Man's battle with mesothelioma and his wife's emotional journey
My name is Lorraine Kember. In December 1999, my husband was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma and given a prognosis of 3 to 9 months. He survived for 2 years during which I cared for him at home until his death in December 2001.
Robert Gutcheck, 81
ANACONDA Robert C. "Gooch" Gutcheck died Wednesday in Community Hospital of Anaconda after a battle with mesothelioma. He was born April 25, 1924, in Anaconda, to John and Mary Gutcheck.
Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
CARD to participate in meso study
The Center for Asbestos Related Disease in Libby will soon participate in a study aimed at earlier detection of the rare lung cancer mesothelioma.
Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 12, 2005
(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Diabetes - Type I The AbATE study will investigate whether a second course of the study drug administered one year after the first is able to prolong and improve the autoimmunity blocking effects of the drug.
Family of Louisiana Paper Mill Worker Awarded $4.5 Million
A jury in a Louisiana district court has awarded $4.5 million to the family of a West Monroe, La., man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.
Helping one of their own
WARDEN -- The sight of farmers rolling combines across a field is a common one around in this agricultural town this time of year. But in a field north of Warden Friday, something very special was taking place.
Lung Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment
Lung cancer, causes, symptoms, treatment
Louisiana Jury Awards $4.5 Million in Asbestos-Related Death Case, According to LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP
The Baton Rouge-based law firm of LeBlanc & Waddell, LLP, has announced a $4.5 million jury award delivered on behalf of the family of a West Monroe man who died from an asbestos-related cancer in 2000.
The Asbestos Mess
When the Senate Judiciary Committee’s 10 Republican members voted in May to send asbestos-trust-fund legislation to the Senate floor, they signaled two things: that a trust fund is the best a Republican Congress can do to solve the asbestos-litigation mess, and that the last best hope for victims and beleaguered businesses is to crack down on litigation fraud.
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