… testing has led to no cancer diagnoses for Modesto firefighters, Eldredge said, but the dogs sometimes hit on other health indicators, so “we did have one of the guys find out he was in early stages of diabetes.” “This year is kind of a big one for …
Category: Mesothelioma
Aduro Biotech Announces Upcoming Data Presentations at the 2017…
Aduro Biotech, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company with three distinct immunotherapy technologies, announced data presentations relating to its technology platforms to be given at the 2017 American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting taking place in Washington, D.C., April 1 through April 5, 2017. About Aduro Aduro Biotech, Inc. is an immunotherapy company focused on the discovery, development and commercialization of therapies that transform the treatment of challenging diseases.
Researchers unsure why asbestos-related illness continues to increase
… Agency banned the use of most asbestos-related products in the United States beginning in the 1970s due to the health risks associated with it. The new report from the CDC found cases of malignant mesothelioma have increased from 2,479 in 1999 to …
Vic company sued over asbestos death
The family of a Melbourne man who died from mesothelioma is suing the operators of the former Wunderlich cement factory where his father used to work. Samual Azzopardi was 69 when he died in February 2016 after developing the disease allegedly caused by his exposure to asbestos as a child.
Japanese Doctors Unveil New Method for Controlling Common…
Scientists in Saitama, Japan have released a new report showing good results in the treatment of excess lung fluid in patients with several kinds of cancer, including malignant mesothelioma. Surviving Mesothelioma has just posted an article on the new research.
Asbestos on Board
File photo: Workers clean the interior of a cargo hold aboard the LST-1166. What happens when a solution to one or many obstacles ends up becoming an even larger problem? For seamen, one such problem is asbestos.
Tewksbury benefit to aid school driver
… Bielecki. While undergoing chemotherapy treatments, he still reported for work daily, until before Christmas when his health worsened. “Parents and kids both loved him as he was always smiling and had a friendly wave or hello,” Bielecki said in an …
New Research Details Long-Term Mesothelioma Survival with EPP and…
Japanese researchers say, although the treatment combination can cause serious side effects, it can also dramatically improve the outlook for certain mesothelioma patients. MRT following EPP achieved excellent local control for MPM, that might lead to the long-term survival in selected patients.
French Mesothelioma Researchers Find Prognostic Promise in BAP1, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
A better overall survival was observed for patients with BAP1 mutations, protein expression loss, or at least one of these alterations… Doctors at multiple French cancer centers have just published research on the relationship between the BAP1 gene and peritoneal mesothelioma survival. Surviving Mesothelioma has posted the details of the new research.
French Mesothelioma Researchers Find Prognostic Promise in BAP1, According to Surviving Mesothelioma
A better overall survival was observed for patients with BAP1 mutations, protein expression loss, or at least one of these alterations… Doctors at multiple French cancer centers have just published research on the relationship between the BAP1 gene and peritoneal mesothelioma survival. Surviving Mesothelioma has posted the details of the new research.
Australia Day events
AUSTRALIA Day is fast approaching , and our region will celebrate the day with a number of events hosted by Hawkesbury City Council. Ms Banton is the CEO of the Bernie Banton Foundation, and a strong advocate on behalf of asbestos disease sufferers and their families.
Family of joiner who died of cancer allege employer exposed him to asbestos
… succumbed to mesothelioma, an illness that could have been prevented if it weren’t for a deficiency in his employer’s health and safety regime. “To support Allan’s case we’re looking for people who worked with him at Harry Fairclough Limited in the …
Harvard Study Finds Mesothelioma Survival Doubled By Novel Drug…
Researchers at Harvard and Boston University recently tested a method for delivering a cancer drug into peritoneal mesothelioma cells using specially-designed nanoparticles. Surviving Mesothelioma has just published details of the new animal study.