Peoples-Blog: Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer

Mesothelioma Treatment: Imaging Scans May Improve Radiation Therapy

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:29:59 +0000

A study recently published in the medical journal Radiation Oncology compared the use of imaging scans for their effectiveness at improving radiation therapy planning in pleural mesothelioma patients. Researchers found that co-registered PET and CT scans produced better results than CT scans alone. Both CT (computed tomography) and PET (positron emission tomography) scans are helpful in [...]

Cape Asbestos legacy- “Alice Fight For Life” Alice Jefferson interview edits. Part 2 of 2

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:22:05 +0000

Part 2: British multinational Cape had an infamous factory called Acre Mill above the northern English town of Hebden Bridge. In 1982 Yorkshire Television produced an award winning documentary about the deadly cancers caused by exposure to asbestos. It was a shocking exposee into the asbestos industry that led a trail of death from the [...]

Kathryn Joosten - The View

admin — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:19:40 +0000

Kathryn Joosten talks about smoking and dealing with lung cancer. For more video, visit www.abc.com … Barbara Walters Joy Behar Sherri Shepherd Elisabeth Hasselbeck desperate housewives lung cancer abc network daytime tv television hot topics interview talkshow women pop culture music celebrities politics whoopi joy barbara elisabeth elizabeth sherri

Living With Advanced Lung Cancer

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:40:17 +0000

For more info visit: www.lungcanceralliance.org. According to the latest American Cancer Society report, lung cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer for men and women in the US and the leading cause of cancer death, accounting for more deaths than breast, colon and prostate cancers combined. Lung cancer knows no bounds it strikes smokers, [...]

Mesothelioma Testing Provided for Libby Residents

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:17:08 +0000

After declaring a public health emergency for the town of Libby, Montana in June earlier this year, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will begin using a $6 million health care grant today, November 9, for treating patients with an asbestos-related disease. On November 16, that money will [...]

The Facts About Radon Gas - It’s Deadly

admin — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 11:04:48 +0000

Video courtesy of the Environmental Protection Agency (www.epa.gov/radon) Radon is a cancer-causing natural radioactive gas that you cant see, smell or taste. Its presence in your home can pose a danger to your family’s health. Radon is the leading cause of lung cancer among non-smokers. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in [...]

Dr. Lung Love - Waitin’ Room Service

admin — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:39:58 +0000

November is Lung Cancer Awareness month, and a hip-hop MD has parodied Pitbull’s Hotel Room Service to help spread the cause. Hey DJ! I want everybody to stop what theyre doing. Now if you know that lung cancer is the number one cancer killer of women, And youre gonna take yo momma, grandmomma to Dr. [...]

Lung Cancer Survivor

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:20:56 +0000

This is an interview with a lung cancer survivor and her doctors.

U.S. Navy Asbestos Exposure

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 14:17:07 +0000

When any young man or woman signs up for military service, he or she does so with the full understanding that they may be required to put themselves in harms way. But exposure to Asbestos on their own ship wasn’t in the job description.

Health News - NAPSTV - Moffitt Cancer Center

admin — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:38:48 +0000

HEREʼS A FACT ABOUT CANCER THAT MAY TAKE YOUR BREATH AWAY: ACCORDING TO THE CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL, DEATHS FROM LUNG CANCER HAVE DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS. NEVERTHELESS, MORE PEOPLE DIE OF LUNG CANCER THAN FROM COLON, BREAST AND PROSTATE CANCER COMBINED EVERY YEAR. WHATʼS MORE, DESPITE COMMON BELIEF, MORE WOMEN AND [...]