Mesothelioma - How to Choose a Doctor

How to Choose a Doctor
Title: How to Choose a Doctor
Category: Doctor's Views
Created: 6/17/2005
Last Editorial Review: 8/9/2005

New York Volunteer Chapter Of MARF To Hold First Annual "5k Walk For Hope"
Merrick, NY - The New York Volunteer Chapter of the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) will hold the first annual "5K Walk for Hope" on April 23, 2006 at 10am in Eisenhower Park, located in East Meadow, NY. All proceeds will go to MARF, a 501 (c) (3) organization that has awarded $3 million in [...]

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center study shows lung cancer susceptibility genetically linked
Studying thousands of people, researchers at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center have documented a 25% increased risk of developing one of a number of cancers in first-degree relatives of lung cancer patients who have never smoked compared to families of people who neither smoke nor have lung cancer. Researchers say their study, one of the largest ever done and the only one to include both men and women, strongly suggests that these lung cancer patients and their affected relatives share an inherited genetic susceptibility to cancer development. "This study demonstrates the importance of familial factors in the general development of cancer," said the study's first author, Olga Gorlova, PhD, assistant professor in the...

School Shut Amid Fears Of Asbestos
Officials conducted air-quality tests at a borough elementary school Friday evening, hours after smoke in its basement forced an evacuation and prompted an asbestos scare. Results of the tests at Merritt Memorial School were not available Friday night, but borough officials said the tests were merely precautionary. The officials said they expected classes to resume on Monday........

Asbestos
Title: Asbestos
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 2/21/2000 8:48:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/16/2002