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Why Women with Mesothelioma Survive Longer than Men

CPSM — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 01:49:00 +0000

A new study conducted at the Baird Institute for Applied Heart and Lung Surgical Results in Sydney, Australia examined the gender differences between mesothelioma patients and discovered some shocking results. They found that women with a certain type of mesothelioma showed much higher survival rates when undergoing surgical treatment than men with the same disease [...]

Why Women with Mesothelioma Survive Longer than Men is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mesothelioma

CPSM — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 20:49:31 +0000

We recently posted two articles that point to the importance of early diagnosis of mesothelioma in guiding and expanding treatment options. Most patients develop mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos on the job, although some are exposed environmentally or by second-hand means. Mesothelioma is very challenging to accurately diagnose for two reasons. One, there is a long latency period [...]

Diagnosis and Treatment of Mesothelioma is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos Find Increases Costs of School Remodel

CPSM — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:16:15 +0000

Beacon Elementary in Montesano, Washington began large scale renovations at the start of the school year. While remodeling one part of the school, asbestos was discovered in the mastic behind the chalkboards which required safe removal. Now, more of the asbestos containing mastic has been found in another building, both of which were constructed in [...]

Asbestos Find Increases Costs of School Remodel is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.