
The Mesothelioma Center News – Page 23
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Research & Clinical TrialsResearchers in the Netherlands are touting a novel breath test for mesothelioma patients to better predict response to the immunotherapy combination of nivolumab…
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Legislation & Litigation
EPA Agrees to Address Asbestos Data-Collection Deficiencies
Under pressure from a multistate coalition, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has agreed to tighten its data collection process for asbestos, moving the country… -
Legislation & Litigation
U.S. Supreme Court Rejects J&J Appeal of $2 Billion Talc Verdict
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a request June 1 from Johnson & Johnson to consider overturning a $2.1 billion award to 22 women who… -
Research & Clinical Trials
Memorial Sloan Kettering Opening New Mesothelioma Clinical Trial
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City will begin recruiting soon for its latest clinical trial involving patients with malignant pleural… -
Research & Clinical Trials
MD Anderson Examines Aggressive Mesothelioma Surgery in Latest Study
A retrospective study involving two decades of pleural mesothelioma patients at the heralded University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center failed to demonstrate… -
Legislation & Litigation
EPA Facing More Litigation on Legacy Asbestos
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization delivered on an earlier notice of intent to sue by filing an official complaint against the U.S. Environmental Protection… -
Research & Clinical Trials
A Look at Three Decades of Real-World Mesothelioma Statistics
Despite clinical trials that often produce inflated expectations, real-world survival rates for pleural mesothelioma have failed to advance significantly over the past three… -
Legislation & Litigation
Asbestos-Contaminated Talc Central to Old Spice Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Willie McNeal Jr., a Vietnam War veteran and retired school bus driver, was awarded $4.8 million by a California Superior Court jury that determined… -
Asbestos Exposure & Bans
Canada Moves Toward Increased Talc Restrictions
Canada may soon become the first country to legally restrict the use of popular talc-based products, stemming from an extensive, recently completed human health… -
Asbestos Exposure & Bans
Buried Asbestos Remains a Concern at EPA Superfund Sites
Scientists have discovered that the soil composition typically used by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to cap asbestos Superfund sites actually increases mobility…