Workers and the public can be exposed to asbestos, a mineral fiber linked to the asbestos cancer mesothelioma and other diseases, when asbestos is improperly removed from buildings during renovations and tear-downs.  The Clean Air Act requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to regulate such activities in order to protect people from hazardous airborne […]

Simple Blood Test will help doctors monitor patients with biphasic and epithelioid mesothelioma The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on January 25, 2007 approved the MESOMARK(R) Assay, the world’s first in-vitro test for mesothelioma, a rare and aggressive form of cancer caused by asbestos exposure.  MESOMARK will allow doctors to monitor patients with epithelioid and […]