Latest Asbestos Related News
Page 3 of Latest News from our team. Highlighting recent legislation and medical trials and breakthroughs for Mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases . . .
Breast Cancer Drug Trials on Pleural Mesothelioma
By Kathy Cooke.
The drug could be used to treat mesothelioma by modulating the estrogen receptors
The UK Towns most affected by Mesothelioma
By Warren Miller.
Table showing the areas where there are most deaths by Mesothelioma
HSE Statistics of the numbers of asbestos related deaths
By Warren Miller.
Deaths from asbestos diseases including mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer and asbestosis
New proposed treatment for malignant pleural meothelioma tumours
By Kathy Cooke.
Trials of combination of Immunotherapy with chemotherapy
Increase in Government Payment from 80% to 100%
By Helen Childs.
However, the award still falls short in certain areas
MPs call for insurance companies to contribute to mesothelioma research fund
By Helen Childs.
Albert Square Manchester sees the release of white doves as a symbol of future hope for mesothelioma victims
Pericardial Mesothelioma - A Rare Cancer of the Heart
By Kathy Cooke.
A professor suffering from the rare cancer - mesothelioma of the heart - died this month
Union and HSE advice is to stop using World War 2 gas masks in schools
By Kathy Cooke.
Historical artefacts used in school and museum demonstrations may contain asbestos.
Asbestos contamination - latest news from around the world
By Kathy Cooke.
Asbestos still poses a risk to workers and the public. Asbestos news from USA, UK, NZ and Australia.
Current UK Clinical Trials for Pleural Mesothelioma
By Kathy Cooke.
Pleural Mesothelioma is resistant to conventional methods of treatment - new treatments are urgently required
How is a person and their family affected by a diagnosis of an asbestos related disease?
By Kathy Cooke.
Recent research suggests that asbestos victims and their carers require a strong support network to cope with a mesothelioma diagnosis.
What informed the Mesothelioma Bill allowing victims to claim 80% of the average civil claim?
By Helen Childs.
A summary of the study commissioned by DWP and MoJ into mesothelioma settlement levels
Mesothelioma victims are to receive an average of £8k more in compensation payouts
By Helen Childs.
Payments to mesothelioma victims unable to trace insurers to be increased to 80% of the average civil damages award
Recent Information reveals the high price paid by the MoD to compensate Devonport workers.
By Helen Childs.
From 2001 to 2013, the MOD paid out over £35m asbestos related compensation to shipyard workers in Devon.
Fibrinogen levels in MPM patients may act as new prognostic indicator
By Kathy Cooke.
A simple blood test may ensure that mesothelioma patients receive the best course of treatment for their disease.
HSE fines companies for breaching asbestos regulations
By Warren Miller.
Companies are still breaching the Asbestos Laws 2012 and putting profit above the safety of their staff.
Alternative medicine moves closer to conventional medicine for mesothelioma patients
By Kathy Cooke.
The addition of a pineapple extract enhances the effects of cisplatin on mesothelioma cells
MPs fight plans by Justice Minister to change Recoverability Exemption
By Helen Childs.
Ministry of Justice plans to end exemption of recovering success fees for Mesothelioma Cases
The illegal fly-tipping of asbestos waste continues in the UK.
By Warren Miller.
Examples of prosecutions brought against people involved in the illegal dumping of asbestos waste
Who is responsible for asbestos duties in derelict buildings?
By Kathy Cooke.
Prosecutions may follow if asbestos procedures are not followed.
Can cats and dogs develop mesothelioma?
By Warren Miller.
An investigation into the cancer in domestic animals, including dogs, cats, horses and cattle
Statistics for Asbestosis Deaths in Recent Years
By Kathy Cooke.
First recorded case of asbestosis in the UK was in 1924. Number of deaths from asbestosis have increased since 1978.
Building Contractors fined £50,000 by The Health and Safety Executive
By Warren Miller.
Presence of asbestos was ignored and workers exposed to asbestos at a school in Surrey
What is the asbestos risk to bakers?
By Kathy Cooke.
Asbestos may be found in ovens manufactured prior to 1980s. Is there an increased risk of asbestos cancer to bakers?
A child who lived close to a Cape Asbestos Factory develops mesothelioma 40 years later
By Warren Miller.
County Durham resident diagnosed with the cancer from asbestos dust blown over from the factory
Engineered Immune Cells used to target and kill Mesothelioma Cancer Cells
By Kathy Cooke.
Personalized Cell Therapy called Chimeric Antigen Receptor T cells (CAR T cells)
Increase in the number of Mesothelioma Cases in The Irish Republic
By Warren Miller.
Asbestos imports where banned later in Ireland than the rest of the United Kingdom
Is there Asbestos in Our Universities?
By Kathy Cooke.
A report in the Guardian stated that 33/88 universities said that their student accommodation contained asbestos.
Children at risk from developing Mesothelioma in later life if exposed to asbestos in school
By Warren Miller.
According to The Committee on Carcinogenicity who advise the UK Government on cancer
Pioneering cancer experts test a new drug used to treat mesothelioma
By Kathy Cooke.
A research team at a Sheffield hospital test a new drug used to treat mesothelioma
