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Malta Dock Workers File Claims after Asbestos Exposure aboard U.S. Navy Ships
published on February 21st, 2012 at 03:42 PM
Former shipyard workers in Malta worked on U.S. Navy ships, and now they are filing asbestos lawsuits in New York to procure damages because of the (Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Please support the Doctors In Chains campaign for the medics tortured and sentenced for up to 15 years in Bahrain. #FreeDoctors
Jury Awards $9 Million to Victim’s Family in Virginia Asbestos Case
published on February 20th, 2012 at 03:42 PM
A jury awarded $9.18 million to the family of a former shipbuilder in a Virginia asbestos. case on Friday. The man died after working 37 years as a shipyard worker from mesothelioma. (Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News)
Mesothelioma patients fare worse with extrapleural pneumonectomy
published on February 19th, 2012 at 03:42 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Outcomes after extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP) suggest that the procedure should not be done in patients with early stage malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), Italian researchers say. (Source: Modern Medicine)
Familial mesothelioma in first degree relatives
published on February 19th, 2012 at 03:42 PM
In this study, we report a family in which the father with prolonged occupational asbestos exposure developed malignant pleural mesothelioma and his daughter 14 years later mesothelioma in situ with focally early invasion. Several reports of familial aggregations of mesothelioma strongly support that genetic factors in collaboration with environmental exposure may contribute etiologically to an as yet unknown fraction of occurrence of this disease. Diagn. Cytopathol. 2012; © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. (Source: Diagnostic Cytopathology)
Cutaneous recurrence of malignant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis: a rare case report.
published on February 18th, 2012 at 03:42 PM
Conclusion: Mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis testis can be asymptomatic for a long time. In more than half of the cases, the clinical manifestations imitate a hydrocele or a tumor mass in the scrotum. Despite treatment, this tumor has a very poor prognosis with a median survival of 23 months. PMID: 22310346 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Onkologie)
Mesothelioma Week in Review: Asbestos Trust, Memorial Service and Research Grants
published on February 17th, 2012 at 03:42 PM
It was a busy week at the Mesothelioma Center with a memorial service planned for Dr. Levin, MARF awarding $500,000 in research grants and a $75 million asbestos trust from Leslie Controls, Inc. (Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News)MedWorm Sponsor Message: Please have a look at this new site driven by MedWorm: The Breast Cancer Daily
Navy Veterans Alert: Leslie Controls Created $75 Million Asbestos Trust
published on February 17th, 2012 at 03:42 PM
After speeding through the reorganization process, Leslie Controls, Inc., has an asbestos trust with $75 million available for mesothelioma victims. (Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News)
MARF Mesothelioma Research Grants Focus on 5 Promising Projects
published on February 17th, 2012 at 03:42 PM
A mesothelioma foundation provided a grant of $500,000 to five research studies that are dedicated to finding cures and treatments for mesothelioma. The funding will be divided among the four institutions conducting the research studies. (Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News)
Discriminant Analysis of Malignant Mesothelioma and Reactive Mesothelium Using Three-Dimensional Nuclear Estimation
published on February 16th, 2012 at 03:42 PM
Acta Cytologica 2012;56:189–195 (DOI:10.1159/000336138) (Source: Karger Publishers)
Panel Expected to Add Mesothelioma to 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund
published on February 16th, 2012 at 03:42 PM
The 9/11 Victims Compensation Fund is expected to add certain cancers, including mesothelioma, after recommendations are made from a special advisory panel next month. (Source: Asbestos and Mesothelioma News)

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