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Naturally occurring asbestos linked to lung cancer

Everyday exposure to naturally occurring asbestos increases the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma, according to a study by UC Davis researchers. Exposure to asbestos in the workplace, particularly in shipyards, has long been recogn...

Chemo combination improves survival in asbestos-related cancer

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 finds. In the study, p...
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Asbestos Exposure Associated With An Increased Risk For Autoimmune Disease

Asbestos exposure has long been associated with cancers, fibrosis and other diseases. Based on findings of a recent study researchers say // exposure to asbestos may lay the groundwork for future autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis and multiple sclerosis. Researchers examined 50 residents from Libby, which is known to be polluted by asbestos. They found these residents were...

Osteopontin: a useful biomarker in asbestos-related cancer

Pleural mesothelioma is an asbestos-related cancer that invades the chest cavity and the lining of the lungs. Workers at risk for high levels of exposure are miners, factory workers, carpenters, electricians//, ship fitters, ships' electricians, boilermakers, insulation manufacturers, railroad workers, gas-mask manufacturers, and pipe insulators. Recently, a study, published in the Octo...

Laryngeal Cancer Added to Asbestos’ Crime Lis

Asbestos that has long been associated with mesothelioma and lung cancer has now been found to cause laryngeal malignancies as well //. The Indian Institute of Medicine revealed this finding in its report. In addition IOM also concluded that there was ‘suggestive but not sufficient’ evidence to point out conclude mineral fibers as a cause of pharyngeal, colorectal and stomach cancer....

Drug Refused to Asbestos-Linked Cancer Patients

A body that is responsible for approving NHS treatments has been accused of placing money before patients//, after it blocked the usage of an anti-cancer drug. <BR.Patients suffering from cancer linked to asbestos will not be treated with the drug Alimta, whose scientific name is pemetrexed disodium, after a study conducted by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence...

Despite Ban, Asbestos Produce Goes Unhindered

Despite a ban by the government, asbestos might still be illegally mined in Rajasthan and India could be importing the toxic mineral on a large scale, a Canadian social// activist suspects. Louie Palu, a journalist-turned-social activist working on mining issues in Canada for 12 years, is in India to study the occupational hazards connected with asbestos mining. Palu, acco...

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