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 [...]

Case filed in San Francisco Superior Court by Mesothelioma lawyers at the firm Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason on behalf of patient diagnosed in 2006 moves through courts. Initial default judgment of $2,671,000.00 in favor of the firms client removed to Federal Court with trial date set for July 2009.
Frank Ham was diagnosed with pleural [...]

Yet another school is being affected by the presence of asbestos in it’s building material.
School officials have closed part of Bozeman High School in Montana after discovering pieces of asbestos roofing material in some of it’s classrooms. Superintendent Kirk Miller says the material fell into an art room and custodial garage-storage room while a new [...]

Research scientists have been exploring the use of biomarkers as diagnostic tools to detect malignant pleural mesothelioma.   A biomarker is a specific physical trait used to measure the effects or progress of a disease. A validated biomarker can diagnose the presence of a disease and perhaps aid in its treatment. A recent study shows that [...]

This is the story of a 7 year Mesothelioma survivor, James O’Connor, after receiving the depressing  diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma was given less than one year to live by his doctors. Told to spend his last days vacationing with his wife and to call hospice he chose differently.  Not wanting to accept the  prognosis and live [...]

 A Toronto neighborhood was evacuated recently because of  feared asbestos exposure after an explosion in a Sunrise Propane facility. Some 12,000 people were evacuated as a precaution against exposure to airborne asbestos, a known toxic substance that can cause mesothelioma, a deadly lung cancer.
Cleanup crews found asbestos residue in streets near the explosion site and [...]

A new, targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma is underway at the Mesothelioma Center at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center. “We will investigate whether a combination of chemotherapy and radiation targeted directly to the lung’s lining can improve outcomes while avoiding surgery,” according to Dr. Robert Taub, director of [...]