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The benefits of robotic EPP for mesothelioma patients
Treatments for mesothelioma have become more abundant and more advanced in the last ten years. While there is still no cure, patients are living longer and studies into new treatments have provided encouraging results. One controversial procedure may be more…
Asbestos exposure claims for navy veterans
Military veterans comprise about 30 percent of all mesothelioma victims. The majority of those exposed to asbestos in the military are U.S. Navy personnel. Although the Navy surgeon general issued a report in 1939 explaining the hazards of asbestos, North…
Time between mesothelioma surgeries indicative of longer survival
North Carolina residents may be interested to hear that recently, cancer researchers analyzed patients with peritoneal surface cancers to determine if the interval between cytoreductive surgeries with heated hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy is a marker for survival. Fourteen percent of patients…
Wrongful death suits for survivors of asbestos victims
Exposure to asbestos-containing products may have devastating consequences. If exposed for long periods of time, asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma can develop. With no known cure and a lengthy latency period, mesothelioma may claim the lives of those in North…
How should house flippers and remodelers handle asbestos?
Many people in North Carolina own older homes and decide that the time has come to remodel. Others flip houses, a usually profitable endeavor that involves purchasing a house, remodeling it and putting it back on the market within a…
New requirement for asbestos lawsuits passes House
Residents of North Carolina who have been made ill due to asbestos exposure may be concerned to hear that a bill imposing additional requirements on victims suing for asbestos exposure has just passed the North Carolina House Judiciary Committee. This…
Recent FDA approval may be promising for lung cancer patients
A previous blog post discussed an ongoing trial (Keynote-028) of a promising new treatment for mesothelioma. The study aimed to examine the effects of Keytruda, a checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy drug, on patients with mesothelioma. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration…
Wrongful death suits for secondhand asbestos victims
Despite its drastic reduction in use, asbestos is still claiming the lives of thousands of people each year. Prolonged exposure to the deadly mineral can result in fatal asbestos-related diseases such asbestosis, COPD and mesothelioma. These diseases affect not only…
What are asbestos trust funds?
Over four decades ago, it was established that companies were using asbestos in their products despite their knowledge of its lethal health risks. As more people began to file lawsuits and companies were unable to satisfy their financial liabilities, asbestos…
Mesothelioma: symptoms and risk factors
Thousands of people are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year. The latency period for mesothelioma is particularly long. Consequently, it has decades to establish itself in the body before disease diagnosis and treatment. Especially for people in high-risk occupations due to…
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