Mesothelioma News

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After asbestos exposure, men
are more likely than women to develop malignant mesothelioma,
according to an Australian study.
Mesothelioma, a lethal cancer of the lining of the lungs
and the chest cavity, is caused mainly by exposure to asbestos.
Alison Reid told Reuters Health that she and her colleagues
are studying people exposed […]

A former Royal Navy engineer has joined the growing list of mesothelioma victims in Swindon.
Clive Witts, 61, of Richmond Road, Rodbourne, officially died of pancreatitis on January 5. But Wiltshire coroner David Masters, sitting, told an inquest that the condition was hidden due to him also suffering from acute mesothelioma.
He said Mr Witts’ pancreatitis could […]

Tuesday, February 20, 2007
By Steve Gonzalez - Edwardsville Bureau
A Massachusetts man suffering from mesothelioma filed an asbestos suit in Madison County Circuit Court Feb. 15, claiming his disease was wrongfully caused.
Rowland Barrett claims he was employed from 1947-1992 as a mechanic, lineman, salesman, designer and consultant in various locations including Illinois.
Barrett claims that during […]

by Pat Martin Member of Parliament, Winnipeg Centre, Canada
Canada is a progressive, modern western democracy with an admirable commitment to equality, human rights and
social justice. Having said that, I hang my head in shame that Canada continues to be one of the world’s leading producers and exporters of asbestos - the greatest industrial hazard […]

by Gopal Krishna, Coordinator Ban Asbestos Network of India (BANI)
Although the Supreme Court of India has ruled that the Government of India must comply with International Labour Organization OLO) resolutions, our Government has chosen to ignore the ILO resolution (June 14,2006) stating “the elimination of the future use of asbestos and the identification and proper […]

by Engineer Fernanda Giannasi, Coordinator of Latin American Virtual Ban Asbestos Network, Founding Member of Brazilian Association of Asbestos-Exposed Victims (ABREA)
At the COP1 discussions (2004) on the inclusion of chrysotile on the PIC list,
there was a deafening silence from the Brazilian delegation, despite a public
commitment given by the (Brazilian) Environment […]

by Dr. Barry I. Castleman, Environmental Consultant
Around the world, when public health workers call for national bans on asbestos, one of the things they hear from the local asbestos industry is that the U.S. has not banned asbestos. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued regulations to phase out the use of almost all asbestos […]

by Dr. Jim Brophy, Occupational Health Clinics for Ontario Workers, Sarnia, Canada
According to the International Labour Organization (lLO) over 2 million workers die each year of occupational causes. Over 75% of these preventable deaths are due to work- related disease. Shockingly 10% of these fatalities occur among children. Cancer represents the single largest […]

This study is currently recruiting patients.
Verified by M.D. Anderson Cancer Center November 2006

Sponsors and Collaborators:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Novartis

Information provided by:
M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00402766

Purpose
Primary Objective:1. To determine the maximum tolerated dose of the combination of […]

A Philadelphia - company got marketing approval Thursday for a blood test for mesothelioma, a form of cancer liked to asbestos exposure.
Philadelphia Business Journal
January 25, 2007
Fujirebio Diagnostics Inc., a subsidiary of Japanese company Fujirebio Inc., got Food and Drug Administration approval for its Mesomark assay test.
“The Mesomark test signifies the beginning of a new era […]