
The Mesothelioma Center News – Page 46
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newsAsbestos Exposure & BansToo many things were going right for young Jonathan Smith to ever imagine something going this wrong. The recent birth of his daughter had…
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newsResearch & Clinical Trials
Study Shows P/D Is Better Mesothelioma Treatment Option Than EPP
The simmering debate about which surgical treatment is preferred for malignant pleural mesothelioma has become considerably more one-sided lately, further addressed by surgeon Loic… -
newsLegislation & Litigation
Italian Court Sends Eternit Asbestos Executives to Jail
In a message that could reverberate in courtrooms around the world, a three-judge panel in Turin, Italy, found two former executives of an asbestos-products… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Anti-Asbestos Advocate Larry Davis Races for Mesothelioma Awareness
Larry Davis probably won’t finish the third-annual Miles For Meso Race Sunday in Boca Raton, Florida, but he will be at the starting line… -
newsCelebrities
2012 Super Bowl Recalls NFL Legend, Mesothelioma Victim Merlin Olsen
The New York Giants beat the New England Patriots on Sunday night in Super Bowl XLVI, but the world’s biggest sporting event also brought… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Asbestos a Risk Factor in Small-Cell Lung Cancer that Killed Joe Paterno
The small-cell lung cancer that killed legendary former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno may have been caused by a long-ago exposure to asbestos. -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Louisiana Man Caught Burning Asbestos Shingles for 2nd Time Slapped with Fine
It was bad enough the first time when owner Walter Monroe Smith at Rapides Roofing and Home Repair got caught burning piles of… -
newsVeterans & Military
New Report Shines Light on Navy’s Knowledge of Asbestos Dangers
The U.S. Navy required asbestos and asbestos-containing materials be used to build its ships despite understanding some of the health hazards associated with… -
newsCelebrities
Mesothelioma Claims Another Actor: Australia’s Harold Hopkins
Mesothelioma cancer took the life of another actor on Sunday. Australian film actor Harold Hopkins died while in hospice care at Naringah Private Hospital… -
newsAsbestos Exposure & Bans
Christmas Decorations in the Attic Might Be Sprinkled with Asbestos
Crawling into the attic this month to pull out the old Christmas decorations that grandma left behind might not be the wisest thing to…