Mesothelioma Information

According to an Australian study, men are more likely than women to develop malignant mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos.

As reported in the medical journal Chest, the study was conducted with people exposed to asbestos in the Western Australian mining town of Wittenoom. Results of the study showed that deaths rates from mesothelioma were consistently lower for women than for men. Men were four times as likely to contract mesothelioma.

The research also showed that people who were exposed to asbestos at a younger age were less likely to die from mesothelioma.

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Onconase, a mesothelioma drug from Alfacell Corp. has been granted orphan status, which grants Alfacell seven years of marketing exclusivity. Onconase, which is intended to treat malignant mesothelioma, still needs to be approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

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Mesothelioma is a prevalent form of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. When constantly exposed to asbestos without sufficient protection, asbestos dust and fibres affect the cells of the mesothelium. The mesothelium is the outer lining that protects some of the body’s most vital organs such as the heart and lungs. The mesothelial cells become abnormal after lengthy periods of exposure to asbestos.

Mesothelioma is often difficult to diagnose, due to the latency period and symptoms of this cancer. It can take decades to mature and fully develop and because of this, elderly men who were exposed to asbestos thirty years before are just discovering they have the cancer now.

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