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Mesothelioma Lawsuits: Get The Facts Along With Advice On Diagnosis And Treatment
Our site is designed specifically with our customers in mind, the people and their loved ones who suffer from Mesothelioma, and to provide them with information on symptoms and diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma treatments and suggests the best options for making their legal claim” says David Reed of Mesthelioma-information (http://mesothelioma-information.atspace.com) Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without control or order. They can invade and damage nearby tissues and organs. Cancer cells can also metastasize (spread) from their original site to other parts of the body. Most cases of mesothelioma
Mesothelioma victim receives compensation
A Port Pirie man has won compensation from Zinefex for an asbestos-related lung disease, which he contracted while employed at the Smelter. At the time that the man worked at the Port Pirie smelter, it was known as the BHAS smelter. The legal representative, Jane McDermott from Slater and Gordon explained
U-turn over asbestos cancer drug
NHS drugs advisers have reversed their proposal to block a drug for people with asbestos-related cancer. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence had said Alimta (pemetrexed disodium) should be used only in new or ongoing clinical trials. But manufacturers Eli Lilly appealed against the guidance, covering England and
Damages won after asbestos death
The widow of a man who died from an asbestos-related cancer has won compensation from the former employer of her late husband's stepfather. Barry Welch, from Leicester, was thought to have contracted mesothelioma after childhood exposure to asbestos. It was linked to dust and fibres brought home on overalls by
James Hardie accused of evading asbestos liability
James Hardie, the former Australian building products giant now based in the Netherlands, today reported a bumper half-yearly profit of $94 million. Shareholders might be pleased, but it's a profit critics say is immoral and should be illegal. Thousands of Australians who worked for James Hardie and other asbestos companies, or
Asbestos will 'kill 250,000'
Doctors estimate that up to a quarter of a million men in Western Europe will die from an asbestos-related cancer in the next 35 years. Professor Julian Peto of the Institute of Cancer Research and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine predicted a European epidemic in mesothelioma, a
BBC News Online: Health
New Yorkers who lived and worked in the vicinity of the 11 September terror attacks may be at increased risk of developing asbestos-related cancers, say experts. The American College of Preventative Medicine (ACPM) is particularly concerned about a deadly form of cancer of the lungs called malignant mesothelioma. Dr Stephen Levin,
Mesothelioma Medical Experts Oppose Asbestos Trust Fund, Saying FAIR Act Hurts More than Helps
NEW YORK, Feb. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Doctor-Patient Alliance for Responsible Asbestos Policy today repeated its call on the U.S. Senate to cure fatal flaws in the proposed Asbestos Trust Fund bill (SB 852). Last July, the nationwide group of 34 doctors who treat mesothelioma patients urged the U.S. Senate
Asbestos alert over closed plant in Spokane
Former employees of a long-defunct insulation manufacturing plant in Spokane likely inhaled potentially deadly asbestos fibers and should seek advice from a doctor, the state Department of Health says. Children and spouses who lived with workers at Vermiculite Northwest Inc., a factory that made a popular kind of insulation from the
Blood Test May Spot Asbestos-Linked Cancer
A blood test could help screen for pleural mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer, a new study shows. The test checks blood levels of a protein called osteopontin. Blood osteopontin levels "rise dramatically" in the early stages of pleural mesothelioma, says researcher Harvey Pass, MD, in a news release. "A rise in the level of
Alfacell Forms New Thoracic Cancer Advisory Board
BLOOMFIELD, N.J., Jan. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alfacell Corporation today announced the formation of a Thoracic Cancer Advisory Board to support the Company's strategic focus on developing novel ribonuclease (RNase) therapies for the treatment of diseases such as mesothelioma and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). The Thoracic Cancer Advisory Board will