Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Doctors News

A rare survival story in a brush with a rare and deadly cancerWednesday, August 27, 2008 @ 12:58AMHeather Von St. James calls herself "the poster child for hope after meso." She has been disease free for 2 1/2 years after a radical surgery and treatment for the asbestos-related cancer -- mesothelioma.

Dying man awarded asbestos payoutTuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 11:03AMA former Clyde shipyard worker, who is dying from an asbestos-related illness, is awarded damages.

Dying man awarded asbestos payoutTuesday, August 19, 2008 @ 10:52AMA former Clyde shipyard worker, who is dying from an asbestos-related illness, is awarded £130,375 in damages.

Hissey Kientz Concerned That Patients Have Not Been Provided With Crucial Information About Digitek Recall Despite the ...Saturday, August 16, 2008 @ 5:34AM Hissey Kientz, LLP is concerned that despite a recent recall notice for the heart drug Digitek, the drug’s manufacturer has failed to provide any additional information on how long the heart medication was being improperly manufactured. According to a press release issued by the manufacturer, some Digitek tablets may have been manufactured at double their normal strength, meaning that patients ...

ARTICLE SECTIONSFriday, August 15, 2008 @ 2:40AMMalignant mesothelioma (me-zo-thee-le-O-muh) is a rare cancer that occurs in the thin layer of tissue that covers the majority of your internal organs (mesothelium).

Living in the danger zone: the last stand in town toxicTuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 8:08PM The sun is going down over Wittenoom, turning the Hammersley Ranges, at the foot of which the town nestles, soft shades of ochre and green. A kangaroo hops along the cracked main street, dodging potholes where wildflowers and vegetation have sprouted.

Report: New asbestos cases expected in LibbyTuesday, August 12, 2008 @ 8:22AMA newly released report conducted by doctors in Libby says that more residents there will develop lung disease from exposure to asbestos in the community and its surrounding area.

Case studies: the new cancer drug trialSaturday, August 9, 2008 @ 7:25PMAlmost 800 terminally ill cancer patients already participate in clinical trials being run by 19 experimental cancer medicine centres