The family of a Missouri man who died of mesothelioma cancer has been awarded $4.5 million in their asbestos lawsuit against three manufacturing companies. The mesothelioma lawsuit filed by the family of Robert Wagner alleged that he was exposed to asbestos during his more than three decade career installing asbestos-containing products. (more…)

Cancer treatments specialists have begun to see success with several new methods of treating patients with a deadly form of cancer known as mesothelioma. Preliminary test results suggest that the new mesothelioma treatments may help in extending the lives of patients with the disease, or of stabilizing their condition or shrinking the size of their tumors. (more…)

A report issued by a British health agency says that hundreds of teachers in the U.K. have died from asbestos-related diseases and that thousands more may be at risk because of the widespread use of asbestos in British schools. The report by the Government’s Health and Safety Executive says that 272 teachers died from asbestos cancers such as mesothelioma between 1980 and 2005. (more…)