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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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    Research & Clinical Trials

    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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    Research & Clinical Trials

    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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    Asbestos Exposure & Bans

    Congress Resumes Asbestos Ban Efforts After ProPublica Report

    U.S. lawmakers and public health advocates have renewed their call for Congress to pass a long-awaited legislative ban of asbestos, sparked by the…
    Tim Povtak
    11/07/2022
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    Research & Clinical Trials

    New Research Focuses on Mesothelioma Brain Metastasis

    Distant metastasis is common with malignant pleural mesothelioma – more than 60% of patients experience it – but rarely is it found around…
    Tim Povtak
    11/03/2022
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    Latest Mesothelioma T-Cell Clinical Trial Moves to Phase II

    The most recent T-cell therapy aimed at mesothelioma cancer has advanced to phase II of the clinical trial process, with researchers exploring its…
    Tim Povtak
    10/17/2022
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    Study: Cancer Enzyme Slows Growth of Pleural Mesothelioma

    Patients with pleural mesothelioma may extend their survival by an estimated 30% when the latest anti-cancer enzyme is added to standard chemotherapy, according…
    Tim Povtak
    10/13/2022
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    Orphan Drug Designation Given to New Mesothelioma CAR T-Cell Therapy

    In early 2023, the world-class Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania will open a groundbreaking clinical trial for mesothelioma patients utilizing a next-generation…
    Tim Povtak
    10/05/2022
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