The Mesothelioma Center News - Page 46
Indirect Exposure to Asbestos Is Still Risky for Sheet Metal Workers
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Mar 24, 2015
Sheet metal workers rarely handle asbestos directly, but they remain seven times more likely to die from mesothelioma, the rare cancer caused by it, than the general population, a recent…
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Senate Bill Aims to Create Online Database of Asbestos Products
- by Beth Swantek
- Legislation & Litigation
- Mar 17, 2015
Update:The U.S. House of Representatives on April 27 introduced a companion bill to the U.S. Senate proposal. Despite the almost 10,000 lives a year claimed by asbestos-related diseases in the…
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New Lung Cancer Drug Opdivo May Hold Hope for Mesothelioma Patients
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Mar 16, 2015
Federal approval of the highly-touted immunotherapy drug Opdivo for advanced squamous non-small cell lung cancer may signal good news for malignant pleural mesothelioma patients. The U.S. Food and Drug…
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UK Study Shows Promise for Epithelioid Mesothelioma Patients
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Mar 12, 2015
More than 30 percent of patients with epithelioid mesothelioma, the most common cellular strain of this cancer. lived for five years or more after a multidisciplinary treatment approach in England,…
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EPA: Asbestos Is Not a Threat to Residents of Libby, Montana
- by Kaitlyn Fusco
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Mar 11, 2015
The Environmental Protection Agency says the picturesque mountain town of Libby, Montana — once contaminated by deadly asbestos — is safe again for residents. After 15 years of asbestos…
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Lymphoma Drug May Kill Some Mesothelioma Cells
- by Tim Povtak
- Research & Clinical Trials
- Mar 5, 2015
A subset of mesothelioma patients may soon be treated with Adcetris, a drug currently used to treat Hodgkin’s disease and large-cell lymphoma. The possible breakthrough stems from the recent identification…
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Verastem: FDA Grants New Mesothelioma Orphan Drug Approval to VS-5584
- by Tim Povtak
- Treatment & Doctors
- Feb 27, 2015
Mesothelioma patients may see a potential new treatment option in another drug that targets and kills cancer stem cells. Drugmaker Verastem Inc. this month announced the U.S. Food and…
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Officials Will Release List of Mr. Fluffy Asbestos Homes to the Public
- by Lorraine Kember
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Feb 23, 2015
Government officials in Australia are making public a list of properties that tested positive for traces of deadly Mr. Fluffy asbestos insulation products. Affected homeowners and others have mixed reactions…
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Researchers Find 21 New Mesothelioma Cases in Minnesota’s Iron Range
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Feb 20, 2015
Nearly two dozen newly diagnosed cases of malignant mesothelioma among taconite workers in northeastern Minnesota’s Iron Range region is sounding alarm bells among the state’s health officials. The 21…
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Environmental Asbestos Exposure Linked to Mesothelioma Cases in Nevada
- by Tim Povtak
- Asbestos Exposure & Bans
- Feb 19, 2015
A higher-than-expected percentage of women and younger residents in southern Nevada are dying from malignant mesothelioma, sparking concerns that naturally occurring asbestos exposure has become a potential threat. A group…
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