The difficulty lies in the question of what the legislature can and should do to attempt limiting asbestos and silica lawsuits, and this question has been raised in the state affairs committee hearing. The answer may be found in a member of the house, a medical doctor who authored the senate bill that has been pinpointed by certain business interests that note the influx of unfounded claims in the court system. These business groups note that too...more
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer and the treatment of Mesothelioma is similar to the treatment of other types of cancers. Mesothelioma can be treated through three major cancer treatment methods. They include : Radiation,Chemotherapy and Surgery. The best treatment is always requires depending on the extent of damage caused by the ailment. We now take a look at each of them.ChemotherapyPerhaps the most common of cancer treatments,...more
Mesothelioma, the disease of mesothelium, is a painful one mingled with expensive treatment. Mesothelium is the covering made around the heart, lungs and other important organ of human body. It protects the organs from injury when beating against the body wall. Usually in case of involuntary muscles in human body, as found in heart, stomach, lungs etc, the mesothelium plays vital role. During respiration system the air is taken in, get purified in lungs and again the contaminated blood full of carbon-di-oxide is taken out. During the said purification process if there is any tiny or even microscopic particles are inhaled accidentally then those particles can not come out easily from lungs and remain stuck in the mesothelium. If such dust particles get accumulated in large number in lungs, then it causes many kind of lungs related or cardio-thoracic problems. In many cases it eventually leads to cancer, known as mesothelioma.This mesothelioma is then to be dealt with expensive medical treatment. Unfortunately, when mesothelioma shows up, it denotes terminally injured lungs. Along with the mesothelioma the required body strength to work and earn get decreased extremely....more
Another interesting study is called, Effect of drug-light interval on photodynamic therapy with meta-tetrahydroxyphenylchlorin in malignant Mesothelioma by Hans-Beat Ris, Hans Jrg Altermatt, Bernhard Nachbur, J. Charles M. Stewart, Qiang Wang, Chang Kee Lim, Raymond Bonnett, Ulrich Althaus - International Journal of Cancer Volume 53, Issue 1, pages...more
An interesting study is called, Intrapulmonary localized fibrous tumor. Intraparenchymal so-called localized fibrous mesothelioma. By Yousem SA, Flynn SD - Am J Clin Pathol. 1988 Mar;89(3):365-9. Here is an excerpt: Abstract - This report describes three cases of intrapulmonary fibromas which are histologically identical to localized fibrous...more
Another interesting study is called, Induction of mesothelioma in p53 mouse by intraperitoneal application of multi-wall carbon nanotube by Atsuya Takagi, Akihiko Hirose, Tetsuji Nishimura, Nobutaka Fukumori, Akio Ogata, Norio Ohashi, Satoshi Kitajima and Jun Kanno - The Journal of Toxicological Sciences Vol. 33 (2008) , No. 1 February 105-116. Here is an excerpt: ABSTRACT- Nanomaterials of carbon origin tend to form various shapes of particles in micrometer dimensions. Among them, multi-wall carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) form fibrous or rod-shaped particles of length around 10 to 20 micrometers with an aspect ratio of more than three. Fibrous particles of this dimension including asbestos and some man-made fibers are reported to be carcinogenic, typically inducing mesothelioma. Here we report that MWCNT induces mesothelioma along with a positive control, crocidolite (blue asbestos), when administered intraperitoneally to p53 heterozygous mice that have been reported to be sensitive to asbestos. Our results point out the possibility that carbon-made fibrous or rod-shaped micrometer particles may share the carcinogenic mechanisms postulated for asbestos. To maintain sound activity of...more
Another interesting study is called, Potential Role of Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors in Mesothelioma: Clinical Experience with Suberoylanilide Hydroxamic Acid Clinical Lung Cancer - Chest Surg Clin N Am. 1994 Feb;4(1):113-26 - Allen KB, Faber LP,...more
An interesting study is called, Diagnosis of diffuse malignant mesothelioma: experience of a US/Canadian Mesothelioma Panel. By McCaughey WT, Colby TV, Battifora H, Churg A, Corson JM, Greenberg SD, Grimes MM, Hammar S, Roggli VL, Unni KK. - Mod...more
Another interesting study is called, Continuous hyperthermic peritoneal perfusion with cisplatin for the treatment of peritoneal mesothelioma. By Ma GY, Bartlett DL, Reed E, Figg WD, Lush RM, Lee KB, Libutti SK, Alexander HR. - Metabolism Section,...more
Another interesting study is called, Immunohistochemical Panels For Differentiating Epithelial Malignant Mesothelioma From Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Study With Logistic Regression Analysis - American Journal of Surgical Pathology: January 2001 - Volume...more
Another interesting study is called, Gefitinib in Patients with Malignant Mesothelioma: A Phase II Study by the Cancer and Leukemia Group B - Clinical Cancer Research March 2005 11; 2300 by Ramaswamy Govindan, Robert A. Kratzke, James E. Herndon II,...more
The lung disease asbestosis has its origins in the lengthy exposure to the hazardous substance asbestos, which was widely used for building materials in the 20th century, due to its many properties. Its main uses were in thermal pipe insulation and...more