Scientists from Flinders University are trying to develop a new treatment for a highly aggressive, asbestos-related lung cancer that is set to become more prevalent in the future.
May 16, 2013
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Mesothelioma is a very aggressive type of cancer that primarily affects the thin tissue lining of the chest and the abdomen. It leads to approximately 3,200 deaths per year in the U.S. and is often caused by exposure to asbestos.
Sep 22, 2023
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Western Australian researchers have determined the risk of developing mesothelioma continues to increase even 40 years after a person's first exposure to asbestos.
Sep 22, 2014
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Southern Nevada counties that include Las Vegas show high proportions of women and younger residents coming down with a rare and aggressive cancer more commonly found in older men occupationally exposed to asbestos, suggesting ...
Feb 12, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Claire's Stores, Inc., announced a voluntary recall of three of its cosmetic products on Tuesday.
Mar 13, 2019
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(HealthDay)—Incident cases of mesothelioma and deaths associated with mesothelioma increased worldwide during 1990 to 2017, according to a study published online Aug. 11 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 11, 2021
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Malignant mesothelioma has been found at higher than expected levels in women and in individuals younger than 55 years old in the southern Nevada counties of Clark and Nye, likewise in the same region carcinogenic mineral ...
Feb 10, 2015
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The executives mingled over tea and sugar cookies, and the chatter was upbeat. Their industry, they said at the conference in the Indian capital, saves lives and brings roofs, walls and pipes to some of the world's poorest ...
Aug 12, 2014
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Death knows the small town of Prieska all too well.
Aug 9, 2012
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President Joe Biden's administration on Monday finalized a rule banning the last remaining form of asbestos in the United States, half a century after the government first targeted the cancer-causing mineral.
Mar 18, 2024
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