A Mesothelioma Attorney Can Help Bring Out The Truth Mesothelioma is 100 percent preventable, and this fact has brought a great deal of pain for those who are diagnosed with the disease as it can be recognized that all of the suffering being experienced could have been avoided; however, for some, it appears that negligence on the part of someone else may have been responsible for the mesothelioma, and since this could be the case, a...more
Asbestosis and the respiratory distress due to asbestos Asbestosis, the name says it all, is a disease caused by the inhalation of asbestos. The lungs become less elastic so that the patient may have difficulty breathing, the patient also has a greater chance of lung cancer. The therm Asbestos is a generic term for a number of naturally occurring minerals, which are made up of microscopic fibers.Asbestosis is a disease of the lungs, which,...more
When you first set out to find reputable mesothelioma trial lawyers to trust, you have to know the ways that some attorneys focus on to make an easy pay day for themselves. Once you are consulting with a firm, make sure they assure you that your case will be handled entirely by them. When it comes to mesothelioma litigation, there are some attorneys around the country who advertise as asbestos experts. Instead you find out too late that they are really just trying to hand over your case to another law firm already litigating a mesothelioma class action. The reason is two fold. The class action grows stronger with each new client and the actual attorney you hired gets easy money by giving up your suit.The amount of money needed to hire a reputable firm is small to none due to "no win, no fee" type of agreements, also known as a contingency fee. They will receive their fee as part of the financial award rewarded to the plaintiff. If you lose the case, then they do not get paid unless there are small fees added in before hand in the agreement that you would need to approve of.If the lawyer you are meeting with is not giving you a free consultation or even worse, trying to charge...more
One interesting study is called, Proteoglycans in human malignant mesothelioma. Stimulation of their synthesis induced by epidermal, insulin and platelet-derived growth factors involves receptors with tyrosine kinase activity Biochimie Volume 81, Issue 7, July 1999, Pages 733-744 by Alexandra Syrokoua, George N. Tzanakakisb, Anders Hjerpeb and...more
One study is called, Immunohistochemical reactivity in mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma: A stepwise logistic regression analysis by Annika Dejmek, Anders Hjerpe - 1994 Acta Pathologica, Microbiologica et Immunologica Scandinavica APMIS Volume 102, Issue 1-6, pages 255264, January 1994. Here is an excerpt: Histological sections from 103 malignant...more
One interesting study is called, Characterization of the IGF System and Analysis of the Possible Molecular Mechanisms Leading to IGF-II Overexpression in a Mesothelioma" by D. Hodzic, L. Delacroix, Ph. Willemsen, K. Bensbaho, J. Collette, R. Broux, P. Lefbvre, J. J. Legros, M. Grooteclaes, R. Winkler - Horm Metab Res 1997; 29(11): 549-555. Here is an excerpt: The expression of members of the IGF system in a mesothelioma from a patient suffering from hypoglycemia, in term placenta and HT29 colon adenocarcinoma cells were compared. Very high levels of IGF-II mRNA and protein were detected in the mesothelioma. Moreover, half of the IGF-II protein took the high-molecular-weight form. We also analyzed the parental imprinting status and the promoter usage of the IGF-II gene. Our results showed loss of imprinting (LOI) in the mesothelioma while the imprinting was maintained in HT29 cells, expressing moderate levels of the transcript. Promoter P4 was active in the three tissues we analyzed, whereas IGF-II mRNA transcription from promoter P3 was only detected in the mesothelioma and the placenta, expressing comparably high levels of the transcript. IGF-II gene structure was identical in...more
One interesting study is called, Impact of lymph node metastasis on outcome after extrapleural pneumonectomy for malignant pleural Mesothelioma by Marc de Perrot, MD, Karl Uy, MD, Masaki Anraku, MD, Ming S. Tsao, MD, Gail Darling, MD, Thomas K....more
One interesting study is called, Absence of SV40 large T-antigen expression in human mesothelioma cell lines. By Pilatte Y, Vivo C, Renier A, Kheuang L, Greffard A, Jaurand MC - Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2000 Dec;23 (6):788-93. - INSERM, Crteil,...more
One interesting study is called, The histopathological diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma v. pulmonary adenocarcinoma: reproducibility of the histopathological diagnosis by B.G. Skov1,3,A.F. Lauritzen, F. Hirsch, H.W. Nielsen Histopathology - Volume...more
One interesting study is called, Adenovirus-mediated wild-type p53 overexpression reverts tumourigenicity of human mesothelioma cells. By Giuliano M, Catalano A, Strizzi L, Vianale G, Capogrossi M, Procopio A. Int J Mol Med. 2000 Jun;5(6):591-6. ...more
Asbestos is a mineral fiber that occurs naturally and has been in use for years in building constructions. The mineral is mostly used on roofing tiles, insulation panels of heaters and wall panels as well as on floor tiles among other materials. It...more
Considering a legal battle regarding mesothelioma and asbestos exposure can be a scary prospect. However, with the right mesothelioma legal professionals, the process can flow much smoother and most often with better results; including mesothelioma...more