Bladder Cancer Defendant Says Smoking and Other Factors Caused the Tumor –...
The role of smoking in cancers is an increasingly litigated issue for cancers that are not lung cancer. For example, a current trial in a Takeda- Actos bladder cancer case is reported by LAW360 to...
View ArticleLung Cancer Claims Take Center Stage for a HarrisMartin Asbestos Litigation...
Some see lung cancer claiming as associated only with the Napoli Bern law firm. But that’s not correct. More and more, members of the Motley Rice firm (and some other firms) are talking about and...
View ArticleAsbestos Litigation Goes More Molecular – Germline BAP1 Mutation Issues Are...
Some say that change is the predominant theme in asbestos litigation. For 2014, some of the change arrives in the form of at least five mesothelioma cases where the presence or absence of a germline...
View ArticleLooking for Causation by Seeking Patterns in Somatic Mutations in Tumors
Researchers continue to seek out “fingerprint” patterns in tumor mutation patterns in order to look back towards causation and source of disease. A recent study in France looked at somatic mutation...
View ArticleCancers Triggered in Less than 1 Year? Learn More at the Friday May 1 –...
Genetics and epigenetic issues continue to knock open doors in toxic tort litigation. An example? A recent federal MDL ruling rejected defense Daubert motions seeking to strike expert opinions that...
View ArticleICD-10 Coding for Cancers; Changes Ahead, New Knowledge Will Follow
After various delays, the new, more detailed ICD-10 coding takes effect in October. The ICD-10 coding is more detailed than is current coding in terms of identifying cancers by type, subtype and...
View ArticleNew Paper: “Digestive and occupational cancers asbestos exposure: impact...
Mesothelioma web sites continue to pick up the pace of and quality of information disseminated regarding asbestos related diseases. A new example arises from the Surviving Mesothelioma site publishing...
View ArticleFukushima, Nukes and AML (a Leukemia) in Less Than 5 years
An October 2o, 2015 story in Carrier Management reports a payment to a nuke worker who developed AML at a young age. Overall, he is reported to be the 13th nuclear plant worker paid compensation after...
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