Fighting mesothelioma with infections
Patients battling mesothelioma usually try to avoid infections but researchers in Belgium have found that infection may help in the fight against mesothelioma. Mesothelioma in mice The laboratory research has been conducted by researchers at a university in Belgium using mice with mesothelioma. The mice were injected with lactate dehydrogenase-elevating virus, an infection that affects […]
Treating mesothelioma with photodynamic therapy and immunotherapy
Mesothelioma is a cancer, caused by exposure to asbestos, which currently has no cure. Doctors continue to research new treatments for mesothelioma in the hope of finding a way to finally defeat this insidious disease and researchers in Switzerland may be a step closer. Immunotherapy Over the last few years there have been huge advances […]
Tracing your exposure to asbestos
When trying to pursue a claim for asbestos-disease compensation, the first issue is identifying where you were exposed to asbestos. For some people this is easy, they worked directly with asbestos and can provide detailed evidence of their work that required them to handle asbestos or asbestos materials on a day to day basis. For […]
Mesothelioma study shows progression free survival
Patients diagnosed with mesothelioma often face a difficult decision, should they undergo treatment and possibly suffer side effects and hopefully have longer with their loved ones, or elect to receive palliative treatment? A study out of Madrid’s 12 de Octubre University Hospital has been looking at a new potential first-line treatment, ONCOS-102 and the results […]
Firefighters in Cornwall decontaminate after hazardous fire
On 12th May fire crews were dispatched to an out of control, unattended bonfire in Lower Ossington, Cornwall. Decontamination required After the event, a spokesperson from Cornwall Fire and Rescue said, “Due to what was being burnt on the fire, crews then had to decontaminate on scene. Asbestos was found to be within the fire. […]