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    UK Citizens Filing Asbestos Talc Claims In U.S. Courts

    Residents of the United Kingdom have been among the growing number of personal injury plaintiffs filing lawsuits in U.S. courts, attributing their diagnoses of…
    Tim Povtak
    01/03/2023
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    Avon Hit With $52.1M Verdict for Asbestos-Contaminated Talc

    A California jury awarded $52.1 million to an Arizona woman diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer. The multimillion-dollar verdict combines damages against cosmetics giant Avon…
    Tim Povtak
    12/21/2022
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    Dangers of Legacy Asbestos Detailed in UK Study

    A recently published study from the United Kingdom has shown that legacy asbestos lingering in commercial and residential construction is more dangerous than expected. …
    Tim Povtak
    12/20/2022
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    Mesothelioma Surgery With Immunotherapy Proves Effective in Study

    An immunotherapy combination given before aggressive surgery has shown impressive effectiveness in extending survival for pleural mesothelioma patients in a recent phase II…
    Tim Povtak
    12/19/2022
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    Study: Early Mesothelioma HIPEC Surgery Extends Survival

    Sooner is better when it comes to aggressively treating peritoneal mesothelioma cancer with a combination of cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy. Waiting could…
    Tim Povtak
    12/08/2022
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    VA Disability Rates Rise; Veterans With Mesothelioma Benefit

    The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has increased its monthly payments to disabled veterans by 8.7%, the largest annual increase in 40 years. Veterans…
    Tim Povtak
    12/06/2022
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    Honeywell to Fund Asbestos Trust With $1.3 Billion

    To eliminate future funding obligations, Honeywell International Inc. has agreed to a one-time, lump sum payment of $1.325 billion to the asbestos trust…
    Tim Povtak
    11/28/2022
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    Looking Beyond Clinical Trials for Mesothelioma Treatment

    Clinical trial results should not always be the guiding force when a mesothelioma cancer patient and their medical team determine what therapy path…
    Tim Povtak
    11/22/2022
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    Global Mesothelioma Cases Nearly Double Over 30 Years

    The number of people in the world diagnosed annually with mesothelioma cancer has almost doubled in the last 30 years, accentuating the need…
    Tim Povtak
    11/17/2022
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    Latest Study Compares Major Pleural Mesothelioma Surgeries

    Mesothelioma patients may benefit more from aggressive extrapleural pneumonectomy surgery than from the lung-sparing pleurectomy and decortication currently being recommended as an alternative by…
    Tim Povtak
    11/15/2022
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