Mesothelioma is a type of cancer specific to asbestos exposure. There are no cases of Mesothelioma not associated with Asbestos. It normally occurs in the linings of the lungs (pleural mesothelioma) and abdomen (peritoneal Mesothelioma), but the … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
Researchers from Italy and The Netherlands have developed an “electronic nose” that appears to be able to tell if someone has Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) just from sampling their breath. A report on their study is currently in press but … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
According to an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia a new study revealed that home renovations in Australia are causing an alarming number of asbestos-related disease in men and women. The study discovered that home renovation … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
People with gene mutation BAP1 have a higher risk of developing mesothelioma and melanoma of the eye, researchers have reported in Nature Genetics. The authors added that individuals with the BAP1 mutation who are exposed to asbestos have a … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
A drug commonly used to treat kidney cancer may increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy for mesothelioma , according to a study published in the May issue of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology . Temsirolimus, a kinase inhibitor, blocks the action of … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
The World Health Organization reported that in 2004, asbestos-related lung cancer , mesothelioma and asbestosis from occupational exposures resulted in 107,000 deaths and 1,523,000 DALYs. Disability-adjusted life year (DALY) is defined as the measure of … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
For every four to five reported cases of mesothelioma worldwide, at least one case goes unreported, according to estimates published Jan. 6 in Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) . This study is the first to provide a global estimate of unreported … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
CHICAGO — A naturally-occurring, asbestos-like mineral may be placing residents of North Dakota — and elsewhere in the U.S. — at risk for malignant mesothelioma, researchers found. Exposure to erionite, whose fibers are physically — but not chemically … View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
Raltitrexed (Tomudex®) in combination with cisplatin in the treatment of MPM improves median overall survival compared to treatment with cisplatin alone.1 With incidence rates expected to double over the next 20 years in many countries2, new and effective tre View full post on mesothelioma – Bing News
Robert J. Leitl, age 54 of Oshkosh, died at Theda Clark Medical Center on Friday, September 3, 2010. Bob was born in Oshkosh on October 23, 1955, a son of Roland and Mertie Minckler Leitl. He married Rose Reed in Oshkosh on November 30, 1990. Bob was employed with the Bemis Company. He was an [...]
