Mesothelioma Cancer
“Hope is the companion of power, and the mother of success; for who so hopes strongly, has within him the gift of miracles.” — Samuel Smiles
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Welcome to Mesothelioma Cancer - A News Journal. Here you will find frequently updated mesothelioma cancer news on cutting edge research breakthroughs, new treatment options, personal stories, current mesothelioma cancer litigation news, and just about anything related to mesothelioma cancer. These news posts will be updated daily. If it is news and it has to do with mesothelioma cancer, you will see it here.
We are also currently providing a chat room about mesothelioma. Our chat room allows for unlimited number of users and may prove to beneficial to mesothelioma patients, families, and clinicians. All we ask is that the conversations stay within the realm of mesothelioma and related topics.
Our amalgamation of mesothelioma cancer news comes from a very large assortment of RSS feeds and should provide a benefit to the mesothelioma cancer patient, family, and clinicians. Click on the orange icon, located on the lower left navigation bar, and place the XML file into your favorite aggregator reader if you would like to receive these news posts daily. Also located on the lower left navigation bar is a list of mesothelioma cancer experts. This list consists of researchers who have done extensive scientific investigations in the field of mesothelioma cancer. We have linked each expert to a current list of publications they have authored or co-authored.
Here you will also find a relevant book store. Our book store provides books about mesothelioma, asbestos, and cancer survival. A link to our book store can be found on the upper left navigation bar.
Mesothelioma cancer is devastating and is known to have only one cause. That cause is asbestos. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral silicate that was used in many products from the early 1900’s to the late 1970’s. Asbestos was actually used in over 3600 products but thankfully today it’s use is banned. Some common products asbestos was used in include insulation, roofing, flooring, ceiling materials, insulation for boilers, and the lining of car brakes.
The breathing in of the unseen particulate fibers of asbestos over a period of time can lead to mesothelioma cancer. A further discussion on the causative and medical/biological aspects of mesothelioma cancer is outside the purview of this news journal. This type of information is ubiquitous throughout the Internet and serves no useful purpose here for the mesothelioma cancer patient.
This mesothelioma cancer news journal is about hope. Because this journal is updated daily, here you may find breakthroughs and cutting edge technologies that may save the life of the mesothelioma cancer patient.
Remember this, the prudent mesothelioma cancer patient who stays informed on the most current treatment news may find information that even his/her oncologist may not even know about. Because the oncologist must deal with many types of cancer, keeping up on the absolutely latest treatments can be difficult. There are over 200 different types of cancer.
If this journal results in saving one life over it’s time course, then it is worth the quotidian task of checking RSS feeds for the most current mesothelioma cancer news. Research for a mesothelioma cancer cure, which today is also referred to as a long term remission, occurs daily around the globe. What is known is that every type of cancer known to man has it’s survivors. In this respect mesothelioma cancer is no different from other cancers.
Many cancers have been cured by simply knowing what the current and cutting edge technologies are for that particular type of cancer. These cures may be outside the medical treatment mainstream and may not be known. Clinical trials offer additional hope to the mesothelioma cancer patient. Stories of survival also serve a very important role in that they provide hope to the patient. Results from clinical trials and stories of hope may be found on this mesothelioma cancer news journal.
Mesothelioma Cancer - Videos
This mesothelioma cancer news journal has a mission. It’s simple mission is to bring to the public the latest news on mesothelioma cancer. It is our hope that this news results in a benefit to the mesothelioma cancer patient. The following is today’s mesothelioma cancer news. Below we have also provided stories of inspiration for the mesothelioma cancer patient.
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Stories of Inspiration for the Mesothelioma Cancer Patient:
Margie Levine: she taught how to live with mesothelioma cancer
Personal Profiles: Courage, Grit, Gratitude
Mesothelioma Cancer Victims - Survival Stories
New Drug Nearly Doubles
The Median Isn’t the Message by Stephen Jay Gould
Stephen Jay Gould, a Harvard professor, who survived mesothelioma cancer, and who eventually died from an unrelated cancer, gives his perspective. Gould’s The Median Isn’t the Message is the wisest, most humane thing ever written about cancer and statistics.
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Latest Mesothelioma news
MedicineWorld.Org brings daily mesothelioma news from various sources to keep you updated on the latest events in the world on this topic. Medicineworld heart watch news service is the most comprehensive heart watch news service on the internet. We keep an archive of previous few days of news on this site. Please go down through the list to find the older news items.
Carbon Nanotubes Could Have Asbestos-Like Health Complications
A recent laboratory study has shed new light on the possibility of a nexus between carbon nanotube exposure and the asbestos-like health effects. Carbon nanotubes are molecular-level structures that are now being used in thousands of products from tennis rackets and hair dryers to computer chips and electronics. They are renowned for their unparalleled strength and remarkably low mass, and were seen by a number of as the next frontier of product durability........
Links Between Taconite And Mesothelioma
The Minnesota Department of Health is launching two major studies to answer long-simmering questions about taconite and human health. The agency says men in northeastern Minnesota have twice the expected rate of a rare form of cancer called mesothelioma. It's caused by asbestos, but the Health Department wants to find out whether it can also be caused by fibers in the taconite on the Iron Range........
Looking Forward To Asbestos Ban
A deal is near on legislation banning the use of asbestos, a fibrous mineral often used in brake linings, gaskets, cement products and even yarns and threads imported into the country despite its deadly health risks. Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., a leading advocate of the ban, and Sen. Johnny Isakson, R-Ga., said Tuesday that they are within a week or two of wrapping up a compromise that also would authorize $50 million in research to combat the health effects that have killed as a number of as 231,000 people since 1980 and could claim at least that a number of more by 2040........
Incredible Story Of Paul Kraus
What would be more inspiring for mesothelioma patients than listening to the longest mesothelioma survivor in the world? Do you know Paul Kraus? He is the inspiration behind a number of patients with the diagnosis of one of the deadliest forms of cancer called mesothelioma. I have been personally moved by his story........
Targeting Mesothelioma
There is exciting news for patients with mesothelioma in the making. Two pharmaceutical companies have started a clinical phase II clinical trial to test the efficacy and activity of a new drug in mesothelioma. This new drug is named as PXD101. This is a small molecule histone deacetylase inhibitor........
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What are the risk factors for mesothelioma?
Working with asbestos is the major risk factor for mesothelioma. A history of asbestos exposure at work is reported in about 70 percent to 80 percent of all cases. However, mesothelioma has been reported in some individuals without any known exposure to asbestos. History of exposure to various other chemicals have been found in some of these patients, but majority of these patients have no understandable risk factors for mesothelioma........
School Shut Amid Fears Of Asbestos
Officials conducted air-quality tests at a borough elementary school Friday evening, hours after smoke in its basement forced an evacuation and prompted an asbestos scare. Results of the tests at Merritt Memorial School were not available Friday night, but borough officials said the tests were merely precautionary. The officials said they expected classes to resume on Monday........
Asbestos Link From Welding Rods To Mesothelioma
This case has been pending in New York State appeals court for some time, but on Dec. 29th in a first-ever jury finding that asbestos-containing welding rods, sold in the billions up to the early 1980's, had caused lung cancer and mesothelioma. Attorney Jerome H. Block of the nationally known mass toxic tort law firm of Levy Phillips and Konigsberg has recently made this announcement.......
French Court Allows Asbestos Warship Transfer
The asbestos warship will soon start to its destination in India. A judge at the Paris administrative court ruled that the four groups had raised "no serious doubts" about the legality of the aircraft-carrier Clemenceau's transfer for decontamination in a shipyard in India.......
Phase III Clinical Trial on Pleural Mesothelioma
Emory Winship Cancer Institute will be one of two facilities in Georgia to conduct a phase III clinical trial of Vorinostat (oral suberoylanilide hydromaxic acid) in patients with advanced cancerous pleural mesothelioma. The purpose of the study is to test the safety and efficacy of Vorinostat as well as to compare the overall survival associated with therapy of the drug.......
Merry Christmas To All Our Readers
Medicineworld wishes all our readers merry Christmas. Oh, jingle bells, jingle bells Jingle all the way......
Jury Finds Chrysotile Asbestos Causes Rare Peritoneal Mesothelioma
A jury awarded over $1.9 million to a 71-year-old retired sheet metal worker, Genaro Garcia, who developed peritoneal mesothelioma from his prior on-the-job exposure to asbestos (Genaro Garcia and Dalia Garcia v. Duro Dyne Corporation, SF Superior Court, #418098). Peritoneal mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer that first attacks the membranes lining the stomach. This fatal disease is almost always caused by asbestos exposure.......
Strong Against Proposed Asbestos Mesothelioma Legislation
Mesothelioma.com today announced its dissenting opinion on the recent asbestos bill soon to come before congress. Mesothelioma.com has reviewed the recent asbestos bill proposed by Sen. Arlen Spector and Sen. Patrick Leahy (news, bio, voting record) and has come out strongly against the proposed bill. We believe the bill is unworkable, under-funded, and unconstitutional.......
Second International Mesothelioma Symposium
Fresh evidence of progress in the diagnosis and treatment of an aggressive asbestos-related cancer was the highlight of the Second International Symposium on Cancerous Mesothelioma last week. Long considered lethal, meso is a tumor that invades the linings of the lungs, abdomen, heart or testicles. The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) organizes the annual symposium, held this year in Las Vegas Nevada, to unite the meso community and focus on curing the disease.......
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Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies - Washington Post (blog)
 msnbc.com | Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies Washington Post (blog) He had mesothelioma, a form of cancer. Football fans will remember Olsen as one of the "Fearsome Foursome," the Rams' formidable defensive front line of the ... Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies at 69 after fight with cancer Pro Football Hall of Famer Merlin Olsen dies Little House, Father Murphy Star Merlin Olsen Dead |
Construction Workers at Risk for Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma - Surviving Mesothelioma
 Surviving Mesothelioma | Construction Workers at Risk for Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Surviving Mesothelioma Mesothelioma: Questions and Answers. Fact Sheet. National Cancer Institute. Bang, KM, Mazurek, JM et al, “Malignant Mesothelioma Mortality – United States, ... Resolution Proposes Mesothelioma Awareness Week for April 2010 Mesothelioma Vaccine Holds Promise 9-11 Responders Have Access to Mesothelioma-Causing Asbestos Health Screening ... |
Mesothelioma Vaccine Appears Safe After Limited Human Testing - AboutLawsuits.com
Mesothelioma Vaccine Appears Safe After Limited Human Testing AboutLawsuits.com Researchers are ready to move forward with additional testing of a possibly vaccine for mesothelioma cancer after a new study indicates that the ... |
Rearcher to Study Link Between Mesothelioma and Cell Stress - MesotheliomaHelp.net (blog)
Rearcher to Study Link Between Mesothelioma and Cell Stress MesotheliomaHelp.net (blog) Dr. Stefan Marciniak of the University of Cambridge has been awarded funding for a project to study the relationship between cell stress and mesothelioma. ... |
International Mesothelioma Program (IMP) Provides Support for Mesothelioma ... - Galiher DeRobertis Ono
International Mesothelioma Program (IMP) Provides Support for Mesothelioma ... Galiher DeRobertis Ono Because of the seriousness of the disease mesothelioma, the medical care and treatment are focused primarily on the patient suffering from mesothelioma. ... |
National Asbestos Lawyers of Cooney Conway Launches Mesothelioma Portal - PR Web (press release)
 PR Web (press release) | National Asbestos Lawyers of Cooney Conway Launches Mesothelioma Portal PR Web (press release) Chicago, Illinois (Vocus/PRWEB ) March 11, 2010 -- Mesothelioma is one of the most severe forms of personal injury a person can endure, as it comes with a ... |
AP Top News at 1:00 pm EST -Thursday, March 11, 2010 - KMPH Fox 26
AP Top News at 1:00 pm EST -Thursday, March 11, 2010 KMPH Fox 26 He was 69. Utah State, Olsen's alma mater, said he died outside of Los Angeles early Thursday after battling cancer. He was diagnosed with mesothelioma, ... |
Rail workers blame mesothelioma asbestos disease on CSX - Mesothelioma.com
Rail workers blame mesothelioma asbestos disease on CSX Mesothelioma.com Asbestos exposure has also been associated with the development of mesothelioma, a rare but aggressive cancer that can affect the lungs as well as other ... |
Mesothelioma Researchers Find Success in Suppressing Growth of Mesothelioma Cells - Asbestos.com
Mesothelioma Researchers Find Success in Suppressing Growth of Mesothelioma Cells Asbestos.com Japanese mesothelioma researchers recently published a study reporting on the success of combining a PLK-1 siRNA with zoledronic acid treatment against ... |
Weitz & Luxenberg Mesothelioma Lawyers win $1.28 Million Settlement in ... - openPR (press release)
Weitz & Luxenberg Mesothelioma Lawyers win $1.28 Million Settlement in ... openPR (press release) (openPR) - Weitz & Luxenberg mesothelioma lawyers recently secured a $1.28 million settlement for a 77-year-old former carpenter suffering from the asbestos ... |
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