It has been revealed that an inquest is to be held in to the death of Sir Alastair Aird, who was a private secretary for the Queen Mother in England for decades. Sir Alastair died last month, and it has now been reported that he was suffering from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma.
There is now speculation […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been reported that mesothelioma patients that need to have treatment could benefit from air transportation as part of a new program, which means that they could have access to top cancer centres around the country. The new scheme could mean that malignant mesothelioma patients could benefit from the best treatment as a result […]

read more from this topic.....

A study is being carried out at a medical school with the aim of helping protect healthy cells in sufferers of mesothelioma while allowing drugs to be used to treat affected cells. The research is part of a two year study, and has been carried out at the Dartmouth Medical School in Hanover, New Hampshire.
The […]

read more from this topic.....

According to a recent report an asbestos related lawsuit has been filed by a man who has contracted the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. The lawsuit has named thirty six companies as defendants in the lawsuit, which was filed by a former pipe fitter and welder.
The lawsuit claims that Tommy Harrell was exposed to asbestos in […]

read more from this topic.....

A cancer institute in the Maryland area has been looking for participants to take place in the Phase II clinical trial for mesothelioma treatment. The National Cancer Institute in Bethesda has been seeking forty volunteers who have the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma to take part in the trial.
The participants will have to be those that […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been claimed that a recent report that was published in a Japanese medical journal blamed the drug Alimta for causing lung injuries to a man who was suffering from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. This is a drug that is used to treat this form of cancer, and is also known as pemetrexed.
The sixty […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been reported that scientists in the UK have developed a new more sensitive test for the asbestos cancer called mesothelioma. This is a form of cancer that stems from long term asbestos exposure, and can be very difficult to diagnose. Victims usually have a very short life expectancy following the manifestation of mesothelioma […]

read more from this topic.....

Researchers and scientists in Greece have been testing a possible new treatment for the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. The standard treatments used in chemotherapy for the treatment of mesothelioma is cisplatin and pemetrexed or in some cases a combination of cisplatin and gemcitabine.
However, since it has not been tried before researchers from the Athens University […]

read more from this topic.....

According to a recent report a renowned doctor and reseracher who is a well know expert in the area of the asbestos related cancer, meostheliomna, has joined the United States Oncology Research network. Ine his role Dr. Nicholas J. Vogelzang will serve as the Medical Director and chair of the Developmental Therapeutics Committee and will […]

read more from this topic.....

A widower whose wife died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has been awarded compensation. June Probin, from Crewe in the UK, died at the age of sixty seven from the asbestos related cancer. She is said to have contracted the disease as a result of exposure to asbestos fibers from her Dad’s overalls over […]

read more from this topic.....

The family of a Kansas man who died from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, has been awarded four and a half million dollars by way of compensation following his death. Three companies were found to be responsible for the man’s exposure and the multi-million dollar award was made to his adult children and his widow.
The […]

read more from this topic.....

The Kalamazoo County Commission, Grady Biby, was recently diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, and is now having to take time out from his duties in order to battle the cancer and get treatment, according to a recent report.
The Republican, who is sixty nine years of age, has served on the board for two […]

read more from this topic.....

A former UK plumber who worked at a number of hospitals over the course of his career has been awarded nearly three hundred thousand dollars by way of compensation. It is claimed that the former plumber was exposed to asbestos whilst working at some of these hospitals, leading to him developing the deadly asbestos related […]

read more from this topic.....

According to a recent report that was published in a United States journal the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, can sometimes affect younger people that do not fit under the typical description of a possible mesothelioma patient.
The report, which was published in the West Virginia Medical Journal, called for medics to carry out testing for this […]

read more from this topic.....

An investigational drug for the treatment of the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, has entered into Phase II clinical trials, according to a recent report. It has been claimed that the new compound is able to inhibit the growth of cancer cells.
The announcement that the compound, which is known as CBP501, is entering into Phase II […]

read more from this topic.....

A man who lost his friend, a police officer, to the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma has decided to walk for over one hundred miles in honor of his deceased friend, as well as to raise money for research into the asbestos related disease.
Graham Len Hutton passed away from the cancer in December of last year, […]

read more from this topic.....

A brother and sister who saw their Dad die from the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, have decided to take the brave step of making a skydive jump both in memory of their father and to raise funds for mesothelioma research.
Paul and Claire Rawlinson, from the UK, lost their father to the asbestos related cancer back […]

read more from this topic.....

A recent report has shown that in Canada more than fifty percent of victims suffering from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma file for Workers Compensation, despite the fact that the majority of those that do file for this compensation are successful with their claims.
The data relating to these claims was recently published in the American […]

read more from this topic.....

According to a recent report, patients that recently took part in a Phase III clinical trial into mesothelioma treatment saw an improvement in survival rates. The Phase III trial involved administering the drugs Ranirnase and Doxorubicin to the patients that were taking part.
The clinical trial was carried out in Germany, and the people participating in […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been revealed that a number of former railroad workers are seeking compensation from a number of railroad companies, claiming that they were exposed to a number of toxic substances during the course of their work, including the deadly carcinogenic, asbestos, which can cause a range of health problems such as asbestos related cancer.
There […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been announced that a new asbestos support group is to be launched in York in the UK, and this will enable those that have been affected by asbestos related disease, as well as the families of those affected, to find new ways of getting support and to share their experiences with other people […]

read more from this topic.....

According to a recently published report a type of gene testing could help to determine certain information about mesothelioma patients. The results of a study were recently published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, with officials claiming that this certain type of gene testing could determine a couple of important factors.
The gene testing […]

read more from this topic.....

A man from the UK who was diagnosed with the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma a couple of years ago has collected another round of winning from the betting shop after predicting that he could outlive the predictions made by his doctor.
The man, aged fifty nine, was diagnosed with the cancer in 2006. He did undergo […]

read more from this topic.....

Following an evaluation at a European medical conference a particular type of surgery used to treat mesothelioma patients has been deemed effective. The procedure involves the removal of the outer lining of the lungs for sufferers of malignant mesothelioma, and is known as the pleurectomy/decortication.

read more from this topic.....

A former docker from the UK is said to have won a significant sum of compensation to provide financial support for his family after being told that he is dying from the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma, which the judge ruled was caused as a result of his work.

read more from this topic.....

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has recently announced that it will be revealing date from more than fifty studies at the up and coming 45th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Orlando, Florida from May 29 to June 2 2009
The majority of the presentations will relate to the cancer research studies […]

read more from this topic.....

A widow from the UK who lost her husband to the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma is now launching a bid for compensation over the death of her husband. Ann Sharpe was married to her husband, George, for forty five years. He died in November last year, just months after being diagnosed with the illness.
George Sharpe, […]

read more from this topic.....

It has been reported that medics may start to target the protein mesothelin in order to try and treat the asbestos related cancer, mesothelioma, as well as to make a more effective diagnosis of other forms of cancer, according to a recent report.
The report was recently printed in the Molecular Cancer Therapeutics journal. According to […]

read more from this topic.....

A new cancer protocol is said to have shown signs of success, after a mesothelioma suffer who has not responded to other treatment tried on her so far found that the new protocol made a difference. The patient was a woman in her forties, and she was diagnosed with cancer in 2008 after being exposed […]

read more from this topic.....

A number of major insurance companies are challenging a relatively new Scottish asbestos law that allows victims of pleural plaques caused by exposure to asbestos to claim compensation. These pleural plaques are scarring and thickening of the lung membranes that can cause respiratory problems and which campaigners have argued can lead to the asbestos related […]

read more from this topic.....