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Strong Against Proposed Asbestos Mesothelioma Legislation
Mesothelioma.com today announced its dissenting opinion on the recent asbestos bill soon to come before congress. Mesothelioma.com has reviewed the recent asbestos bill proposed by Sen. Arlen Spector and Sen. Patrick Leahy (news, bio, voting record) and has come out strongly against the proposed bill. We believe the bill is unworkable, under-funded, and unconstitutional.......

New Research Grants Continue Progress Against Dread Cancer
Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation Announces Additional $1 Million of Research Funding The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (”MARF”) announced today awards of almost $1 million in additional research funding aimed at curing mesothelioma (”meso”). An international and cross disciplinary set of nine new projects will go forward thanks to grants from MARF of $100,000 each. Researchers in [...]

Non-small-cell lung cancer in the elderly analyzed
Non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in the elderly was analyzed. According to a study from Italy, "The world population is getting increasingly older. In Western countries, lung cancer in the most frequent cancer and more than 50% of patients who contract NSCLC are close to 70 years old." "It is therefore fundamentally important that we identify an overall strategy of screening, diagnosis and therapy designed specifically for elderly patients. NSCLC research still has relatively little material dedicated exclusively to the elderly, but recently interest has been growing, possibly due to the positive results of the most recent trials (Elderly Lung Cancer Vinorelbine Study Group (ELVIS), Southern Italy Cooperative Oncology Group (SICOG),...

Asbestos Workers Union Joins New Medical Foundation's Quest for Cure of Asbestos and Benzene-Related Cancers
The Pacific Heart, Lung and Blood Institute ("PACHLAB") is pleased to announce the addition of Terry Lynch as a member of its Board of Directors. PACHLAB is a 501(c)(3) non-profit medical research foundation devoted to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of occupational diseases through independent research, collaboration, and education. Terry Lynch is Vice President at Large [...]

Bronchoaveolar Cell Carcinoma Survivors?
My Mom, a non-smoker was diagnosed with bronchoaveolar cell carcinoma. She is on Tarceva now and is reacting well with this medicine.....just want to know if there's any survivors out there? Some encouraging words would help very much......Thanks....

Doctor: Checklist to Take To Your Doctor's Appointment
Title: Doctor: Checklist to Take To Your Doctor's Appointment
Category: Health Facts
Created: 7/13/2005
Last Editorial Review: 7/14/2005