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Silica is created when silicon and oxygen combine. These minerals are called silicates and comprise about 90% of the Earth’s crust mass. That means most people come in contact with some form of silica each day, but, like asbestos, the undisturbed mineral is not the danger, it’s the dust caused by disturbing the mineral. The …
Today ends Asbestos Awareness Week and begins the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s (ADAO) 12th Annual International Conference. This year’s theme is “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” and will be held in Washington D.C. This conference brings over 300 experts, victims, unions, and lawmakers from throughout the world. It’s an opportunity to hear renowned speakers, discuss, …
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 …
