Australian warns against asbestos
Monday, August 16th, 2010Quoted from http://www.itwire.com/science-news/health/41198-australian-warns-against-asbestos
Australian warns against asbestos
By William Atkins
Monday, 16 August 2010
Dr. Peter Sly, an expert in asbestos, warns the world that asbestos is still a major problem in developing countries. Although banned in 52 countries, its use is prevalent in many other countries–making it a hazardous substance for millions of people.
Dr. Peter D. Sly founded […]
Asbestosis: 2010 Update: eMedicine Pulmonology
Monday, August 16th, 2010Quoted from http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/295966-overview
Asbestosis
eMedicine Specialties > Pulmonology > Occupational Lung Diseases
Introduction
Background
Pneumoconiosis is the general term for lung disease caused by inhalation and deposition of mineral dust.
Pneumoconiosis caused by asbestos inhalation is called asbestosis. The word asbestos is derived from Greek and means inextinguishable, and asbestos is a group of naturally occurring, heat-resistant fibrous silicates. Asbestos fibers […]
Order Tossing Expert Grabs Attention in Asbestos Case
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010Quoted from http://www.law.com/jsp/article.jsp?id=1202464446271
Order Tossing Expert Grabs Attention in Asbestos Case
Katheryn Hayes Tucker
Fulton County Daily Report
August 11, 2010
Orders from a middle Georgia judge throwing out an expert witness and the asbestos suit his testimony was going to support have defense attorneys celebrating and plaintiffs lawyers bearing down for an appellate battle.
At issue is a June 29 […]
Malignant Mesothelioma: Overview Guide
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Quoted from https://www.cancer.org/Cancer/MalignantMesothelioma/OverviewGuide/index
Malignant Mesothelioma Overview
What Is Malignant Mesothelioma?
What is cancer?
What is mesothelioma?
How many people get mesothelioma?
Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention
What causes mesothelioma?
Can mesothelioma be prevented?
Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging
How is mesothelioma found?
After the tests: Staging
Survival rates for mesothelioma
Treating Malignant Mesothelioma
Disclaimer
About treatment
Surgery
Radiation therapy
Chemotherapy
Clinical trials
Complementary and alternative therapies
Talking With Your Doctor
Some questions to ask your doctor
After Treatment
Moving […]
Malignant Mesothelioma: Detailed Guide
Thursday, July 1st, 2010Quoted from https://www.cancer.org/Cancer/MalignantMesothelioma/DetailedGuide/index
Malignant Mesothelioma
What Is Malignant Mesothelioma?
What is cancer?
What is malignant mesothelioma?
What are the key statistics about malignant mesothelioma?
Causes, Risk Factors, and Prevention
What are the risk factors for malignant mesothelioma?
Do we know what causes malignant mesothelioma?
Can malignant mesothelioma be prevented?
Early Detection, Diagnosis, and Staging
Can malignant mesothelioma be found early?
How is malignant mesothelioma diagnosed?
How is malignant […]
Australian breakthrough may help lung disease patients
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Quoted from http://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2010/s2929158.htm
Australian breakthrough may help lung disease patients
Sarah Gerathy reported this story on Thursday, June 17, 2010 08:09:00
TONY EASTLEY: Australian scientists say they’ve made a breakthrough that could lead to new treatments for lung diseases like emphysema, asbestosis and severe asthma.
They’ve discovered that a type of cell found in human placentas can reduce inflammation […]
Malignant pleural mesothelioma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
Thursday, June 17th, 2010Quoted from http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org/content/21/suppl_5/v126.full
Malignant pleural mesothelioma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up
R. A. Stahel 1,
W. Weder 2,
Y. Lievens 3,
E. Felip 4, and
On behalf of the ESMO Guidelines Working Group*
+ Author Affiliations
1Clinic and Policlinic of Oncology
2Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital of Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
3Radiation Oncology Department, Leuven University Hospitals, Leuven, Belgium
4Medical Oncology Service, […]
Surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Quoted from http://highwire.stanford.edu/cgi/medline/pmid;20524919
Surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma.
DJ Sugarbaker and AS Wolf
Expert Rev Respir Med, June 1, 2010; 4(3): 363-72.
Division of Thoracic Surgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital, 75 Francis Street, Boston, MA 02115, USA. dsugarbaker@partners.org
The role of surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma encompasses the need for rapid diagnosis, preoperative staging and surgical resection, and also the […]
Asbestos caused death of engineer
Wednesday, June 16th, 2010Quoted from http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/8220951.Asbestos_caused_death_of_engineer/
Asbestos caused death of engineer
9:15am Wednesday 16th June 2010
TRIBUTES have been paid to an engineer who contracted the terminal illness mesothelioma after coming into contact with asbestos.
Keith Rawlinson, aged 64, from Horwich, died on Christmas Day last year in Bolton Hospice, an inquest heard.
He worked for British Leyland for 20 years where, for […]
A new prognostic score in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Tuesday, June 15th, 2010Quoted from http://meeting.ascopubs.org/cgi/content/abstract/28/15_suppl/7039
A new prognostic score in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma.
G. Selvaggi, A.
Billè, M. Gisabella, L. Righi, L.
Errico, P. Borasio and F. Ardissone
Thoracic Oncology, San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, Italy; Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences-Thoracic Surgery, San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, Italy; Department of Clinical and Biological Sciences-Pathology, San Luigi Hospital, Orbassano, Italy
Journal […]
