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What Mesothelioma is?

Pleural mesothelioma is an increasingly common type of lung cancer brought on by exposure to asbestos. When inhaled, asbestos fibers become embedded in the pleura, or outer lining of the lungs, leaving behind scarring and lesions. These lesions and scars eventually develop into full-blown pleural mesothelioma, a deadly form of lung cancer for which there is no cure. Asbestos fibers can also settle in the abdominal region, triggering the development of peritoneal mesothelioma. This type of lung cancer is equally dangerous

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New Research Could Help Provide Answers To Mesothelioma, England
The British Lung Foundation is working with the June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund to support new research which could lead to better treatments for mesothelioma, an incurable asbestos-related cancer that affects the tissues lining the outside of the lung and the chest wall (pleura). Following a competitive grant application process, Dr Stefan Marciniak at the UniversityofCambridge was ...
Read more News Source - Medical News Today
Publish date - 11:31:59 03/09/10

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New Research May Help Predict Post-Surgery Survival Rate For Mesothelioma Patients
New York attorney Joseph W. Belluck, who handles mesothelioma cases, says study may give patients and their families a more accurate prognosis of the disease and how post-surgical patients will likely respond.
Read more News Source - PRWeb via Yahoo! News
Publish date - 09:05:55 03/09/10

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Spate of class-action lawsuits casts light on system
Class-action lawsuits have been in the news lately, but while commercials seeking mesothelioma patients or birth defects are all over TV, such lawsuits are relatively rare locally.
Read more News Source - The Springfield News-Leader
Publish date - 09:46:38 03/10/10

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New anti-tumour vaccine for mesothelioma shows promising results
A vaccine against mesothelioma, a cancer associated with exposure to asbestos, has shown early promise in its first clinical trial.
Read more News Source - News-Medical-Net
Publish date - 04:55:14 03/06/10

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Former Hewitt city manager Dennis Woodard dies
On Wednesday, a day after the death of longtime Hewitt city manager Dennis Woodard, city leaders credited him with the turning the Waco suburb’s fortunes around.
Read more News Source - Waco Tribune-Herald
Publish date - 06:13:57 03/11/10

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Possible Vaccine For Mesothelioma Proven Safe
Researchers have demonstrated the safety of a potential vaccine against mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated primarily with asbestos exposure. The vaccine, which infuses uses a patient's own dendritic cells (DC) with antigen from the patient's tumor, was able to induce a T-cell response against mesothelioma tumors. "[This] is the first human study on DC-based immunotherapy in patients with ...
Read more News Source - Medical News Today
Publish date - 09:46:46 03/05/10

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Whistleblower threatens to sue
AN asbestos removalist plans to sue QBuild over allegations it has blacklisted his company since he blew the whistle on allegedly improper removal of asbestos.
Read more News Source - The Daily Mercury
Publish date - 16:30:58 03/10/10

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Hard-working welder served in Korean War
BLADE STAFF DEERFIELD, Mich. - Melvin D. Smotherman, a skilled welder whose craft took him to the Davis-Besse and Fermi nuclear power plants, Toledo's shipyard, and area foundries, died Thursday in his home in Deerfield. Mr. Smotherman, 77, died of mesothelioma, an asbestos-related cancer attributed to his work, daughter Vanda Stauffer said Sunday. He learned his trade while in the Air Force ...
Read more News Source - The Toledo Blade
Publish date - 09:55:55 03/08/10

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Possible Mesothelioma Vaccine Proven Safe
Researchers have demonstrated the safety of a potential vaccine against mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated primarily with asbestos exposure.
Read more News Source - redOrbit
Publish date - 16:16:49 03/04/10

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Possible vaccine for mesothelioma proven safe
Researchers have demonstrated the safety of a potential vaccine against mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated primarily with asbestos exposure. The vaccine, which infuses uses a patient's own dendritic cells with antigen from the patient's tumor, was able to induce a T-cell response against mesothelioma tumors.
Read more News Source - Science Daily
Publish date - 13:10:20 03/04/10

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Leeds asbestos death legacy could be a lifesaver
Funds raised in memory of a heroic Leeds woman who died from asbestos-related cancer are to be used to help find a cure for the disease.
Read more News Source - Yorkshire Evening Post
Publish date - 11:05:05 03/09/10

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National Asbestos Awareness Week to raise awareness about prevalence of asbestos-related diseases
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the leading organization serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today applauds Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN - 09) and cosponsors for introducing a resolution that declares the first week of April as “National Asbestos Awareness Week” and seeks to “raise public awareness about the prevalence of asbestos-related diseases and the dangers of ...
Read more News Source - News-Medical-Net
Publish date - 09:37:43 03/09/10

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U.K.: Justice for Asbestos Disease Victims Requires Mesothelioma Research Funding
The U.K. recognizes that society’s obligation and moral responsibility to remedy the tragic legacy of decades of asbestos use requires funding research to develop effective medical treatments. Will the United States follow? (PRWeb Mar 5, 2010) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2010/03/prweb3689764.htm
Read more News Source - PRWeb
Publish date - 11:15:36 03/05/10

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College Moving Forward With Renovation Project
The East Central College Board of Trustees approved seeking bids for demolition and asbestos abatement of the college's administration building.
Read more News Source - The Missourian
Publish date - 15:23:55 03/08/10

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