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Immunotherapy Gene Editing Breakthrough Electrifies the Scientific Community
07/18/2018 - Mesothelioma ResearchREAD MORE »A research team that included scientists from the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) recently announced a major breakthrough in immunotherapy gene editing. UCSF is one of the top medical schools in the country and is an important resource for mesothelioma patients because the UCSF Medical Center’s Thoracic Oncology Program includes specialists in…
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Lung Cancer Specialist Nurses Increase Patient Survival
07/16/2018 - Mesothelioma TreatmentREAD MORE »When you think about your mesothelioma care team, you probably think about mesothelioma specialists, radiologists, pathologists, and other medical specialists with a background in mesothelioma care and oncology. Even though nurses are an integral member of your mesothelioma care team, they might not even make the list. Nurses are expected to step in…
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Potential Mesothelioma Metastasis Treatment Goes to Clinical Trial
07/13/2018 - Clinical TrialsREAD MORE »Mesothelioma metastasis occurs when the cancer forms new tumors in other parts of your body. It often means there has been a serious progression of the disease. A new clinical trial, A Safety and Tolerability Study of INCAGN02385 in Select Advanced Malignancies, will study whether a new immunotherapy drug can slow or reverse…
MESOTHELIOMA FAMILY STORIES
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Mesothelioma Families: the Strouses
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer. Only about 3,000 people are diagnosed with this disease in the US each year. But many more people are affected by mesothelioma. These mesothelioma families include wives, husbands, children, grandchildren, siblings, and friends of the mesothelioma patient. This serious form of cancer is a blow against…
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Mesothelioma Families: The Hellams
Mesothelioma families are under enormous pressure. The medical, emotional, physical, and financial strain of this deadly cancer is crushing. But mesothelioma families bond together to face up to these challenges. They know that bonding together gives them the strength to fight this asbestos-caused disease. When Jim Hellam joined the ranks of mesothelioma families,…
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Mesothelioma Families: The Stillmans
No one could say that Bud Stillman’s life was boring. His military service encompassed two wars and his pursuit of the woman he loved is a romantic story that spans continents. He even wrote a memoir about his adventurous life. But when Bud was diagnosed with mesothelioma in July of 2010, he and…
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Mesothelioma Families: The Vests
Most people are in their 60s or older when they get the bad news of a mesothelioma diagnosis. Timothy Vest and his wife were shocked to learn that they would be joining the ranks of mesothelioma families when he was just 44 years old. He had three small children and a promising career…
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Mavis Nye One of Few People in the World in Recovery from Mesothelioma
A mesothelioma diagnosis is often thought to be a death sentence. While the mortality rate from mesothelioma is still depressingly high, a few long-term survivors give hope that better treatments and maybe even a cure for mesothelioma are around the corner. Mavis Nye is one of these rare survivors. Mavis Nye was diagnosed…
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Mesothelioma Families: Growing Up with Asbestos
For some mesothelioma families, the danger of asbestos exposure is inter-generational. Parents bring home asbestos dust on their work clothing and transmit it to children. Children in these mesothelioma families sometimes grow up and go to work in the same facilities as their parents, adding to their asbestos exposure. It’s no accident when,…
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The Clemmons Family
Randy and Debbie Clemmons and their sons Brady and Garrett lived just across the bay from San Francisco. They had been married 24 years when Randy was diagnosed with mesothelioma. He had just turned 51. Randy was the morning drive host at a Christian radio station, a dream job he pursued as his…
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The Bankhead Family
There’s a bright dividing line between the day before you or a loved one gets a mesothelioma diagnosis and the day after. One day, you’re just one among a million other ordinary families, going about your daily routine. The next, you’ve joined the ranks of mesothelioma families. For those who have made the…
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RESEARCH WE'VE FUNDED
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Kazan Law Funds Research on Pleural Mesothelioma Tumor Staging
05/09/2018 - FoundationREAD MORE »At the 14th Conference of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) in Ottawa, Canada, this May, mesothelioma research was presented in a number of plenary sessions and dozens of mini-symposiums. The topics of the sessions ranged from mesothelioma immunotherapy and surgery to imaging and biomarkers. Many advances in the study and diagnosis of…
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Kazan Law Gold Sponsor for International Mesothelioma Interest Group 2018
04/27/2018 - FoundationREAD MORE »Starting on May 2, 2018, a remarkable group of people will gather in Ottawa, Canada: the International Mesothelioma Interest Group. The group is made up of medical researchers, oncologist, doctors, and advocates bound together by their interest in advancing knowledge about mesothelioma tumors and mesothelioma treatment. Steven Kazan, Founding, Senior and Managing Partner…
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Mesothelioma Immunotherapy Clinical Trials Target Mesothelin Protein
11/27/2017 - Clinical TrialsREAD MORE »Mesothelioma immunotherapy treatments are producing good results for some mesothelioma patients and offering hope for many more. Research into new and better mesothelioma immunotherapy protocols is ongoing; there are a large number of clinical trials underway, with the promise of new treatments for mesothelioma patients. Several recent studies have focused attention on a…