October 17, 2011 – A new joint study conducted at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in the U.S. and Kagawa University in Japan suggests that examining the nuclei of mesothelioma cells may more effectively predict how long a mesothelioma patient will survive than determining the cancer’s “stage”, a measure of the cancer’s extent and severity. Studying […]
October 13, 2011 – On Friday, October 14, 2011, Penn Medicine will hold its 3rd Focus on Mesothelioma Conference at the Hilton Hotel in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the conference, Philadelphia Mesothelioma attorney Benjamin Shein of the Shein Law will receive the Mesothelioma Advocacy Award for his commitment to the protection of the rights of Mesothelioma […]
October 10, 2011 – A recent University of Wisconsin study has concluded that chrysotile asbestos is causally linked to mesothelioma, a finding that necessitates a world-wide ban of asbestos in order to stop mesothelioma. Chrysotile is the primary and most frequently used form of serpentine asbestos. Many countries have already banned the use of asbestos […]
October 3, 2011 – The former owner of the U.S.’s largest asbestos abatement training school was sent to prison recently. Albania Deleon was charged with providing false asbestos abatement licenses for untrained workers who used their licenses to perform asbestos removal without following proper procedures. She allegedly sold training certificates to illegal aliens, who had […]
September 14, 2011 – Researchers have recently found that the leading cause of asbestos-related malignant mesothelioma in women is likely from do-it-yourself home renovations. Generally, more men are diagnosed with mesothelioma than women because the majority of asbestos exposure occurs in male dominated work environments. However, the number of mesothelioma incidences in women has increased […]
September 14, 2011 – Scientists have recently found a genetic mutation that could make some men and women more susceptible to asbestos-related mesothelioma than others under the same conditions. The latest study is looking at a specific gene, known as BAP1, and several individuals who possess it. These findings could shed light on why some […]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has announced that it will be livestreaming the documentary Breathtaking on September 26, 2011. Directed by Ontario filmmaker Kathleen Mullen, the film investigates the continued worldwide use of asbestos although it was discovered to be carcinogenic decades ago. Detailing her father’s tragic death from mesothelioma due to exposure to […]
September 1, 2011 – Heated chemotherapy, also known as hypothermic chemotherapy, is an aggressive form of cancer treatment used for mesothelioma as well as other types of cancer that are also highly resistant to treatment. The treatment during surgery is intended to reach residual cancer cells not easily removed by the surgeon’s knife. It involves […]
August 24, 2011 – According to the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, a nonprofit collaboration of patients and families, physicians, advocates, and researchers, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and other nearby states are ranked among the highest in the U.S. for individuals being at risk for asbestos exposure and mesothelioma. For example, four of the 28 sites of […]
August 17, 2011 – In March, Mario DeSimone was diagnosed with stage 4 Mesothelioma cancer — a rare disease that resulting from exposure to asbestos. Doctors have told him that there is nothing left that they can do. The beloved father, grandfather, brother and husband is accepting of his situation and remains positive for his […]
