Tag Archives: Italy
Asbestos Criminal Trial Starts in Italy
The leaders of a Swiss construction company, including a Belgian baron, are on trial for negligence in Turin, Italy, due to their firm’s use of asbestos. Baron Jean-Louis de Cartier, age eighty-eight, and Swiss businessman Stephan Schmidheiny, age sixty-two, are the main shareholders in the construction firm Eternit and are accused of allowing workers on [...]
Liver Tumors Treated with Chemo Beads
Recent studies have shown a new, minimally invasive treatment for liver cancer is having success halting the growth of liver tumors. Small beads are combined with anti-cancer agents then are injected into the blood vessels that feed liver tumors. The beads block off blood supply to the tumor while the chemotherapy agents attack the cancer [...]
Minimally Invasive RFA Treatment Could be used for Several Cancers
A procedure that has typically been used as a minimally invasive treatment for liver cancer may hold some promise for those who suffer from lung cancer. The study, which will be published in the July issue of The Lancet Oncology, 88% of patients who were suffering from lung cancer responded to the percutaneous image-guided radiofrequency [...]
Celecoxib and Similar Compounds Inhibited Proliferation of a Mesothelioma Cell Line
SOURCE: Reuters Health Celebrex Hits Mesothelioma, in Lab Studies May 6, 2004 The COX-2 inhibitor Celebrex, usually prescribed for arthritis, has a marked effect on the asbestos-related cancer malignant mesothelioma in lab and animal experiments, according to a report from Italy. Current treatments for mesothelioma have failed to alter its dismal prognosis, the authors comment [...]
