Mesothelioma - Inhaling Asbestos Fibers
Mesothelioma Reference Center
Our Mesothelioma Press Releases will give you a better understanding of the treatments available for anyone suffering from Mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer. It affects the linings of the cavities around the lungs, stomach, and heart. It is caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, but the cancer usually does not appear until 10 to 40 years after a person first inhales asbestos.
Mesothelioma Press Releases
Proposed Law Would Remove Thousands of Asbestos Victims from Nation's Court System
First Review Of Sen. Hatch's Plan Slated For Wednesday, June 4
WASHINGTON D.C. - Lawmakers considering a pro-business asbestos reform effort this Wednesday should know that it remains fundamentally unfair to thousands of Americans suffering from one of the most deadly cancers associated with the material, according to a victim's advocacy group formed to oppose the legislation.
Predicted Deaths from Mesothelioma
HSE press release E242:03 - 5 December 2003
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) today published updated statistics predicting the future numbers of people likely to die in Britain as a result of mesothelioma, a form of cancer caused by asbestos.
A former railway labourer, who was exposed to asbestos dust at work and has contracted the fatal asbestos-related lung disease mesothelioma, is hoping his former colleagues can come forward to help him make a compensation claim against his former employers.
Pemetrexed shows survival benefit in patients with pleural mesothelioma
May 20, 2002
Patients with cancer of the lining of the lung, known as pleural mesothelioma, live longer and have less pain and shortness of breath if they receive the new chemotherapy drug pemetrexed (Alimta R, Eli Lilly), according to the results of a Phase III global study.
New South Wales government announced Asbestos Disease Research Institute
The Hon. A.L. EVANS: Last year the New South Wales government announced the creation of an asbestos disease research institute. The New South Wales government has allotted $800 000 over three years to the institute...
Remembering Warren Zevon and Mesothelioma
Some media reports misrepresent the cause of his death
WASHINGTON D.C. - The Committee to Protect Mesothelioma Victims (CPMV) offers its deepest sympathies to the family and friends of Warren Zevon, the wonderfully talented singer/songwriter who yesterday became the latest victim of the asbestos-caused disease.
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF), the national nonprofit organization whose mission is to eradicate mesothelioma as a life-ending disease, has a vision: doctors, mesothelioma sufferers and their attorneys, and the corporations targeted for exposing millions of Americans to asbestos should all contribute to cure this most deadly of asbestos-related diseases.
Press Release from Alfacell, January 22, 2002
BLOOMFIELD, N.J., Jan. 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alfacell Corporation (OTC Bulletin Board: ACEL - news), today announced the publication of Phase II trial results of ONCONASE, a novel anti-cancer drug, in patients with unresectable, or inoperable, malignant mesothelioma (MM), an asbestos-related cancer of the inner lining of the chest and abdomen, in the January 1, 2002 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology (Vol. 20, pp. 274-281).
Regulations Controlling Working with Asbestos Tightened
Occupational Safety and Health
Thursday 14 January 1999
Tighter health and safety regulations governing working with asbestos come into force today in an attempt to reduce the incidence of asbestos-related disease in New Zealand.