Asbestos Cancer In The News

Perth scientists have made a major breakthrough in their bid to find a cure for the deadly lung disease mesothelioma, after discovering that a commercial skin cancer cream was able to cure mice with advanced mesothelioma tumours.

YOU'D see him going downhill. He couldn't walk anywhere. He was flat-out just getting to the postbox.

Nine years after its use was banned, statistics show that nearly 4,000 people in the UK die each year from the effects of asbestos exposure whilst at work.

Expert advice Dr. Gavin Henry discusses treating — and preventing — lung cancer

(ARA) - Baby boomers have been rewriting American culture for decades. Now, as the first wave of retiring boomers leaves the work force and the next wave is reaching the 55-plus mark, they are redefining yet another great American institution - volunteerism.

Deal worth at least $60 million in case involving insulation W.R. Grace & Co. said yesterday it has reached a deal worth at least $60 million to settle property damage claims filed by the owners of homes and businesses who used an attic and wall insulation manufactured by the Columbia chemical maker.

Federal crews are on track with their cleanup of the site, but testing has revealed more asbestos contamination.

Exxon is accused of negligence in an ex-yard worker's cancer death. Stanley Morton was long retired from the Newport News shipyard when he was diagnosed with asbestos-related cancer in April 2006.

It could cost more than $200 million to clean up hazardous waste from an asbestos mine in northern Vermont, state and federal officials says.

(ARA) - Everyone knows the dangers of asbestos. What was once commonplace in factories and the construction industry has caused a slew of health problems to those who have been exposed.