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| Take-home exposure fuels wave of asbestos lawsuits |
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EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. Growing up, the laundry room in Julie Gundlachs home doubled as a playroom. And thats where the 39-year-old figures she got the disease that will almost surely kill her. |
| New Treatment Helping Woman Beat Rare Cancer |
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A Haverhill woman diagnosed with terminal cancer five years ago is beating the odds with the help of a local doctor. |
| Asbestos still killing families, decades later |
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EDWARDSVILLE The laundry room in the home where Julie Gundlach grew up doubled as a playroom. |
| Cancer-causing asbestos: Can you take it home from work? |
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The laundry room in Julie Gundlach's home doubled as a playroom when she was growing up. And that's where the 39-year-old figures she got the disease that will almost surely kill her. |
| Relay creates one purpose for neighboring towns |
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When cancer survivor Angel Bixby-Earl leads the survivors' lap at this weekend's Grayslake/Round Lake Area Relay For Life for the American Cancer Society, she will wear a T-shirt that sums up her positive attitude --"Fight Like a Girl!" |
| Researchers use topological optimization to design facial bone replacements |
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Scientists are using the engineering technology behind the creation of high-performance aircraft components to design 3-D models for the replacement of delicate and complex facial bones lost to cancer surgery or trauma. |
| Ky. Jury Favors Defense in Asbestos Case |
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Turning aside claims for millions of dollars in damages sought by a man who said he was sickened by asbestos brought home on the clothing of his father, a Louisville, Ky., jury voted 9-3 for the defense after a six-day trial against Dow Chemical subsidiary Union Carbide, the only remaining defendant in a case that began with nearly 30 corporate co-defendants. |
