Vaccine For Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma Found To Be Safe
Friday, March 5th, 2010A new vaccine to prevent mesothelioma, a cancer linked to asbestos exposure, is being researched in the Netherlands. This is very exciting news. Even better, it appears to be safe and effective.
According to a public release, “Possible vaccine for mesothelioma proven safe,” we get the following report:
Building upon their previous research which demonstrated that DC […]
Australian Researchers Pioneering New Mesothelioma Treatment Using Radiotherapy
Wednesday, November 18th, 2009Australian researchers have innovated a new mesothelioma treatment using radiotherapy rather than chemotherapy, and the results are looking good.
Radiation Oncologist Dr. Malcolm Feigen has developed a new technique for treating mesothelioma, a terminal cancer caused by asbestos exposure. This breakthrough technique is called radiotherapy.
So far researchers have found that there is a staggering improvement in […]
No Level Of Asbestos Exposure Is Known To Be Safe, Surgeon General Warns
Thursday, September 24th, 2009In April 2009 the Surgeon General, Steven K. Galson, issued a statement about the dangers of asbestos. This statement was welcomed by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) and the US Senate as they each urged the Surgeon General that the warning was necessary.
According to the Reuters report, “ADAO Congratulates the Acting U.S. Surgeon General, […]
Major Asbestos Industrial Company Is Protagonist Of ‘Killer Company’
Monday, September 21st, 2009Earlier this year, ABC Australia reporter Matt Peacock published his book Killer Company: James Hardie Exposed. The book centers on James Hardie, a major industrial company responsible for numerous asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is painful, fatal, and has no cure.
Matt Peacock began investigating the company and its devious practices in 1977. After years of research, […]
Tune In For Mesothelioma Awareness Day
Friday, September 18th, 2009Next Saturday September 26, 2009 marks the 5th annual Mesothelioma Awareness Day. Radio stations across the country will be playing music by Warren Zevon, a singer/songwriter who died of the deadly asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma. The music will be followed by a 20 second segment on mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma Awareness Day was initiated by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF). […]
Family’s Case Is Settled After Six Year Battle Over Asbestos-related Death
Wednesday, September 16th, 2009Earlier this month, the Satterfield family was finally successful in receiving a settlement after chasing ALCOA Aluminum for six years concerning the asbestos-related death of Amanda Satterfield, who was only 25 when she succumbed to mesothelioma.
Amanda’s father, Doug Satterfield, worked in an Alcoa plant from the time Amanda was a baby. Each evening when returning […]
Mesothelioma Mortality in the US
Monday, September 14th, 2009An article in the July 2009 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association set out to quantify the number of mesothelioma deaths in the U.S.
During 1999-2005, a total of 18,068 malignant mesothelioma deaths were reported in the United States; 14,591 (80.8%) occurred among males and 17,180 (95.1%) among whites. Mesothelioma deaths were classified […]
EPA Tests Spokane Yards for Asbestos
Thursday, September 10th, 2009People living near W.R. Grace’s former Zonolite factory in Spokane are having their yards tested for asbestos with new technology that can detect the presence of asbestos fibers at lower levels than before.
For Kandi Smith, watching two men in white hazmat suits and respirators dig 30 soil samples from her lawn wondered if passersby thought the hazmat response was […]
Mesothelioma Caused By Asbestos Exposure In Navy Shipyards Claims The Life Of Famed Hollywood Columnist Army Archerd
Wednesday, September 9th, 2009Respected Hollywood columnist, Army Archerd, died yesterday at 87 years of age. The cause was mesothelioma.
Archerd had worked in Navy shipyards during World War II, where he was exposed to lethal amounts of asbestos. Known for its lengthy latency period, it took years before the true effects of his asbestos exposure manifested as this […]
Projection of Mesothelioma Mortality in Great Britain
Monday, September 7th, 2009A report recently prepared by the Health and Safety Laboratory in Great Britain ominously predicts a peak of mesothelioma cases in males to occur in 2038 and notes 1705 deaths recorded in 2006
In 2005, a statistical model was developed based on a simple birth-cohort model, which assumes that the risk of mesothelioma depends on age and […]
