Thursday, December 4th, 2003 - Predicted deaths from mesothelioma
Archive for 2003
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2003 - Just 4 weeks to go… Ban on new uses of Asbestos in all Australian workplaces
Thursday, November 13th, 2003 - Asbestos cancer breakthrough: First-ever blood test for mesothelioma being developed
Wednesday, November 5th, 2003 - Novel new cancer therapy: Nanoshells—mica coated with gold—and near infared light "cook" cancerous cells
Monday, November 3rd, 2003 - Congressman Hoeffel proposes a National Mesothelioma Awareness Day in new legislation: A new bill introduced by Congressman Joe Hoeffel has the goal of "expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to the form of cancer known as mesothelioma"
Thursday, October 16th, 2003 - New York Company, Proprietor Convicted of Asbestos Crimes; Widespread falsification of laboratory analysis from asbestos abatement projects and illegal asbestos removal and dumping
Wednesday, October 8th, 2003 - Research Interest in Asbestos-Related Cancer Intensifies; Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Grants Attract Largest Field Ever
Wednesday, October 8th, 2003 - Eli Lilly and Company: 1,000th U.S. Patient Enrolls in Alimta — pemetrexed — Expanded Access Program; Lilly Initiative Provides Investigational Agent Free of Charge for Medically Eligible Patients with Mesothelioma
Tuesday, October 7th, 2003 - Myths threaten cancer patients: The false belief that exposing cancer tumors to air during lung cancer surgery might cause the cancer to spread may be costing patients their lives
Wednesday, September 24th, 2003 - Eli Lilly and Company: Fewer Side Effects Reduce Costly Supportive Care for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients; Survival Rate with Alimta(R) (pemetrexed) Similar to Taxotere(R) (docetaxel), But Investigational Drug’s Side Effects Significantly Fewer
Wednesday, September 10th, 2003 - Drug developed for rare disease may help millions more as treatment for cancer, autoimmune diseases; UMHS researchers leading dozens of studies on anti-angiogenesis drug
Sunday, September 7th, 2003 - Warren Zevon: 1947-2003. Singer-songwriter dies at age 56 from the rare lung cancer mesothelioma
Monday, July 14th, 2003 - Drug combination extends survival in mesothelioma; First therapy to make a difference
Monday, June 23rd, 2003 - New Directions for the Treatment of Mesothelioma: An Expert Interview With Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD
