While mesothelioma is a problem in all states, the specific incident rate for Tennessee is / 100,000. This is below the average rate of 1.1 / 100,000. Click on the tabs below to find mesothelioma and asbestos research in TN, recent TN mesothelioma-related court cases, mesothelioma specialists in TN and potential asbestos hotspots in Tennessee.

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Tennessee Mesothelioma Info

By clicking on the above tabs, you will find information on mesothelioma specific to the state of Tennessee

Tennessee Research and Clinical Trials

This is a partial list of scientific or medical grants in your state for research into mesothelioma and related illnesses.

Tennessee Doctors and Hospitals

This is a partial list of hospitals and physicians that reportedly treat mesothelioma patients in your state.

Tennessee Cases

This is a partial list of relevant court cases on mesothelioma in your state.

Disclaimer: Inclusion on this directory does not constitute endorsement by Cancer Monthly, Inc. All physicians who appear in this section do so based on their own expression of interest in the fields of mesothelioma treatment. Cancer Monthly, Inc. has not verified the competence, professional credentials, business practices or validity of the expressed interests of these physicians. Cancer Monthly makes no recommendation of any physician on this list and makes no suggestion that any such physician will cure or prevent any disease. Those consulting a physician on this list should approach the consultation exactly as they would with any other unknown physician.

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Clinical Trials

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Condition: Malignant Mesothelioma
Intervention: Drug: gefitinib
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Condition: Malignant Mesothelioma
Intervention: Drug: capecitabine
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Condition: Malignant Mesothelioma
Intervention: Drug: vatalanib
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Condition: Malignant Mesothelioma
Intervention: Drug: sorafenib tosylate
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Condition: Malignant Mesothelioma
Intervention: Drug: cediranib maleate
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Condition: Malignant Mesothelioma
Intervention: Drug: everolimus
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Condition: Lung Cancer;   Malignant Mesothelioma;   Pancreatic Cancer;   Sarcoma
Intervention: Drug: L-alanosine
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Condition: Cancer
Intervention: Other: biologic sample preservation procedure
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Hospital and Cancer Centers

Veterans Affairs Medical Center-Memphis
1030 Jefferson Ave.
Memphis, TN
901.523.8990 

Physicians

Spencer McCachren, M.D. 
Thompson Cancer Center 
Knoxville, TN 
(423) 541-1812

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Cases

Blackburn v. Emplrs Ins. of Wausau

No. W2007-02186-SC-WCM-WC, SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, SPECIAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS PANEL, AT NASHVILLE, June 23, 2008, Session, December 19, 2008, Filed

Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Co.

No. E2006-00903-SC-R11-CV, SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, AT KNOXVILLE, January 8, 2008, Session, September 9, 2008, Filed

McNutt v. G.UB.MK

E2007-01103-WC-R3-WC, SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, SPECIAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS PANEL, AT KNOXVILLE, May 27, 2008, Session, August 4, 2008, Mailed; September 9, 2008, Filed

Correll v. E.I. Dupont de Nemours & Co.

No. E2005-02112-SC-R3-CV , SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, AT KNOXVILLE, September 6, 2006, Session , November 9, 2006, Filed

Lynch v. CF Indus.

No. E2003-02166-WC-R3-CV , SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, SPECIAL WORKERS’ COMPENSATION APPEALS PANEL, AT KNOXVILLE, June 11, 2004, Session , October 1, 2004, Filed

Mackie v. Young Sales Corp.

No. M1998-00590-SC-WCM-CV, SUPREME COURT OF TENNESSEE, MIDDLE SECTION, AT NASHVILLE, March 1, 2001, Filed

Nye v. Bayer Cropscience, Inc.

No. E2008-01596-COA-R3-CV, COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE, AT KNOXVILLE, August 3, 2009 Session, October 14, 2009, Filed

Woody v. A.W. Chesterton Co.

No. M2007-01210-COA-R9-CV, COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE, AT NASHVILLE, December 11, 2007, Session, March 13, 2008, Filed

Satterfield v. Breeding Insulation Co.

No. E2006-00903-COA-R3-CV , COURT OF APPEALS OF TENNESSEE, AT KNOXVILLE , February 6, 2007, Session , April 19, 2007, Filed

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Lawyers

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