
The Mesothelioma Center News – Page 7
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Asbestos Exposure & BansNo town in America has a higher percentage of asbestos-related lung disease — and resulting respiratory issues — than Libby, Montana, making its…
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Asbestos Exposure & Bans
Report Finds Asbestos, Other Risks in Military Family Housing
U.S. military families around the world are living in government-owned and -operated housing containing serious health and safety risks, according to the most recent…May 11, 2020 -
Research & Clinical Trials
Latest Clinical Trial for Pleural Mesothelioma Opens in Georgia
Dr. Nagla Abdel Karim of the Georgia Cancer Center has seen the effectiveness of cabozantinib with certain types of thyroid, kidney and liver cancers.May 6, 2020 -
Research & Clinical Trials
Mesothelioma Drug Combination Continues to Show Promise
Pharmaceutical giant Bristol Myers Squibb continues to tout its immunotherapy combination of Opdivo and Yervoy for first-line treatment of patients with pleural mesothelioma…May 4, 2020 -
Asbestos Exposure & Bans
EPA Asbestos Review Delayed Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency postponed a peer review of the recent asbestos risk evaluation draft done by its Science Advisory Committee on Chemicals…April 23, 2020 -
Treatment & Doctors
UK Oncologist Proposes Novel Treatment for Mesothelioma
Medical oncologist Dr. Angus Dalgleish never did like standard of care treatment for pleural mesothelioma cancer, even when he reluctantly recommended it in…April 22, 2020 -
Treatment & Doctors
Duke Study Challenges Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Practices
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy — often used before aggressive surgery — has shown no definitive survival benefit for patients with pleural mesothelioma cancer, according to a…April 16, 2020 -
Research & Clinical Trials
COVID-19 Pandemic Delays Mesothelioma Clinical Trials
Medical centers across the country have slowed or stopped the enrollment of new patients in mesothelioma clinical trials because of the all-consuming COVID-19…April 9, 2020 -
Asbestos Exposure & Bans
EPA Finds Asbestos Use Poses Risk to Chloralkali Workers
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an asbestos draft risk evaluation Monday that found serious health dangers to workers in the chloralkali industry, the…April 2, 2020 -
Asbestos Exposure & Bans
Latest Study Reinforces Cosmetic Talc, Mesothelioma Link
Evidence continues to mount that prolonged exposure to cosmetic talcum powder contaminated by asbestos fibers is causing mesothelioma cancer. Individuals using cosmetic talc regularly…April 1, 2020