Mesothelioma sufferers in Alimta plea (Sydney Morning Herald)
Mesothelioma sufferer Tony Lorizio credits chemotherapy drug Alimta with getting him healthy enough to take his two young daughters on a holiday to Disneyland.
Agilent Technologies' New Genome Analysis Technology Set to Accelerate Australia's Fight Against Mesothelioma (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced that its breakthrough Human Genome CGH Microarray technology will be used by researchers at Melbourne's Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre in a three-year study designed to better understand mesothelioma, a cancer found in the lining of the chest, the abdominal cavity and around the heart, usually caused by exposure to asbestos.
Mesothelioma sufferers in Alimta plea (AAP via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Mesothelioma sufferers have urged the government to give all patients chemotherapy drug Alimta which has shown to control the disease.
Fujirebio Diagnostics Expands Commercial Availability of First Blood Test for Mesothelioma (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. , a world-leader in oncology testing, and Cisbio international, a French biotechnology company, today announced a distribution agreement for European distribution of FDI's new blood test for mesothelioma - MESOMARK.
Manufacturers Encouraged by Asbestos Fund Plan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
The trade association representing U.S. manufacturers said on Friday it was encouraged by a Senate plan to create a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund, but stopped short of an endorsement.
Manitoba woman urges federal government to help asbestos victims (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News)
WINNIPEG (CP) - An aboriginal woman who says the insulation in her childhood home has made her and her family sick said Friday she has found seven similar cases on reserves in Manitoba.
Chemo drug too expensive for PBS, says committee (Daily Telegraph)
A chemotherapy drug that can prolong survival for mesothelioma victims was too expensive to be listed under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) said today.
Abbott urged to subsidise asbestos disease drug (ABC News via Yahoo! Australia & NZ News)
Federal Health Minister Tony Abbott is under pressure to expand the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) to include a drug that helps alleviate suffering in people with mesothelioma.
Auto Workers Union Backs U.S. Asbestos Fund Plan (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
A plan to create a $140 billion asbestos compensation fund picked up an important labor endorsement on Wednesday from the United Auto Workers, one of the largest labor unions in North America.
Cancer sufferer begs Govt to place vital drug on PBS (Toowoomba Chronicle)
PETER Nolan says the cancer drug Alimta keeps him alive. But the Federal Government is refusing to put the drug on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS).
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