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Possible Vaccine for Mesothelioma Proven Safe
March 4, 2010 — Researchers have demonstrated the safety of a potential vaccine against mesothelioma, a rare cancer associated primarily with asbestos exposure. The vaccine, which infuses uses a patient's own ... > full story -
New Agent to Manage Cancer Related Effusions
February 3, 2010 — In the USA each year, 200,000 cancer patients suffer from a malignant pleural effusion -- development of excessive fluid (pleural effusion) in the chest. Several litres of such fluid can accumulate, ... > full story -
Asbestos Contamination: Health Impacts Of One Of The Nation's Largest Environmental Disasters
November 2, 2009 — Over nearly a century, thousands of residents and workers in Libby, Mont., have been exposed to asbestos-contaminated vermiculite ore, leading to markedly higher rates of lung disease and autoimmune ... > full story -
How Carbon Nanotubes Can Affect Lining Of The Lungs
October 25, 2009 — Carbon nanotubes are being considered for use in everything from sports equipment to medical applications, but a great deal remains unknown about whether these materials cause respiratory or other ... > full story -
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New Technique Can Help Diagnose Mesothelioma
August 24, 2009 — A new technique may help clinicians hone in on a diagnosis in patients presenting with a pleural effusion of unknown ... > full story -
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Gene Expression Ratio Test Predicts Outcome In Mesothelioma Patients Treated With Surgery
April 28, 2009 — A four-gene expression ratio test prospectively distinguished mesothelioma patients who had a statistically significant longer overall survival from those who had shorter survival in a ... > full story -
How Asbestos Fibers Trigger Cancer In Human Cells
December 18, 2008 — Scientists are now studying the molecular underpinnings of cancer by probing individual bonds between an asbestos fiber and human cells. Though any clinical application is years away, the researchers ... > full story -
New Clinical Trial For Patients With Asbestos-Associated Lung Cancer
June 26, 2008 — The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical ... > full story -
Carbon Nanotubes That Look Like Asbestos, Behave Like Asbestos, Could Lead To Asbestos-Related Disease
May 20, 2008 — A major study in Nature Nanotechnology suggests some forms of carbon nanotubes -- a poster child for the "nanotechnology revolution" -- could be as harmful as asbestos if inhaled in sufficient ... > full story -
Mouse Model For Mesothelioma Reproduces Human Disease
March 10, 2008 — Scientists have established a mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma that will provide valuable insight into cancer development and progression along with new directions for design of ... > full story
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