$3.8 million settlement for a Navy veteran diagnosed with mesothelioma. Our client did industrial work in the 1950s, when asbestos was at its peak.
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$3.8 million settlement for a Navy veteran diagnosed with mesothelioma. Our client did industrial work in the 1950s, when asbestos was at its peak.
New treatments may significantly extend the lives of mesothelioma victims. Our experienced mesothelioma attorneys are thrilled to hear of new developments for mesothelioma victims. Treatment advances are critical because victims diagnosed with the disease often only live for an average of 6 to 18 months after diagnosis. The recent death of a Charleston fireman is a perfect example ...
Asbestos and subsequent mesothelioma can be devastating to victims. The silent killer, asbestos particles, can lay at wait in lungs and other tissue for up to 50 years. Given the long dormancy period, asbestos related legal claims have ebbed and flowed over the years since the peak of asbestos use in the United States around ...
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently published a fact sheet on its website, which it also quickly removed, outlining the contamination of the polio vaccine with a known cancer virus, SV40. SV40 (Simian virus 40) is a polyomavirus found in some species of monkey, and was discovered in 1960. Soon after ...
Mesothelioma lawyers announce that researchers at NYU recently developed a biosensor and method to detect pleural mesothelioma. A protein referred to as HAPLN1 is significantly over-expressed in mesothelioma patients, and scientists recently discovered new ways to detect this protein in the blood serum of high-risk patients. Mesothelioma, more than almost any other type of cancer, is ...
Mesothelioma is a potentially fatal cancer that you can develop after getting exposed to asbestos. It starts on the thin membranes around your internal organs, most commonly on the lungs and abdominal area. If it reaches other organs, it can be too advanced to treat successfully. How early you can detect mesothelioma often depends on ...
Research from UT Southwestern Medical Center indicates that peritoneal mesothelioma can spread to other organs, such as the lungs, in the last and most serious stage of this cancer, stage 4A or stage 4B. Understanding Peritoneal Mesothelioma According to the National Cancer Institute, the peritoneum is the layer of tissue that lines the entire abdominal ...
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive form of cancer that primarily results from long-term asbestos exposure. Typically, this exposure takes place in the workplace, as asbestos is present in many products, such as insulation, and work environments, such as mining and construction sites. Radiation treatment for other cancers also may result in malignant mesothelioma ...
According to a Cancer.net article from the American Society of Clinical Oncology, a chest x-ray can show mesothelioma, but it is not the primary diagnostic tool used to make a diagnosis. A doctor may use a chest x-ray to confirm that a patient has mesothelioma and to pinpoint the location of the cancer. Doctors may ...
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