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Industrial workers exposed to asbestos now have additional health concerns to worry about beyond mesothelioma and lung cancer. A recent study published in the…
A new study out of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and the Mount Sinai Tisch Cancer Center finds lung-sparing pleurectomy/decortication surgery…
A federal appeals court overturned an $8 million verdict against BNSF Railway, ruling the company can’t be held strictly liable for transporting asbestos-contaminated vermiculite…
A new clinical trial at the University of Chicago is testing whether a smaller, symptom-focused surgery can help pleural mesothelioma patients maintain quality of…
Sean Marchese is a registered nurse with experience developing and managing respiratory oncology clinical trials and treatments. He has more than 10 years of clinical experience as a nurse in pain management, neurosurgery and clinical trials.
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