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Canada Announces Asbestos Ban with Exemptions
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Oct 22, 2018
The Canadian government released the final draft last week of its much-anticipated ban on asbestos, making it illegal to import, manufacture, sell, trade or use products made with the…
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Study Highlights Surgery Benefits of P/D over EPP for Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 19, 2018
Mesothelioma patients undergoing an extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) are twice as likely to die within 30 days — or experience serious complications — than those opting for the pleurectomy and decortication…
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UK Study Matches Mesothelioma Treatments to Genetic Profile
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Oct 12, 2018
University of Leicester researchers soon will open the first molecularly stratified clinical trial for malignant mesothelioma with the hope of moving the future of treatment toward more personalization. The phase…
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Asbestos Case Among First for Kavanaugh in Supreme Court
- by Matt Mauney
- Legislation & Litigation
- Oct 10, 2018
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear a product liability case filed by widows of Navy sailors seeking to recover damages for injuries related to asbestos exposure. It…
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Brooklyn Opens Its Mesothelioma Specialty Center
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 8, 2018
Mesothelioma patients from Brooklyn won’t need to travel far from home anymore to receive specialized care for this rare and aggressive cancer. The Brooklyn Mesothelioma Center has opened. Maimonides Medical…
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Review Highlights Better Targets for Mesothelioma Therapy
- by Suzanne Dixon
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 4, 2018
A review on targeted therapies for malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) provides fresh insight into why this cancer is so difficult to treat and ideas for improving outcomes. “Despite more than…
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CAR T-Cell Therapy May ‘Change the Paradigm of Treating Mesothelioma’
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Oct 1, 2018
Thoracic surgeon and scientist Dr. Prasad Adusumilli at Memorial Sloan Kettering (MSK) Cancer Center believes customized gene therapy will soon change the way pleural mesothelioma is treated. Adusumilli, director of…
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J&J Dodges Verdict in Mesothelioma Trial, Imerys Settles
- by Matt Mauney
- Legislation & Litigation
- Sep 28, 2018
Johnson & Johnson’s latest trial over claims its iconic baby powder causes mesothelioma ended in mistrial this week after a California jury couldn’t reach a decision in the case of…
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International Symposium on Mesothelioma to Focus on Immunotherapy
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Sep 26, 2018
The eighth annual International Symposium on Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Saturday at UCLA will reflect the rapidly evolving philosophy on future treatment of this rare cancer. Change is coming.
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Study: Aggressive Surgery Underutilized with Pleural Mesothelioma
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Sep 25, 2018
Aggressive surgery for the treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma is being underutilized, costing patients significant survival time, according to a recent study. Researchers found mesothelioma patients from all three…
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