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  Asbestos Exposure & Bans

  Judge Rules EPA Must Tighten Asbestos Data Collection

  United States District Judge Edward Chen has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to improve its data collection on the amount of asbestos and asbestos products that…

  

  Tim Povtak

  December 23, 2020
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  Asbestos Exposure & Bans

  Top 10 Mesothelioma and Asbestos News Stories of 2020

  Growing allegations of asbestos-contaminated talc in various consumer products, coupled with historic approval of a new treatment for pleural mesothelioma, made 2020 a year…

  

  Tim Povtak

  December 15, 2020
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  Research & Clinical Trials

  Study: Immunotherapy Vaccine for Mesothelioma Still Promising

  The ONCOS-102 immunotherapy vaccine continues its move toward future, first-line standard of care treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma, based upon the latest study follow-up…

  

  Tim Povtak

  December 3, 2020
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  Research & Clinical Trials

  Mesothelioma Patient Research Expanding in United Kingdom

  The University of Sheffield has launched the Mesothelioma UK Research Centre-Sheffield, the country’s first experience-based program designed to improve the treatment and care of…

  

  Tim Povtak

  November 30, 2020
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  Treatment & Doctors

  Mesothelioma Surgery with Organ Removal Extends Survival

  Removing major organs to achieve a more complete cancer resection did not increase severe complications or hinder survival benefits of aggressive surgery for patients…

  

  Tim Povtak

  November 17, 2020
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  Research & Clinical Trials

  Latest T-Cell Clinical Trial Opens for Mesothelioma Patients

  Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City has begun recruiting patients with pleural mesothelioma for its latest — and potentially most…

  

  Tim Povtak

  October 8, 2020
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  Asbestos Exposure & Bans

  Congress Fails to Vote on Asbestos Ban Legislation

  The U.S. House of Representatives last week failed to advance once-promising legislation that effectively would have banned asbestos, frustrating advocates once again. H.R.

  

  Tim Povtak

  October 7, 2020
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  Legislation & Litigation

  Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $100M in Baby Powder Lawsuits

  Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay more than $100 million to settle more than a thousand lawsuits claiming its iconic talc-based…

  

  Tim Povtak

  October 6, 2020
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  Treatment & Doctors

  FDA Approves Opdivo, Yervoy Combination for Mesothelioma

  The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the immunotherapy combination of Opdivo and Yervoy for first-line treatment of unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.

  

  Tim Povtak

  October 5, 2020
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  Legislation & Litigation

  KCIC Report: Mesothelioma Lawsuits on the Rise in US

  While the incidence of malignant mesothelioma in the United States continued its gradual decline, the tendency to sue for damages drastically increased in recent…

  

  Tim Povtak

  September 29, 2020