Chemotherapy Treatment Showing Success in Trials with Mesothelioma Researchers in France and Germany are currently testing a “spray-on” chemotherapy that could potentially be very instrumental in treating certain kinds of malignant mesothelioma. This new and minimally-invasive way of delivering chemotherapy drugs directly to the tumor is known as Pressurized Intraperitoneal Aerosol Chemotherapy (PIPAC) and is … Read more
Old Drug Could Be Newest Weapon Against Mesothelioma A drug that has long been used to address pinworm parasites has shown success in impairing mesothelioma cell growth, report researchers from Sbarro Institute for Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, who worked with collaborators from the University of Siena, Italy. The researchers tested … Read more
Claire’s Asbestos Problems Extend Overseas As if Claire’s, a popular retail chain for teens and tweens, wasn’t having enough trouble in the U.S., their problems with asbestos in the make-up they peddle at their retail locations has stretched across the pond to the Netherlands. Dutch News reports that the Dutch health and safety authorities known … Read more
Survey Focuses on Quality of Life Post-Mesothelioma While it’s true that most victims of various types of mesothelioma succumb to their diseases in just a year or two, there are some individuals who’ve made it to that coveted five-year mark. In Japan, researchers sought out these individuals and questioned them about their quality of life … Read more
US Geological Survey Scientists Develop Technique to Detect Vermiculite Scientists from the United States Geological Survey (USGS) announced this week that they have developed an onsite technique that will allow building inspectors to determine whether vermiculite insulation contains amphibole asbestos. An article about the novel technique was published this week in the periodical American Mineralogist. … Read more
Others should be kind to people with cancer. Seems like a no-brainer, right? But a professor at Texas A&M thought the topic was important enough to warrant a study, and the results were recently published in the Journal of Oncology Practice. Dr. Leonard Berry, Distinguished Professor of Marketing at Texas A&M University, called his study … Read more
Study Outlines Role of Kindness in Cancer Care Others should be kind to people with cancer. Seems like a no-brainer, right? But a professor at Texas A&M thought the topic was important enough to warrant a study, and the results were recently published in the Journal of Oncology Practice. Dr. Leonard Berry, Distinguished Professor of … Read more
Paint Maker Gets $22 Million in Asbestos Talc Case The family of a California man who worked as a paint maker and tinter for Dexter-Midland Chemical Company in the Northern California town of Hayward has been awarded $22 million in a case that determined his mesothelioma-related death was due to his on-the-job exposure to asbestos-tainted … Read more
Chain Says There is No Asbestos in Make-up A few weeks after being accused of selling make-up that included traces of asbestos, a spokesperson for Claire’s Stores – which specializes in accessories and is popular with the tween crowd – says lab tests the company funded proves that all the make-up they sell is asbestos-free. … Read more
Breath Tests May Help with Early Meso Diagnosis A study conducted in Belgium demonstrates that two different breath analysis tests may be useful in diagnosing deadly asbestos-caused mesothelioma, a cancer that is historically difficult to diagnosis and often not caught until it reaches its late stages. In a multi-center study that was conducted at several … Read more