The Mesothelioma Center News – Page 23
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Asbestos Exposure & BansA recent report from the Fire Department of New York World Trade Center Health Program outlines the 9/11-related health effects firefighters are dealing… -
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Asbestos Exposure & BansNYC Mayor Waives Asbestos Fees in Response to Hurricane Ida
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has waived fees for asbestos removal as part of the recovery response to Hurricane Ida. The mayor… -
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Treatment & DoctorsMesothelioma Treatment Program Expanding in Central Florida
When he first joined AdventHealth Orlando in 2019, thoracic surgeon Dr. Marcelo DaSilva wondered just how successful he could be in creating… -
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Research & Clinical TrialsStudy: Pleural Mesothelioma Treatment Effective with Peritoneal Disease
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center has taken an immunotherapy treatment recently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration… -
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Research & Clinical TrialsResearchers Study New Immunotherapy Combination for Mesothelioma
The immunotherapy combination of tremelimumab and durvalumab has shown surprising efficacy, particularly as a second-line treatment option for patients with pleural… -
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Research & Clinical TrialsMesothelioma Olaparib Clinical Trial Targets Genetic Mutation
The mesothelioma program at University of Chicago Medicine is recruiting patients for its latest clinical trial involving olaparib, an oral chemotherapy drug… -
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Treatment & DoctorsSocial Security Adds Pericardial Mesothelioma to Disabilities List
The U.S. Social Security Administration has added pericardial mesothelioma to its Compassionate Allowances list, accelerating the disabilities application process for this very rare… -
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Research & Clinical TrialsDuke Study Suggests Radiation Does Not Extend Mesothelioma Survival
A dual registry analysis by the esteemed Duke University Medical Center has concluded that adjuvant hemithoracic radiation does not improve survival when… -
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Legislation & LitigationJ&J Facing Scrutiny from Congress, Black Women’s Organization
Plaintiff attorneys and congressional leaders have renewed their push against Johnson & Johnson and its allegedly toxic, talc-based powder products, questioning motives and… -
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Research & Clinical TrialsFDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Novel Mesothelioma Treatment
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to ONCOFID-P for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma, a step…