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PA and NJ Mesothelioma Lawyers Report: Photodynamic Therapy Increases Survival Rate for Mesothelioma Patients


A new photodynamic therapy for treatment of mesothelioma in patients exposed to asbestos has given researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine renewed hope in helping people diagnosed with this deadly disease. Not only does the therapy eliminate the need for drastic surgical procedures, but it is prolonging the survival rate for mesothelioma patients by more than two years. Currently, forty percent of mesothelioma patients die within 12 months of diagnosis, even with aggressive treatment. Photodynamic therapy increases the survival rate and enables surgeons to spare the lung by treating only the tissue containing the cancer cells.

Philadelphia Asbestos Attorneys Discuss Reopening of Quebec Asbestos Mines


Yvon Vallieres, Quebec’s Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, recently announced that a long promised loan of $58 million would be given to reopen the Jeffrey mines in Asbestos, Quebec. Prior to its closure last year due to financial trouble, the mine exported chrysotile asbestos to India where the asbestos product is used as a composite for cement. The reopening of the asbestos mines will provide 425 jobs for the one-industry town, but approval of a loan has refueled a long standing debate between Canada’s government and world health organizations.

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