Background We evaluated possible diagnostic and prognostic values of serum midkine in malignant pleural mesothelioma in comparison with those of serum mesothelin, a well-established diagnostic biomarker. Methods Serum mesothelin and midkine levels were determined with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. We examined specimens from 95 Turkish … [Read more...]
Deadly Remnants of Asbestos in Italy (photos slideshow)
Although Italy joined asbestos-producing nations in banning the carcinogenic material at the end of the 20th century, thousands of people working in factories and living in public housing had already been exposed. In other words, as the Italian photographer Cinzia Canneri explained, the damage had been done by the 1980s. Ms. Canneri said it could … [Read more...]
Occupational Exposure To Asbestos Dust Or Secondhand Household Exposure Can Result In Mesothelioma Years Later
Over at our Asbestos-Mesothelioma.com website we have a list of questions about job sites or work places where workers were likely to have had direct exposure to asbestos dust if they worked there before the mid-1970’s. See: "Brief Test For Asbestos Exposure Based On Worker’s Employment History". In turn, those workers may be at an increased … [Read more...]
Pleural Disease Diagnosis Indicates Signifcant Past Exposure To Asbestos And Means There Is An Increased Risk Of Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, Or Mesothelioma
The commonly encountered asbestos-related conditions and diseases mainly relate to the lungs. These include pleural effusion, pleural plaques, and diffuse pleural thickening -- collectively referred to as benign pleural disease -- as well as asbestosis, lung cancer, and malignant pleural mesothelioma. In this post we focus on the several types … [Read more...]
Medical Study Confirms That Peritoneal Mesothelioma And Pleural Mesothelioma Can Develop Up To 50 Years After Person’s First Exposure To Asbestos
A new medical study out of Australia examined the long-term impacts of asbestos exposure and highlighted the duration of the increased risk of getting mesothelioma. Peritoneal mesothelioma and pleural mesothelioma are are almost always caused by asbestos exposure. From a news article about this Australian study, "Mesothelioma risk endures … [Read more...]
“No Safe Use”: A Tremendous Piece Of Interactive Journalism About The Terrible Asbestos-Mesothelioma Problem
I highly recommend that anyone with an interest in learning more about asbestos and asbestos-related diseases -- the tragic asbestos cancer mesothelioma in particular -- take some time to visit this site: "No Safe Use" (Copyright 2014 The Globe and Mail Inc. All Rights). It starts with a haunting picture of John Nolan, age 67, blinking his eyes, … [Read more...]
Penn Medical School Will Study Cluster Of Mesothelioma Cases In Ambler, PA, The Site Of A Long-Closed Asbestos Factory
The Penn Superfund Research and Training Program (SRP) Center has been established due to a $10 million grant from the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS). This grant will be used over the next four years to study: asbestos exposure pathways that lead to mesothelioma; the bioremediation of this hazardous material; … [Read more...]
Well-Known Mesothelioma Medical Doctor David Sugarbaker Moving From Brigham And Women’s Hospital To Lung Disease Center At Baylor College Of Medicine
A leader in the care of pleural mesothelioma, Dr. David Sugarbaker, will direct the mesothelioma clinical and research program at the Lung Institute, a new comprehensive lung disease center at Baylor College of Medicine in Texas. From a March 24, 2014 news report about Dr. Sugarbaker going to Baylor that was posted on BioNews Texas: Sugarbaker … [Read more...]
Asbestos Lung Cancer Cases: Number Of Filed Lawsuits Increasing Across The U.S.
In Recent Years And Going Forward, Malignant Claims Such As Mesothelioma And Asbestos-Related Lung Cancer Will Continue To Lead Asbestos Litigation New Filings While malignant mesothelioma ("meso") claims get the most attention in the ongoing asbestos litigation, the asbestos lung cancer lawsuits are significant legal claims, also. These "other" … [Read more...]
Asbestos flooding B.C. with a ‘steady stream of death’
Quoted from http://www.vancouversun.com/health/Asbestos+flooding+with+steady+stream+death/3484958/story.html Asbestos flooding B.C. with a 'steady stream of death' By Ethan Baron, Vancouver Province September 5, 2010 Comments (30) Story Photos ( 2 ) More Images » Dirk Jansema has mesothelioma, a terminal disease caused by his … [Read more...]