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- Asbestos News
- Philadelphia Asbestos Verdict $25.2 Million The jury in the case of Baccus v. Crane Co. recently awarded James Baccus’ Estate $25.2 million in compensatory and punitive damages.
- Navy Firefighter Awarded $2.6 Million for Asbestos Related Cancer David Fortier was diagnosed with mesothelioma in October of 2006, and died in June of 2008. He filed a lawsuit shortly after his diagnosis, but he did not live to see his case decided.
- Asbestos Plaintiff’s Body Subpoenaed, Taken from Graveyard Just Before Burial Harold St. John's body was never laid to rest when a court issued a subpoena for his body to collect tissue samples. Chrysler, one of the defendants in the lawsuit, maintains that the proceedings were necessary to obtain additional information about the way Mr. St. John died.
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Mesothelioma Treatment
Mesothelioma has proven to be one of the most difficult cancers to treat. Because there is currently no cure for mesothelioma, patients with the disease have an average survival time of eight to thirteen months post diagnosis. Although treatments are available, they are typically administered to ease the symptoms of patients and have not proved successful in defeating the cancer.
Conventional therapies, such as surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy are available treatment options. Patients and their doctors may also consider combining therapies for more effective treatment.
As when dealing with most forms of cancer, the treatment options available to an individual depend upon which stage his or her mesolthelioma has reached.
