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Portland, Maine (MesotheliomaCancerNews.com) –Mesothelioma and lung cancer effects people from all walks of life, from both sides of the world, regardless of sex, age or nationality.

U.K. residents in Warwickshire, England who suffer from asbestos-related cancer will be among those helped by a new support group.

Mesothelioma is a form of lung cancer that is almost always caused by asbestos exposure and is most commonly found in the outer lining of the lungs called the mesothelium. A majority of the people who develop mesothelioma contract this cancer through breathing in asbestos fibers or being exposed to asbestos dust while on the job. In cases where mesothelioma is found in a person with no previous occupational exposure, it is summized that the exposure may have stemmed from asbestos fibers found on the clothes of someone in their home who worked in an area where asbestos dust was found.

PEMETREXED is used to treat non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), the most common type of lung cancer caused primarily from smoking and Mesothelioma, a cancer caused by Asbestos exposure. The brand Pemmet is an inclusion to company’s strong drug portfolio catering to lung cancer, which comprises of Geffy, Gemibine, Carbopa, Taxocare, and Cytax. Lung cancer, accounts for one third of all cancer deaths, cigarette smoking contributing nearly 85-90% of the total cancer deaths.

Mesothelioma is a particularly rare, aggressive, and deadly form of cancer that is typically found in individuals who have experienced an environmental exposure to asbestos. Asbestos is a naturally occurring, fibrous silicate mineral that can be found in several forms, including chrysotile and tremolite asbestos, though, all varieties of the material are currently listed as known carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) by the U.S. government.

Researchers have shown that microscopic, airborne asbestos fibers, once inhaled, become permanently embedded in the lining of the lungs where they can be the single contributing cause of malignant diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis (severe scarring of the lungs leading to serious respiratory problems), and lung cancer.

Israeli-based MicroRNA company, Rosetta Genomics, has made a giant leap in cancer diagnosis by announcing the commercial availability of its third diagnostic test, miRview (TM) meso.

This breakthrough marks the first molecularly-based test that can accurately diagnose mesothelioma from other types of cancers found in the lung.

MicroRNAs are recently-discovered RNAs that consist of a chain of nucleotide units, each made of a nitrogenous base, a ribose sugar and a phosphate. Although similar to DNA, RNA is single-stranded, while DNA is double-stranded. MicroRNAs provide the ability to treat and diagnose a variety of human illnesses and conditions.

A group of researchers from the World Health Organisation’s International Agency (WHO) for Research on Cancer has identified two genes that reportedly increase an individual’s chances of developing certain forms of lung cancer by as much as 60%, according to a study published in Nature Genetics journal. 

According to Paul Brennan, a cancer epidemiologist with WHO, certain types of DNA make a person more or less likely to develop certain types of cancer. 

Joseph and Barbara Motroni have filed an asbestos-related lawsuit that names a total of 86 defendant corporations, claiming Joseph Motroni developed lung cancer as result of asbestos exposure.

A massive new study that scientists are calling the most comprehensive global data analysis of non-smoking related lung cancer ever conducted has found that the number of non-smokers who are diagnosed with lung cancer has remained relatively stable since 1930.

 The Mesothelioma Center within the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University Medical Center is now recruiting patients for a clinical research study of a new targeted radiation and chemotherapy protocol for pleural mesothelioma, a cancer of the lung’s lining that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos.

The study in mice showed that long carbon nanotubes could cause inflammation of the membrane which surrounds organs (the mesothelium), and this is similar to what is seen with certain types of asbestos. With blue and brown asbestos, inflammation of the mesothelium of the lungs can lead to the development of a rare lung cancer (mesothelioma); however, the mice in this study were not studied for long enough to see if they developed cancer. Carbon nanotubes that are embedded in other materials, like those in tennis rackets, car body panels and bike frames, are thought to be relatively harmless, but the researchers suggest that further studies are needed to confirm this.