Knee Deep in Asbestos

When I was 17 old I started working at an asbestos mine in the Yukon. I had the excitement of youth and looked on the thing as a big adventure.The mine was located about 7 miles from the Alaska border on the banks of the Forty Mile River, which emptied... Read More

Does It Pay to Get a Mesothelioma Attorney?

Mesothelioma is a serious form of rare cancer. There is no known cure for mesothelioma cancer. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer you will no doubt have many questions and concerns and may have wondered if you need a mesothelioma attorney.Although the number of... Read More

Asbestos Killed My Husband

He was only a child when it begun -and he played as children do- in his yard with his toy cars and tip trucks But his sand was asbestos blue?In December 1999, my husband and I were walking home from a game of lawn bowls when I became aware of... Read More

Mesothelioma Cancer

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer involving mesothelial tissues of body organs usually lungs or abdominal. It is often caused by exposure to asbestos. However, there are 30-50% of patients without any history of asbestos exposure. People who have received asbestos exposure of as little as one or two months... Read More

Who is at Increased Risk For Developing Mesothelioma?

Since the late 1800's Asbestos has been mined and used commercially. The use of Asbestos dramatically increased during World War II and since the early 1940's millions of Americans have been exposed to asbestos dust working within industries where initally the risks were not known. There has been widespread exposure... Read More

How Is Mesothelioma Treated?

Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles. However, they may have been been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways. This could include working with asbestos or by home renovation using asbestos cement products or even by washing the clothes of... Read More

Mesothelioma - The Largest Man Made Epidemic

It is documented that Australia had the highest per capita use of asbestos in the world from the 1950's until the 1970's. As a tragic consequence, Australia now has the highest per capita incidence of mesothelioma in the world. With more than 500 Australians contracting mesothelioma per year, it is... Read More

Mesothelioma Book - Review

"Lean on Me" Cancer through a carer's eyes Lorraine Kember (2003) 130pp.ISBN 0 646 49969 6As Janet Craven, palliative care nurse, and Andrew Dean, palliative care physician note in their respective forwards to this book, Lean on Me is a unique and intensely personal description of a writer's responses to... Read More

What Is Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma the medical name for cancer of the pleura (the lining of the lung and chest cavity) or cancer of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdomen). It is usually caused by prolonged or persistent exposure to asbestos.Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until between twenty and fifty years after... Read More

Beryllium The New Asbestos?

It was American workers on the world's first atomic bomb who became the first industrial victims of beryllium, a rare but especially light, stable and strong metal whose toxic dust can kill those who breathe it.Now Seafarers doing ship maintenance and have used Jasons De-rusting and de-scaling guns (also known... Read More

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Rights of Mesothelioma Victim Protected by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Mesothelioma Legal Blog (blog)
Yesterday, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court held that, under the 2 disease rule, a plaintiff should be permitted to file a second claim for a second asbestos-related cancer. The plaintiff previously had a claim for lung cancer, from which he recovered, ...
Baron and Budd Offering Free Fight Mesothelioma Awareness WristbandsMarketWatch (press release)

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Shrader & Associates, LLP Promotes Cancer Prevention Month And Encourages Pre ...
Houston Chronicle
Asbestos lawyers at Shrader provide legal support to lung cancer and mesothelioma patients. For more information regarding asbestos and mesothelioma, please contact Shrader & Associates at 888-637-6236 or visit http://www.shraderlaw.com.

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EPA Data Shows Workers Exposed to Asbestos on the Job May Qualify for a ...
Albany Times Union
The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is advising workers who were exposed to asbestos on the job and have developed mesothelioma, lung cancer or other illnesses that they may be eligible to file a lawsuit based on their injuries.

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EPA Data Shows Workers Exposed to Asbestos on the Job May Qualify for a ...
Houston Chronicle
The law firm of Hissey Kientz, LLP is advising workers who were exposed to asbestos on the job and have developed mesothelioma, lung cancer or other illnesses that they may be eligible to file a lawsuit based on their injuries.

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AboutMesothelioma.net
Navy Supplier Creates Trust Fund For Victims of Mesothelioma, Other Asbestos ...
AboutMesothelioma.net
Breathing asbestos is associated with serious respiratory diseases including lung cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lung. Leslie Control, Inc., a unit of CIRCOR International, created the trust in 2011 as part of a pre-negotiated ...

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DALEY v. A.W. CHESTERTON, INC.
Leagle.com
Appellees alleged in their complaint that Daley's mesothelioma was caused by the same asbestos exposure that resulted in his lung cancer and pulmonary asbestosis, for which he sought and obtained compensation in 1990. US Supply, Duro-Dyne, ...


400 former dockyard workers file US suits over asbestos exposure
MaltaToday
The heirs of some 400 former dockyard workers have filed individual and class action lawsuits in the United States after the death of the workers from lung cancer following exposure to asbestos. The heirs of some 400 former dockyard workers have filed ...

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Surviving Mesothelioma
Asbestosis and Mesothelioma Rates Remain High in Louisiana
Surviving Mesothelioma
In a recent study of the chronic, debilitating lung disease, asbestosis, researchers in the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals note that the state has more facilities that produce, process or use asbestos than any other state in the US.


Shields Gazette
Asbestos claiming more victims on our doorstep
Burton Mail
Between January 2006 and December 2010, there were 23 deaths attributed to mesothelioma — a terminal cancer of the lung wall — in the area, the equivalent to 3.7 in every 100000 people. The average for England and Wales during the same period was 2.5 ...
Higher than average lung deaths in WiganWigan Today
Asbestos death rates higher than average in WarringtonThis Is Cheshire
Warning as killer disease toll risesShields Gazette
TopNews New Zealand -TopNews Arab Emirates -Thurrock Gazette
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Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Drugs May Get Boost From Malaria Drug
MesotheliomaHelp.net (blog)
The finding comes on the heels of a report from Penn last month that the cold virus may benefit patients with malignant mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The disease has a very long latency period and is ...

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