Posts by: Carolina Henriques

Carolina Henriques

Carolina holds a BSc in Anthropology and a MSc in Urban Studies., and brings her interdisciplinary skills to her writing on a range of different topics in science, research and advocacy news.

June 13, 2017June 13, 2017

Prestigious Publication Highlights 2016 Scientific Advances in Thoracic Oncology

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Last year’s progress in preventing, diagnosing and treating all forms of lung cancer, including mesothelioma, is summarized in the second annual edition of the report, “Scientific Advances in Thoracic Oncology.” published by ... Read more

April 3, 2017

ADAO Applauds US Senate for Declaring April 1-7 National Asbestos Awareness Week

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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is praising the U.S. Senate for unanimously passing its 13th annual resolution establishing April 1-7 as National Asbestos Awareness Week (Senate Res. 98), seeking to raise ... Read more

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017

ADOA to Present Brazilian Group its 2017 ‘Tribute of Unity’ Award at Upcoming Asbestos Conference

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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization will hold its 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference next month to help raise awareness of asbestos-related mesothelioma. The meeting, set for April 7-9 at the Renaissance Arlington Capital ... Read more

March 2, 2017

Application for FDA Approval of Alimta Injection for Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer Accepted for Review

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the filing of Eagle Pharmaceutical’s new drug application (NDA) for its novel ready-to-dilute Alimta (pemetrexed injection) chemotherapy drug for the treatment ... Read more

January 11, 2017January 11, 2017

ADAO to Hold 13th Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference in April

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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) announced that its 13th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference will take place on April 7–9 in Washington, D.C. The event, titled “Where Knowledge and ... Read more

November 28, 2016

NCCN Issues New Educational Guidelines to Help Cancer Patients Manage Nausea, Vomiting

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The new NCCN Guidelines for Patients & Quick Guide Series has published a guide for patients experiencing nausea and vomiting from their chemotherapy treatment, as mesothelioma and other cancer patients often do. Experts ... Read more

November 17, 2016

One Week After Colorado, D.C. Council Passes Death with Dignity Act

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The District of Columbia is taking steps to become the third diversely populated U.S. jurisdiction, and the seventh jurisdiction in the U.S., to authorize medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients. ... Read more

November 3, 2016

£5 Million Donation Will Help Establish UK Mesothelioma Research Center

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The British Lung Foundation has just announced a donation of £5 million British pounds (about $6.23 million U.S.) from the Victor Dahdaleh Foundation, matching government funding that was announced earlier ... Read more

October 3, 2016

Cancer Research UK Readies Collaborative Study of New Immunotherapy Combo for Mesothelioma

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Cancer Research UK announced the launch of a first clinical trial under the Experimental Cancer Medicine Centre (ECMC) Combinations Alliance, a collaborative effort involving the group, and, for this study, the companies MSD and Verastem. ... Read more

September 22, 2016September 22, 2016

Inventiva Awarded €2.3M to Turn YAP/TEAD Research into Mesothelioma Treatments

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Inventiva announced that it has received two grants, worth a total of €2.3 million, for its YAP/TEAD protein research program that is focused on developing molecules with the potential to significantly treat malignant mesothelioma, as well as severe ... Read more