Mesothelioma Today volume 1

My interest with mesothelioma continues to spark, so I decided to launch Mesothelioma Today here at Everything About Mesothelioma. So, expect for daily updates and news about this deadly disease .

Today’s hottest news about mesothelioma cancer include the continued campaign for mesothelioma awareness in New Jersey, the passing of the mesothelioma tissue bank by an insulators’ union, and a recent ruling that awarded victory a dying Californian who is suffering from mesothelioma.

Berkeley Heights woman presses for mesothelioma awareness. With bipartisan support, Berkeley heights resident Bonnie Anderson, advocates research funding to fight this disease. Both N.J.-Work Environment Council and the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation honored Anderson this year for her advocacy. Read full article at NJ.com.

A dying man inflicted with mesothelioma
wins lawsuit against former employee. 

Insulators work together to fight against mesothelioma. The recently held 30th Quinquennial Convention in Las Vegas saw members vote for the motion to establish and fund a mesothelioma tissue bank to support mesothelioma research to be located at Mt. Sinai Medical Center in New York. Read full story at Baron and Budd. 

Asbestos worker wins important ruling in mesothelioma lawsuit. Mike Hotter reports that Dimitris O. Couscouris has only months to live but he’s gonna end his life in a high note after winning an an important ruling in an asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit he filed last year against his former employer, Lorillard Tobacco Company, and nine other Defendants. Read full story at Top Class Actions. 

Inhaling Mesothelioma drug soon ready for patient trials. Mesothelioma patients could see light at the end of the painful tunnel, with this latest invention—inhalable treatment that could substitute for intravenous medication. Read more about this news at Surviving Mesothelioma.

UH researchers identify mutation that promotes melanoma, mesothelioma. Report by the Honolulu Star-Advertiser notes that the mutated BAP1 gene could lead to skin tumor and even melanoma. More about this news here.

Judge vacates part of $90m asbestos judgment. A central Illinois judge has decided to reduce the jury award in a 2011 asbestos case from $90 million to a mere $8.4 million, reverting the judgment to only one of the three defendants. More about this story at Claims Journal.