Hope for a vaccine against “the cancer from asbestos A Dutch team would progress today in the development of a therapeutic vaccine against pleural mesothelioma, a tumor that affects primarily the victims of asbestos.
Initial tests seem to show a good tolerance of the vaccine. This is encouraging news in the fight against a disease whose prognosis is now darker.
The candidate vaccine has been developed from dendritic cells – immune system cells – patients placed in contact with tumor antigens. The specific immune response that has resulted has effectively fight against the disease: 10 patients on whom the candidate vaccine was tested, three have seen their cancer regress. (more…)
Lung cancer is the deadliest type of 
Although a small amount of contact with asbestos fibers is not considered to be too risky in terms of lung cancer, prolonged contact at a high concentration and frequency is Deemed to be extremely dangerous. Add tobacco smoking to the equation and the probability of developing lung cancer increases again.
A steady trickle of 
If you had a single 
Exposure to asbestos is another well-known cause of lung cancer and mesothelioma - 
