Multi-Center Study Reveals “Genomic Basis” of Mesothelioma
Doctors with the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, the University of Hawaii Cancer Center, and the Departments of Cardiothoracic…
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Are Women More Vulnerable to Mesothelioma from Environmental Asbestos?
Although the study did find an elevated number of mesothelioma cases among plant workers, the biggest mesothelioma burden was among… -
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Newly Approved Drug for Asbestosis-like Condition Now Being Tested for Mesothelioma
Following the recent FDA approval of a new drug for a form of lung scarring, researchers have begun testing the… -
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Dusty Job May Raise the Risk of Mesothelioma
A new study on drywall sanding finds that people who do it – from specialists to do-it-yourselfers – could be… -
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Report Finds Mesothelioma “Grossly Under-Recognized” in Spain
The newly-published study, was conducted by the Ministry of Health in Madrid and the Department of History of Science at… -
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Winemaker’s Mesothelioma Blamed on Asbestos Filter
Italian researchers are reporting the first case of mesothelioma in a person whose only known exposure to asbestos was in… -
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Man-made Insulator Unlikely to Pose Same Mesothelioma Risk as Asbestos
German scientists say a man-made insulating material called refractory ceramic fiber (RCF) is unlikely to raise the risk of lung… -
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Soil Mineral Linked to Mesothelioma Deaths in Mexico
Concerns continue to grow over the health threat posed by a mineral called erionite. There is new evidence that erionite… -
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Study Suggests Asbestos Bans May Take Decades to Lower Mesothelioma Rates
Italy’s 1992 asbestos ban is expected to cause a significant decrease in the number of mesothelioma cases in the country –… -
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NSAIDS Temporarily Stave Off Mesothelioma in Mice
Aspirin and COX-2 inhibitors like Celebrex will not keep mesothelioma from developing, but they may slow it down a little.…
