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Avon Hit With $40 Million Verdict in California Talc Lawsuit

December 30, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Avon Products Inc. was ordered [ in a California talc lawsuit ] to pay $10.3 million in punitive damages to a woman who blamed her cancer on talc in its cosmetics, in the first such case the company has lost in US litigation. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury that punished Avon Friday for hiding the risks that some of its talc-based powders … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-infused talc, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits, talc

Preoperative immunotherapy for mesothelioma shows favorable outcomes

December 16, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

In a study published recently in the journal Clinical Cancer Research, researchers at Baylor College of Medicine found that treating patients who have resectable malignant pleural mesothelioma, meaning that their tumor can be removed with surgery, with immunotherapy [ with immune checkpoint inhibitors ] ahead of surgery resulted in favorable … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mesothelioma Tagged With: mesothelioma, mesothelioma treatments, pleural mesothelioma

Asbestos — two to three times more deadly than known

December 5, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

“Clouds of dust were falling on us at every blow of the truncheon, but at that time we knew nothing about asbestos,” recalled Jesús Ropero Calcerrada, a 73-year-old man who was tasked with scraping asbestos from railway carriages during his working life in Beasáin, in the Basque country in Spain. He and others were not offered any protection from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma

They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence

October 31, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Henry Saenz remembers when he first learned what even the tiniest bit of asbestos could do to his body. He was working at a chemical plant where employees used [ asbestos for chlorine production ], and his coworkers warned him about what could happen each time he took a breath: Tiny fibers, invisible to the eye, could enter his nose and mouth and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, mesothelioma

Malignant Mesothelioma Mortality in Women — United States, 1999–2020

October 6, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Inhalation of asbestos fibers can cause malignant mesothelioma, a rapidly progressing and lethal cancer of the mesothelium, the thin layer of tissues surrounding internal organs in the chest and abdomen. Patients with malignant mesothelioma have a poor prognosis, with a median survival of 1 year from diagnosis. The estimated median interval from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mesothelioma Tagged With: mesothelioma

Pembrolizumab / Lenvatinib Combo Shows Positive Clinical Activity in Recurrent Pleural Mesothelioma

September 16, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The combination of pembrolizumab (Keytruda), and lenvatinib (Lenvima) demonstrated promising clinical activity with no unexpected toxicities in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), according to results from the PEMMELA study (NCT04287829) presented at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer 2022 World … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mesothelioma Tagged With: Keytruda, Lenvima, malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, mesothelioma treatments

The silent malignant mesothelioma epidemic: a call to action

September 9, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Malignant mesothelioma, recognised as a new disease in the 1950s, is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure and usually diagnosed decades after first exposure. The disease was initially restricted to asbestos workers, but diagnoses after non-occupational [ asbestos exposure ] continue to surge. Despite the acknowledgment by WHO and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos, mesothelioma

Galinpepimut-S Plus Nivolumab Extends Survival in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

August 8, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The combination of galinpepimut-S and nivolumab (Opdivo) was found to extend survival in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma who were either refractory to, or who had relapsed after, at least 1 line of standard therapy, according to updated data from a phase 1 trial (NCT04040231). The median overall survival (OS), which was calculated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mesothelioma Tagged With: malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, mesothelioma treatments

Second Surgery for Recurrent Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma after Multimodality Treatment: A Systematic Review

July 11, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is an aggressive asbestos-related tumour with poor prognosis. To date, a multimodality treatment, including chemotherapy and surgery, with or without radiotherapy, is the gold standard therapy for selected patients with epithelioid and early-stage MPM. In this setting, the goal of surgery is to achieve the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mesothelioma Tagged With: malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, mesothelioma treatments

A Case Report of Hypophosphatemia Leading to the Diagnosis of Mesothelioma

June 27, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Hypophosphatemia can be commonly encountered as an electrolyte imbalance and is defined as a value less than 0.8 mmol/l (2.5 mg/dl). It can be an incidental finding, but it is not uncommon to see it presenting with varied symptoms. It is good to have a clear diagnostic approach to this so adequate treatment can be instated. We present a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mesothelioma Tagged With: mesothelioma, mesothelioma diagnosis

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