http://www.beatmesothelioma.com Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:52:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Mesothelioma is one of the deadliest diseases known to man; the average life span of an inflicted person from the time of diagnosis until death is less than 24 months. It’s a disease that strikes approximately 3,000 United States citizens each and every year; hard working people who have labored for ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/introduction-to-mesothelioma/ Press Release Source: Alfacell Corporation BLOOMFIELD, N.J., Feb. 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Alfacell Corporation (Nasdaq: ACEL - News) today announced that the full enrollment target of 316 patients has been reached for the international, confirmatory Phase IIIb registration trial evaluating ONCONASE® (ranpirnase), the Company's lead investigational drug candidate, as a treatment for ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/alfacell-achieves-full-patient-enrollment-milestone-for-the-onconase-phase-iiib-registration-study-in-unresectable-malignant-mesothelioma/ According to a report recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, researchers at Taiwan University have developed a five-gene test that may help show which early-stage lung cancer patients most need chemotherapy. Chemotherapy can be greatly beneficial in slowing or halting the growth of lung cancer in some ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/genetic-test-for-lung-cancer-patients-might-help-identify-chemotherapy-needs/ USGS scientists debunk industry claim, call particles dangerous. The Sacramento Bee reported on December 20, 2006 that the U.S. Geological Survey confirmed a federal environmental agency’s findings of a particularly dangerous kind of asbestos on playgrounds in El Dorado Hill. USGS experts in mineral identification reached the conclusion after closely examining ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/study-asbestos-fears-are-justified/ According to a poll conducted by USA TODAY, Kaiser Family Foundation, and the Harvard School of Public Health, half of cancer patients and their households have trouble coordinating medical care for their disease. The poll, reported in an article appearing in the USA TODAY on November 20, 2006, surveyed 930 ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/coordinating-cancer-care-a-challenge-for-patients-and-families/ By John Council Texas Lawyers Friday, February 9, 2007 In a surprising verdict, a jury in a Dallas federal court found that a former associate with Baron & Budd "deliberately lied" to three clients, awarding them $129,000 in damages on Feb. 8.The case was unusual because the three plaintiffs in Jacobs, ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/clients-prevail-over-former-baron-budd-associate-in-federal-court/ USA A number of medical centers in the U.S. and elsewhere specialize in one or more types of mesothelioma treatment. This is by no means a complete list of places that provide treatment for mesothelioma. There may well be other centers or hospitals closer to where you live. Be sure to speak ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/treatment-centers-us/ Surgeons and Oncologists - USA Mesothelioma Specialists You will normally have several doctors helping treat different aspects of your mesothelioma, including one or more professionals with specialties such as oncology, thoracic surgery, and pulmonology. Click here for a list of the types of medical specialists you may well have on your thoracic ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/surgeons-and-oncologists-usa/ United Kingdom David A. Waller, MDGlenfield Hospital Groby Road Leicester Leicestershire LE3 9QP United Kingdom Specialty: Surgery for pleural mesothelioma Tom Treasure, MD, MS, FRCS Guy's Hospital St. Thomas' Street London Greater London SE1 9RT United Kingdom Specialty: Surgery for pleural mesothelioma Andrew Ritchie, MD, PhD Papworth Hospital Papworth Everard Cambridge Cambridgeshire CB3 8RE United ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/surgeons-and-oncologists/ United Kingdom Christie Hospital NHS Trust 550 Wilmslow Road Withington Manchester M20 4BX Telephone: 0161 446 3000.  The Christie Hospital NHS Trust is the largest single-site cancer treatment centre in Europe, and offers services incuding diagnosis, treatment and general care for cancer patients, and well as cancer education. The Royal Marsden Hospital (London) ... http://www.beatmesothelioma.com/treatment-centres/