Mesothelioma Cancer and Asbestos News - 2007

31 December 2007 Medical experts in India oppose the asbestos from Canada for export to developing countries. Read more »

31 December 2007 Mesothelioma treatment options - One step closer to mesothelioma treatment. Read more »

28 December 2007 Winona State faces fines over asbestos removal. Read more »

23 December 2007 Asbestos removal at Academy Street fire site to start this week. Read more »

23 December 2007 Madison, Wisconsin courts require stronger evidence of asbestos exposure as a cause of illiness. Read more »

21 December 2007 Widow's anger at asbestos payout. Read more »

18 December 2007 Asbestos-related cancer sufferer wins case to receive Alimta. Read more »

18 December 2007 Australian Defense Force given OK to continue use of asbestos equipment, although 2004 ban prohibits use. Read more »

16 December 2007 An untested EPA asbestos removal and cleanup method causes concern. Read more »

15 December 2007 Canadian practice of exporting chrysotile asbestos to developing countries under scrutiny. Read more »

14 December 2007 Questioning begins for the asbestos risk and hazard at an Auckland sports center. Read more »

8 December 2007 Reparation arrives after death of a loved one, compensation brings hope to other sufferers and families. Read more »

7 December 2007 Health department report after study of miners' health records reveal new information about mesothelioma. Read more »

6 December 2007 State funeral in Australia, 1500 countrymen bid Bernie Banton farewell. Read more »

3 December 2007 Cost of asbestos-related cancer drug too high. Read more »

29 November 2007 Scottish government opinions differ from House of Lords decision: pleural plague not a real disease. Read more »

26 November 2007 Abestos awareness organizations strive to educate the public about exposure and diseases. Read more »

19 November 2007 Workers on the MV Atlantic freighter advised to get asbestos contamination testing. Read more »

19 November 2007 EPA watches over demolition of buildings at future development site. Read more »

14 November 2007 Results of Alimta® (Pemetrexed) for Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Reported. Read more »

13 November 2007 Appalling working conditions and widespread pollution are common in India's ship-breaking yards. Read more »

5 November 2007 Politics: Disease-causing asbestos ban not strong enough to fight big business. Read more »

5 November 2007 Employee says company not taking asbestos threat seriously. Read more »

27 October 2007 Asbestos, the once valued "magic mineral," now a hazard sold to developing countries. Read more »

27 October 2007 State agencies refocus support of miners' health study on northeastern Minnesota. Read more »

22 October 2007 Mesothelioma deaths increasing compared to numbers for other cancers. Read more »

16 October 2007 Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital leads the way in mesothelioma related treatment and services. Read more »

15 October 2007 Asbestos scare for South Carolina's Pawleys Island residents and vacationers. Read more »

15 October 2007 ACSH, New York - Asbestos as a natural material means minimal exposure to humans will always exist. Read more »

13 October 2007 Melbourne Australia, RMIT University staff and students exposed to asbestos dust from old ventilation system. Read more »

10 October 2007 Mesothelioma dubbed the "one of the deadliest cancers known to modern medical science." Read more »

8 October 2007 Lancashire, England - Victim blames the government and files suit. Read more »

6 October 2007 Asbestos, the "silent killer stalks South African mining community." Read more »

4 October 2007 American products contain asbestos, Senate bans further import. Read more »

27 September 2007 Victims of Mesothelioma Face a Lengthy Wait for Drug, Alimta. Read more »

24 September 2007 Tasmania, Australia, Over Twenty Cases of Asbestos Found in Schools. Read more »

22 September 2007 Residents Evacuated While Asbestos Workers Clean Lake View, IL Apartment Building. Read more »

20 September 2007 Eli Lilly Applies for Review of Alimta as Initial Treatment for Mesothelioma. Read more »

16 September 2007 Asbestos Detected, New Miami Housing Development Could Be Delayed. Read more »

15 September 2007 About Asbestos Removal, Is It Safe? Read more »

10 September 2007 Sixteen School Buildings Found to Contain Asbestos Materials. Read more »

7 September 2007 Clinical Trial to Ascertain the Side Effects and Toxicity of Drug, Zolinza Read more »

30 August 2007 Northern Ireland last to receive funding for mesothelioma drug, Alimta. Read more »

30 August 2007 Clinical trials conducted to determine if drugs are a "viable first or second-line defense." Read more »

27 August 2007 Worker berated by her boss for taking personal precautions against asbestos contamination. Read more »

19 August 2007 Mesothelioma is "a horrible way to die." The lawsuits are increasing for this asbestos-related cancer. Read more »

15 August 2007 New mesothelioma clinical trial is underway in New York City's Columbia Presbyterian Hospital. Read more »

13 August 2007 Asbestos-related deaths are at all-time highs in Cheshire, UK. Read more »

12 August 2007 A man dying of malignant mesothelioma in the UK is bidding for £150,000 in damages. Read more »

6 August 2007 EPA fines charter school in AZ for asbestos violations. Read more »

23 July 2007 Families of steel workers in MD receive a large asbestos payout from GE. Read more »

14 July 2007 SDG&E convicted of unsafely removing asbestos from a former property. Read more »

9 July 2007 New drug gives hope to those suffering from asbestos-exposure. Read more »

9 July 2007 A man in the UK was awarded £135,000 after contracting lung cancer from working more than 20 years with asbestos-laden brake linings. Read more »

11 June 2007 Alimta, the life-extending asbestos drug, may soon make its way to Cumbria, UK. Read more »

11 June 2007 A Massachusetts man, who suffers from mesothelioma, filed an asbestos suit in Madison County, WI. Read more »

5 June 2007 A man in Texas who has mesothelioma filed suit claiming he was exposed to asbestos from his father's clothing. Read more »

4 June 2007 Thousands of Philippine veterans who served with the U.S. Navy were exposed to asbestos while on duty. Read more »

4 June 2007 Relatives of asbestos victims in Northern Ireland can now claim compensation from a special fund administered by the Department for Social Development. Read more »

4 June 2007 The family of a former U.S. Navy machinist, who recently died of mesothelioma, has been awarded $5.2 million. Read more »

28 May 2007 A company in the UK is fined £15,000 for violating asbestos regulations. Read more »

21 May 2007 A Pennsylvania family seeks compensation from 44 defendant corporations for the death of their wife and mother from mesothelioma. Read more »

18 May 2007 Woman seeks £100,000 for her husband's asbestos-related death. Read more »

14 May 2007 Oklahoma woman cites mesothelioma against 84 defendant corporations in asbestos filing. Read more »

12 May 2007 UK widow receives £50K after her husband died of mesothelioma. Read more »

10 May 2007 UK study shows an increase in mesothelioma deaths in a four-year period. Read more »

6 May 2007 The World Health Organization calls for a ban on benzene from the workplace, which would aid is reducing employee asbestos exposure. Read more »

6 May 2007 Mesothelioma chemotherapy drug denied approval in UK. Read more »

30 April 2007 Oil companies in Texas are being sued for asbestos exposure by the family of a deceased worker. Read more »

30 April 2007 Self-help group for mesothelioma sufferers is formed in UK. Read more »

25 April 2007 Will virotherapy be the next form of treatment for mesothelioma victims? Read more »

23 April 2007 Rosetta Genomics is partnering with NYU Medical Center to develop early detection tests for lung cancer and mesothelioma. Read more »

23 April 2007 Banned, asbestos-laden pipes still being used for water supply purposes in Haryana, India. Read more »

18 April 2007 New studies show ONCONASE (ranpirnase) has the potential to become a preventative drug in the fight against asbestos-related diseases. Read more »

16 April 2007 $5.5 million awarded to widow of a deceased Navy aircraft carrier builder who was exposed to asbestos on the job. Read more »

16 April 2007 A former Verizon employee files an asbestos suit, claiming he was exposed to materials containing the substance. Read more »

16 April 2007 New York City schools ignore the warning to remove asbestos-laden pipes. Read more »

15 April 2007 Minnesota Iron Range miners should be concerned about the risk of asbestos exposure. Read more »

9 April 2007 Future incidence projections for mesothelioma have been underestimated, according to an Australian National University study. Read more »

8 April 2007 EPA releases brochure indicating auto mechanics may be exposed to asbestos at their current jobs. Read more »

6 April 2007 A woman in the UK received a six-figure compensation payout after developing mesothelioma from hanging out in a boiler room with asbestos insulation. She now fears for her friends' lives. Read more »

2 April 2007 Discussions from Asbestos Awareness Day raised the notion that the dangers of asbestos exposure are often ignored. Read more »

2 April 2007 An Australian study shows that more than ever before people will be affected by asbestos exposure and eventually develop mesothelioma. Read more »

26 March 2007 Mesothelioma marker test is approved by the FDA and now available to physicians in the U.S. Read more »

23 March 2007 A man in Leyton, England is searching for former coworkers to join him in an asbestos exposure campaign to receive compensation from their former employer. Read more »

19 March 2007 Canadian shipyard union alerts former employees of possible asbestos exposure compensation. Read more »

18 March 2007 More than $868,000 in compensation from asbestos exposure awarded to the family of a drywall taper in CA. Read more »

10 March 2007 New test for monitoring the progression of mesothelioma receives good reviews from a recent NYU study. Read more »

5 March 2007 Former Congressman Bruce Vento's widow is urging the Senate to ban asbestos after her husband died of malignant mesothelioma in 2000. Read more »

3 March 2007 A former employee of General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. receives a $2 million asbestos exposure payout after contracting a deadly cancer. Read more »

5 March 2007 Philips Electronics facing asbestos charges in Holland from insurers. Read more »

27 February 2007 A Capitol Hill employee will testify against the government as to the poor working conditions they have been subjected to, including asbestos exposure. Read more »

26 February 2007 The June Hancock Mesothelioma Research Fund has donated £139,000 for the quest to find a cure for mesothelioma. Read more »

26 February 2007 Woman claims second hand asbestos exposure in Wisconsin courts. Read more »

26 February 2007 The Otapan, a Dutch ship carrying asbestos, was denied entry into Turkey for carrying more asbestos onboard than was listed on its export license. Read more »

19 February 2007 The family of a man from the UK who recently died of lung disease from asbestos exposure is seeking £100,000 in compensation from the government. Read more »

18 February 2007 GE loses a decade-long battle against thousands of asbestos-related claims and owes $115 million in expenses. Read more »

15 February 2007 The Pacific Heart, Lung & Blood Institute raised $250,000 for asbestos cancer research at a benefit concert. Read more »

13 February 2007 Veterans suffering from mesothelioma now have a new resource to help them file claims for entitled benefits. Read more »

12 February 2007 Combination of mesothelioma drug treatments extend survival rate. Read more »

11 February 2007 James Hardie Industries makes its first payment of $184 million to the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund in Australia. Read more »

7 February 2007 A new test for monitoring mesothelioma may aid doctors' treatment of the disease. Read more »

5 February 2007 South Korea to ban all use of asbestos by 2009. Read more »

4 February 2007 Asarco, a one-time mining giant, looks to settle environmental claims, such as asbestos claims, for more than $6 billion. Read more »

4 February 2007 State to help residents of Libby, MT with asbestos-removal efforts. Read more »

1 February 2007 Mesothelioma survivor marks 10th anniversary of battling the deadly disease, giving others hope. Read more »

29 January 2007 Valley Forge National Historical Park to receive much needed asbestos cleanup. Read more »

26 January 2007 Second hand asbestos exposure could be enough to file suit against companies who have been negligent. Read more »

22 January 2007 The leading mesothelioma activist in Libby, MT has died from the asbestos-related disease himself. Read more »

22 January 2007 Asbestos-related deaths are definitively linked to Ground Zero where the World Trade Center once stood. Read more »

19 January 2007 A Japanese professor will be tracking possible mesothelioma victims in order to uncover a model for diagnosing mesothelioma tumors at an early stage. Read more »

19 January 2007 Loophole in insurance policy may be detrimental for mesothelioma victims trying to receive compensation in the UK. Read more »

8 January 2007 Madison County, IL is the site of another out of state asbestos exposure claim. Read more »

7 January 2007 Renovators fined by the state of MA in asbestos removal blunder. Read more »

4 January 2007 A scenic painter's widow is suing Buckinghamshire studios (UK) for exposing her late husband to asbestos while on movie sets and not providing proper protection. Read more »

4 January 2007 Mesothelioma victims fight against insurance policy loophole in court. Read more »

[Page updated February 2010]