The Mesothelioma Center News – Page 23
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Research & Clinical TrialsMemorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City will begin recruiting soon for its latest clinical trial involving patients with malignant pleural…
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Research & Clinical Trials
MD Anderson Examines Aggressive Mesothelioma Surgery in Latest Study
A retrospective study involving two decades of pleural mesothelioma patients at the heralded University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center failed to demonstrate… -
Legislation & Litigation
EPA Facing More Litigation on Legacy Asbestos
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization delivered on an earlier notice of intent to sue by filing an official complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection… -
Research & Clinical Trials
A Look at Three Decades of Real-World Mesothelioma Statistics
Despite clinical trials that often produce inflated expectations, real-world survival rates for pleural mesothelioma have failed to advance significantly over the past three… -
Legislation & Litigation
Asbestos-Contaminated Talc Central to Old Spice Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Willie McNeal Jr., a Vietnam War veteran and retired school bus driver, was awarded $4.8 million by a California Superior Court jury that determined… -
Asbestos Exposure & Bans
Canada Moves Toward Increased Talc Restrictions
Canada may soon become the first country to legally restrict the use of popular talc-based products, stemming from an extensive, recently completed human health… -
Asbestos Exposure & Bans
Buried Asbestos Remains a Concern at EPA Superfund Sites
Scientists have discovered that the soil composition typically used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cap asbestos Superfund sites actually increases mobility… -
Legislation & Litigation
Latest KCIC Report Finds Decline in Mesothelioma Lawsuits
The number of mesothelioma lawsuits filed in 2020 dropped significantly, while cases involving lung cancer continued to increase, according to a recent study… -
Research & Clinical Trials
Phase III Trial of Durvalumab for Mesothelioma Underway
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will be closely watching the latest, international phase III clinical trial for unresectable pleural mesothelioma involving the… -
Treatment & Doctors
COVID Vaccine Gives Less Protection for Some Cancer Patients
Millions of people across the United States have begun receiving their COVID-19 vaccines, and restrictions are lifting in many public spaces such as restaurants…