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  How Asbestos Fibers Trigger Cancer In Human Cells

  December 22, 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
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  Today's Healthcare
  Lung Disease
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  Colon Cancer
   

  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
• Mesothelioma
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  Mouse Model For Mesothelioma Reproduces Human Disease

  March 11, 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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  Computer Modeling
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  Asbestos Disease Projections Too Low

  April 4, 2007 — Current predictions of the future incidence of asbestos-related disease have been substantially underestimated, according to new modelling to be presented in Melbourne today by an epidemiologist from ... > full story
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  Diseases and Conditions
  Today's Healthcare
  Colon Cancer
  Personalized Medicine
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  Mesothelioma: Chemo Combination Improves Survival In Asbestos-related Cancer

  February 11, 2007 — People with mesothelioma -- a form of cancer associated with asbestos exposure -- have a higher survival rate when treated with a combination of two cancer drugs, a large multicenter study ... > full story
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  Colon Cancer
  Breast Cancer
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  Exposure To Volcanic Mineral Associated With Increased Mesothelioma Incidence In Turkey

  March 20, 2006 — High exposure to a fibrous volcanic mineral called erionite was associated with a high incidence of a type of cancer called mesothelioma, according to a study in the March 15 issue of theJournal ... > full story
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  Diseases and Conditions
  Colon Cancer
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  Elevated Blood Levels Of A Protein Are Linked To Asbestos-induced Cancers

  October 17, 2005 — Researchers at New York University School of Medicine and Wayne State University have found a molecule that reveals the early stages of pleural mesothelioma, a chest cancer caused by asbestos. The ... > full story
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  Pancreatic Cancer
  Lung Cancer
  Colon Cancer
  Breast Cancer
   

  Naturally Occurring Asbestos Linked To Lung Cancer

  July 15, 2005 — Everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma, according to a study by UC Davis researchers. The study - the largest to examine the ... > full story
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  Lung Disease
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  Workers Exposed To Libby Vermiculite Ore Have High Rate Of Chest Wall Abnormalities

  July 10, 2005 — More than one-quarter of tested workers at an Ohio manufacturing plant historically exposed to asbestos-containing vermiculite ore exhibited signs of scarring of the chest wall lining, or pleural ... > full story
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  No Role For Simian Virus 40 In Human Pleural Mesotheliomas

  September 27, 2004 — A study, published in the September 25 issue of Lancet, calls into question the proposed link between SV40 and pleural mesothelioma and provides a possible explanation for the discrepancies in the ... > full story

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Mesothelioma

What is it?

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that occurs in the thin layer of cells lining the body’s internal organs, known as the mesothelium. There are three recognized types of mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma is the most common form of the disease, accounting for roughly 70% of cases, and occurs in the lining of the lung known as the pleura. Peritoneal mesothelioma occurs in the lining of the abdominal cavity, known as the peritoneum and pericardial mesotheliomaoriginates in the pericardium, which lines the heart. The only recognized cause of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos, though other factors such as smoking can make the disease more or less likely in some individuals. Industrial laborers were widely subjected to asbestos exposure on the job, as the material was widely used throughout the 20th century. Few of these workers knew they were being exposed to asbestos, however, despite the fact that many manufacturers were aware the material was hazardous. In most cases, mesotheliomasymptoms will not appear in an individual exposed to asbestos until many years after the exposure has occurred. Those who believe they may have been exposed to asbestos should fill out our form to receive a free mesothelioma information packet, detailing treatment options, emerging therapies, and jobsite exposure information.