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    Toronto Cancer Center Hosts SMARTEST Mesothelioma Clinical Trial

    Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto recently opened a first-of-its-kind clinical trial that hopes to build on earlier pioneering efforts to turn…
    Tim Povtak
    06/28/2022
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    Mesothelioma Clinical Trials Test Targeted Gene Therapy

    For some patients, the future of mesothelioma cancer treatment may hinge on a pair of phase I clinical trials that opened earlier this…
    Tim Povtak
    06/21/2022
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    Asbestos Abatement Laws Being Enforced

    Cities and counties throughout the country are paying the price for failing to adhere to the tightening safety protocols that cover the handling and…
    Tim Povtak
    06/17/2022
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    Novel Clinical Trial Helping Late-Stage Mesothelioma Patients

    Late-stage patients with pleural mesothelioma have survived longer than anticipated — with good quality of life — in a phase I clinical…
    Tim Povtak
    06/14/2022
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    Sudden Rise in Asbestos Imports as Ban Draws Closer

    Importation of raw chrysotile asbestos into the United States increased dramatically earlier this year, despite the growing movement toward tighter regulation and a potential…
    Tim Povtak
    06/09/2022
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    Carbone: Building the Guide to BAP1 Mutation in Mesothelioma

    Over the years, I have “collected” many families affected by the BAP1 cancer syndrome, a novel medical condition we discovered in 2011. Pathogenic germline…
    Michele Carbone
    05/31/2022
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    Targeted Therapy Making Progress with Pleural Mesothelioma

    Future treatment of pleural mesothelioma cancer continued its move toward a more personalized, targeted approach with the latest results from a multi-center clinical…
    Tim Povtak
    05/24/2022
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    Veterans Getting Closer to Justice at Camp Lejeune

    Veterans and their families who were exposed to the contaminated drinking water at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina may soon find…
    Tim Povtak
    05/19/2022
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    Increasing Numbers of Women Dying from Malignant Mesothelioma

    The number of women dying annually from malignant mesothelioma climbed by 25% over the past two decades, despite a nationwide drop in the…
    Tim Povtak
    05/17/2022
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    EPA Proposes Stricter Asbestos Reporting

    The United States Environmental Protection Agency has proposed a new rule that would require much stricter reporting and record keeping for all uses…
    Tim Povtak
    05/11/2022
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