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The VA, Washington University, and the American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) have joined to initiate a new Radiation Oncology Practice Assessment (ROPA) program. For the first time, radiation oncologists will be provided continuous feedback on the headway made in cancer therapy through new and innovative information technology techniques. There are three major treatments for …
Katherine Amato, Ph.D., Jin Chen, MD, Ph.D, and other colleagues published a paper in Cancer Research on a study of ways to circumvent the mutation leading to multiplication of cancer cells in the lungs. These lung cancers include those caused by asbestos exposure, such as mesothelioma. It is known that many cancer cells have a …
Mesothelioma is a rare cancer, usually in the lungs and almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. Recently, a wide-ranging sample of 216 malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) tumors identified genetic mutations previously unknown. A number of these mutations may be available for diagnosis and treatment immediately. Investigators from the International Mesothelioma Program at Brigham and …
Statistics Canada (StatsCan) revealed that according to 2012 statistics, the latest available, mesothelioma cases and deaths have continued to rise. In fact, from 2000 to 2012, asbestos-related cancers jumped 60 per cent – from 292 to 467. Kathleen Ruff, a B.C. human rights and anti-asbestos advocate, stated, “What they [statistics] show is shocking because they …
Westwego, Louisiana is the site of the Avondale Shipyard, once the largest private employer in Louisiana with 6,000 employees. Three men founded it in 1938, just up river from New Orleans on the west bank of the Mississippi river. The shipyard began its journey through various other owners starting in 1959. These included Ogden Corporation, …
