Navy veterans, particularly those who served before the late 1980s, have been impacted by asbestos exposure more than any other branch of the military. The reason for this was the extensive use of asbestos in shipbuilding and manufacturing during and after World War II. In the 1940s, shipbuilding...
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A promising new drug for pleural mesothelioma patients, defactinib, is now in phase II clinical trials. Defactinib holds the potential to be the first effective maintenance...
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National Asbestos Awareness Week, which lasts through April 7th, is designated to spark conversation about asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma. The hope is that the...
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Dr. David Sugarbaker, Chief of Thoracic Surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, is leaving to continue his career at Baylor College of Medicine. He will lead the new...
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A recent study conducted on cancer vaccines in animal models has shown serious potential in treating mesothelioma. The study was led by Mark Poznansky, MD, Director of the...
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A group of graduate students at Boston University are currently developing innovative methods to make mesothelioma chemotherapy treatment more effective. One project specifically...
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Today concludes the 11th Annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma, which took place in Virginia over the past three days. The symposium was a congregation of...
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The Oscars are an exciting part of the year; they give us a chance to appreciate the current and past talent in Hollywood. The talent of actors, actresses, directors and producers...
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Today is National Rare Disease Day, an important day for awareness of illnesses like mesothelioma. A rare disease constitutes any disease with less than 200,000 diagnoses a year....
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Hosting the Olympics is always a chance for the host nation to show off. As the most expensive Games to date, Russia did not hold back. The two weeks during the Olympics are a...
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As a naturally occurring mineral, asbestos comes in several different forms with each one having its own level of destructiveness. A recent geological study specifically focused...
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