Now that summer is finally here, many people are eagerly counting down the days until they get to leave on their long-awaited and meticulously-planned vacations. For some, these vacations will mean hopping on a plane and for others it will mean getting behind the...
If you hear the term "digital assets" in the context of estate planning, chances are very good that you automatically envision all of the electronic devices you've accumulated and regularly use from your smartphone and camera to your laptop and tablet computer.It's...
The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently approved Opdivo, an advanced lung cancer drug. Opdivo is the first immuno-oncology drug therapy for patients with lung cancer. Mesothelioma and lung cancer are caused by exposure and inhalation of dangerous...
Earlier this month the FDA approved Keytruda, manufactured by Merck, to treat melanoma. Keytruda disrupts the cancer cells that tell the body's immune system not to attack the cancer cells as intruders. Keytruda, and other drugs in this class are already being tested...
If you or a loved one have been diagnosed with Mesothelioma or lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos it is important to know your rights. You have a right to compensation for your exposure to asbestos even though your exposure was years or even decades ago....
A new cancer drug, Defactinib (VS-6033), is an orally administered compound designed to target and kill cancer cells in mesothelioma patients. The clinical trial named COMMAND (Control of Mesothelioma and Maintenance Defactinib) is a global clinical trial involving...
Every year, April 28 is set aside to remember those who have died from work related illnesses such as mesothelioma and lung cancer. Workers Memorial Day is observed annually across the country to increase awareness and hopefully prevent future diseases related to...
The 11th Annual International Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma, hosted by the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation), scheduled for March 5-7, 2014 in Alexandria, Virginia is available for patients and families and the entire mesothelioma...
Results from a clinical trial, conducted by Papworth Hospital NHS (National Health Service) Foundation Trust of the UK, indicate that partial pleurectomy significantly improved the quality of life and control of pleural effusion (accumulation of fluid between layers...
Nanotechnology is a new field that offers scientists the ability to control matter in very small dimensions including enhancement of the delivery of drugs to treat mesothelioma and lung cancer. Materials at the nanoscale can have different properties compared to their...
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