By Adam McRoberts on March 30, 2009
Michael Harbut, M.D., MPH, co-director of the National Center for Vermiculite and Asbestos-Related Cancers at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit, MI, and chief of the Center for Occupational and Environmental Medicine Wayne State University, announced the use of a new technology to aid in the diagnosis of asbestos-related lung disease.
Harbut explained, “The benefits of this new approach include the possibility of earlier detection; better differentiation between patients with scarring on the lungs and other diseases; assistance in determining why some people who have thickening on the covering of the lungs have uncontrolled, unrelenting pain; and potentially increased success in the overall diagnosis and treatment of asbestos-related disease.”
Read the full article here: http://www.foxbusiness.com/story/new-tool-radiography-approach-assist-earlier-detection-asbestos-related/
By Adam McRoberts on March 27, 2009
According to recent reports, participants are now being enrolled by Columbia University in a Phase II clinical trial into a treatment program that could help to treat people that have pleural, peritoneal, or pericardial mesothelioma, which are types of cancer that are caused by exposure to asbestos.
Read the full article here: http://www.bloggernews.net/120210
By Adam McRoberts on March 26, 2009
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), the leading organization serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today applauded the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC)’s reconfirmation this week that all commercial asbestos fibers – including chrysotile, the most commercially used form of asbestos – cause lung cancer and mesothelioma.
In addition, the IARC newly confirmed that there is sufficient evidence that asbestos causes ovarian cancer and reconfirmed asbestos causes laryngeal cancer. IARC, part of the World Health Organization (WHO), makes up the leading international cancer research agency, with some of the world’s foremost cancer experts participating in a number of specialized research groups.
Read the full article here: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/adao-applauds-international-agency-for,763930.shtml
By Adam McRoberts on March 26, 2009
The popularity of do-it-yourself home repairs and remodeling over the past 30 years has exposed thousands of unsuspecting homeowners.
The president of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia , Barry Robson, said Australian renovators since the early 1980s would make up the “third wave” of victims of asbestos-related disease.
“What we’re seeing now are thousands and thousands of mums and dads who didn’t know the danger of asbestos and were exposed to it when doing their home renovations and DIY projects. [We are also seeing] the kids who were hanging around when dad put up a new carport, or BBQ area.”
Read the full article here: http://www.smh.com.au/national/home-renovators-third-wave-of-asbestos-victims-20090226-8j9v.html?page=1
By Adam McRoberts on March 21, 2009
In an effort to bring more information and news to our clients and guests, we’ve decided to launch this blog as a resource for finding information on asbestos. We plan to post relevant articles and studies regarding mesothelioma, stories of victims of asbestos poisoning, current news regarding asbestos litigation, and any other information that may be beneficial to our clients.
