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Mesothelioma accounts for less than 1% of all cancers diagnosed in the UK, (around 2,600 people were diagnosed with the disease in 2011), and it is the seventeenth most common cause of cancer death (around 2,400 people died in 2012).
Paul Kraus (born 1944) is a Holocaust survivor and mesothelioma patient. Kraus was born in and survived a Nazi forced labor camp during World War II. [1] In 1997, Kraus was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by asbestos. [2]
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She was declared cancer-free later that year. Von St. James’ recovery from the disease is clinically unique because malignant mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive cancer typically diagnosed in older patients that, even with treatment, has a 6 to 9 month median survival rate. [ 4 ]
Pages in category "Deaths from mesothelioma in the United States" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
This is a list of individuals who have died as a result of mesothelioma, which is usually caused by exposure to asbestos See also: Category:Deaths from peritoneal cancer Subcategories
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (Meso Foundation, formerly MARF) is a nonprofit organization funded by charitable donations [1] that in turn funds mesothelioma research, provides support services to patients, educates the public, and advocates in Washington, DC for governmental funding for mesothelioma research.
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