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Asbestos Related Diseases
Asbestos is used in over 3000 modern products and most people have suffered at least some degree of exposure to it at one point or another. Most asbestos exposure is limited to minute portions of well maintained building materials such as concrete,...
Asbestos Settlement - A Pertinent Issue
Asbestos settlement facilitates the victim of an asbestos related disease to recover compensation for his lost income, lost earning capacity, medical expenses and other psychological sufferings. Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring minerals....
Coping strategies found useful by mesothelioma victims
Mesothelioma is such a disease that affects not only the
person diagnosed with the disease, but his or her loved
ones, too. The intention to write this article is to offer
some resource for patients and their families who are living
with this...
Mesothelioma - Cancer that Strikes 40 Years Later
by Rick Hendershot, Linknet Publishing Network Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body's internal organs. Most people who develop...
Time to Seek Out a Lawyer?
Mesothelioma is one of the rarest forms of cancer with "only"
about 2,000 cases reported in the United States. Still, it is
perhaps the most deadly. Those unfortunate enough to have been
diagnosed with the disease generally live 4 to 9 months...
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New treatments for mesothelioma being studied
Because mesothelioma is very hard to control, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) is sponsoring clinical trials (research studies with people) that are designed to find new treatments and better ways to use current treatments. Before any new treatment can be recommended for general use, doctors conduct clinical trials to find out whether the treatment is safe for patients and effective against the disease. Participation in clinical trials is an important treatment option for many patients with mesothelioma.
People interested in taking part in a clinical trial should talk with their doctor. Information about clinical trials is available from the Cancer Information Service (CIS) (see below) at 1-800-4-CANCER. Information specialists at the CIS use PDQ®, NCI's cancer information database, to identify and provide detailed information about specific ongoing clinical trials. Patients also have the option of searching for clinical trials
on their own. The clinical trials page on the NCI's http://www.cancer.gov Web site, located at http://www.cancer.gov/clinical_trials on the Internet, provides general information about clinical trials and links to PDQ.
People considering clinical trials may be interested in the NCI booklet Taking Part in Clinical Trials: What Cancer Patients Need To Know. This booklet describes how research studies are carried out and explains their possible benefits and risks. The booklet is available by calling the CIS, or from the NCI Publications Locator Web site at http://www.cancer.gov/publications on the Internet. More at http://www.33mesothelioma.com
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