There was a good-news, bad-news feel on the mesothelioma research front this week, providing both some hope in diagnostics and disappointment in treatment options.

Asbestos.com detailed a variety

Can cancer be detected by smell? Some researchers believe so.

Italian and Dutch researchers created an “electronic nose” device that may be able to determine if someone has malignant

A review group established by the Australian government says the hazards of bonded asbestos now warrant a revised stance on the material and that it should be considered unsafe.

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