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Johnson & Johnson Will Pay $6.5 Billion to Settle Talc Ovarian Cancer Lawsuits
THURSDAY, May 2, 2024 – Johnson & Johnson announced Wednesday that it would pay out more than $6.5 billion over the next 25 years to settle existing lawsuits claiming that its talc-containing...
EPA Issues Final Rule Banning Asbestos
MONDAY, March 18, 2024 – The last remnants of asbestos use in the United States have now been banned by the Environmental Protection Agency. While the known carcinogen has already been largely...
Pegargiminase + Chemo Increases Survival Rate in Nonepithelioid Pleural Mesothelioma
FRIDAY, Feb. 23, 2024 – For patients with nonepithelioid pleural mesothelioma, pegargiminase plus chemotherapy is associated with improved survival versus placebo plus chemotherapy, according to a...
New Treatment Brings Hope for Rare, Deadly Cancer Linked to Asbestos, Malignant Mesothelioma
THURSDAY, Feb. 15, 2024 – Mick worked in a factory boiler room in the 1970s, where he was exposed to asbestos. He didn’t think much of it until 2018, when he began to feel ill and dropped more than 4...
Pembrolizumab + Standard Chemotherapy Beneficial in Mesothelioma
WEDNESDAY, Nov. 15, 2023 – The addition of pembrolizumab to standard platinum-pemetrexed chemotherapy results in significant improvement in overall survival among patients with advanced pleural...
Quartz Countertops Are Damaging the Lungs of Installers: Study
WEDNESDAY, July 26, 2023 – Workers making the most popular type of countertop sold in the United States are at risk for potentially deadly lung disease, a new study finds. The risk owes to the tiny...
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