Category Archives: Mesothelioma
Blog posts about Mesothelioma.
FDA Supports Personalized Medicine for Mesothelioma
Written on January 17, 2014 at 1:46 pm, by MRHFM
Personalized medicine is more than a trend. This innovative subcategory of medicine is expanding at an impressive rate, with renowned research centers such as Harvard, Stanford, and Duke leading the way. In fact, the market is now worth a staggering $232 billion a year and according to PricewaterhouseCoopers, the market is expected to grow by Continue Reading »
$27.5 Million Settlement Comes out of Cleveland Trial for 40 Year Old Mesothelioma Victim
Written on January 15, 2014 at 9:01 am, by Neil Maune
In the Cleveland mesothelioma case, Panza vs. Kelsey Hayes, John Panza obtained a verdict of $27.5 million. The law firm of Waters & Kraus, LLP served as council for John Panza, a 40 year old college professor who went through an extra pleural pneumonectomy (EPP). His exposure was from his father who was a bystander Continue Reading »
NIOSH Study Finds Firefighters at Higher Risk for Mesothelioma
Written on January 8, 2014 at 1:09 pm, by MRHFM
A study led by The National Institute for Occupational and Safety and Health (NIOSH), in collaboration with the National Cancer Institute and the Department of Public Health Sciences in the University of California at Davis, examined the relationship between firefighting and cancer. The findings, published online in the peer-reviewed journal Occupational & Environmental Medicine (OEM), Continue Reading »
Major UK Trials Explore Life-Extending Treatments for Mesothelioma
Written on December 17, 2013 at 2:54 pm, by MRHFM
Two UK clinical trials are underway, each with the goal to study the effectiveness of several drugs on patients suffering with pleural mesothelioma. The first trial “MESO 2,” is dedicated to studying a drug called “ganetespib.” Supported by Cancer Research UK, the National Institute for Health Research Cancer Research Network (NCRN), Synta Pharmaceuticals, and University Continue Reading »
Silica Microparticle Shows Promise for Treatment of Malignant Mesothelioma
Written on December 13, 2013 at 9:07 am, by MRHFM
Malignant mesothelioma(s) are cancerous tumors of the lining of the pleura (lung and chest cavity), caused exclusively by asbestos exposure. Many believed that only long-term exposure to asbestos caused malignant mesothelioma, but it is now known that even short-term and second-hand exposure to asbestos dust can cause this aggressive and debilitating disease. The latency period Continue Reading »
