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Dangerous Dust
published on February 6th, 2012 at 12:42 PM
What would you do if you found out that the roads you drive on could cause cancer? This is the reality that residents face in Dunn County, North Dakota. For roughly 30 years, gravel containing the potentially carcinogenic mineral erionite was spread on nearly 500 kilometers of roads, playgrounds, parking lots, and even flower beds throughout Dunn County...
Construction Workers And Electricians At High Risk Of Asbestos Exposure
published on November 25th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Asbestos exposure is known to cause : Mesothelioma Lung cancer Asbestosis Statistics show it is particularly prevalent amongst construction workers and electricians due to their constant contact with construction materials and dust, some of which is likely to include asbestos, no matter how careful they are...
What Is Mesothelioma? Cancer From Asbestos
published on November 16th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Mesothelioma, more precisely known as malignant mesothelioma is a rare cancer of the mesothelial cells, most commonly those in the lining that covers the lungs (pleura). Mesothelial cells exist in the lining (membrane) that covers the outer surface of our body organs. The majority of people with mesothelioma have been exposed to asbestos at some time during their life...
Bonded Asbestos No Longer Considered Safe, Say Experts
published on November 15th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
The rise in the number of natural disaster means we cannot consider bonded asbestos as safe anymore, cancer experts in Perth said in the Clinical Oncological Society of Australia's Annual Scientific Meeting...
Potential Treatment For Tumors Resistant To VEGF Therapy Offered By Novel Monoclonal Antibody
published on November 15th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Despite the widespread use of current antiangiogenic cancer therapies, many tumors escape this blockade, which is designed to shut down growth of new blood vessels that feed tumors and spread cancer cells...
Mesothelioma Breath Test Hope
published on November 11th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Researchers from Italy and The Netherlands have developed an "electronic nose" that appears to be able to tell if someone has Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma (MPM) just from sampling their breath. A report on their study is currently in press but an early issue recently appeared online in the journal Lung Cancer...
Delivering Cisplatin By Inhaler For Treating Lung Cancer
published on October 13th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Lung cancer patients could receive safer and more efficient treatment through a system being developed by researchers at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow. The scientists have devised a method for giving drugs by inhalation to patients through a nebuliser, rather than the current approach of intravenous delivery...
Why Carbon Nanotubes Spell Trouble For Cells
published on September 20th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
It's been long known that asbestos spells trouble for human cells. Scientists have seen cells stabbed with spiky, long asbestos fibers, and the image is gory: Part of the fiber is protruding from the cell, like a quivering arrow that's found its mark...
Asbestos Warning - Mesothelioma Cases Reported In Home Renovators
published on September 6th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
According to an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia a new study revealed that home renovations in Australia are causing an alarming number of asbestos-related disease in men and women. The study discovered that home renovation in Western Australia was responsible for 35.7 per cent of female mesothelioma cases and 8.4 per cent male cases between 2005 and 2008...
Genetic Link To Mesothelioma Discovered
published on August 30th, 2011 at 12:42 PM
Scientists have found that individuals who carry a mutation in a gene called BAP1 are susceptible to developing two forms of cancer mesothelioma, and melanoma of the eye. Additionally, when these individuals are exposed to asbestos or similar mineral fibers, their risk of developing mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer of the lining of the chest and abdomen, may be markedly increased...

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