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A recent ruling in Chattanooga, Tennessee by a federal judge sentenced three men to prison for violating the Clean Air Act. The violation resulted from a demolition project that polluted the area with asbestos. Asbestos is a known human carcinogen directly linked to mesothelioma. The three men convicted were Don Fillers, David Wood and James » Read More

The Philadelphia mesothelioma lawyers at Brookman, Rosenberg, Brown & Sandler recently reviewed a research article that appeared in the October issue of the PLOS ONE Journal.  Researchers have identified a group of specific bio-markers that may enable individuals exposed to asbestos to get an early diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma, which in turn would give them the chance » Read More

A recent study published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology by the University Colorado Cancer Center reports that the chemotherapy drug, Pemetrexed, may be an effective form of treatment in some mesothelioma patients.   The study suggests that those who will benefit from Pemetrexed must have two specific indicators for the chemotherapy drug to be most » Read More