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

Doubts over asbestos cancer chemo
BBC News, UK - May 15, 2008
"This is mainly because mesothelioma forms in the lining of the lung. This makes it hard to target." Kate Law, Cancer Research UK's director of clinical ...

Chemo for Mesothelioma Offers Limited Survival Benefits
Forbes, NY - May 15, 2008
... giving to patients with mesothelioma, a lung cancer usually linked to asbestos exposure, does not appear to improve either survival or quality of life. ...

Asbestos controversy aboard Scientology ship Freewinds
Men's News Daily, CA - 10 hours ago
Dr. Coggins went on to note that “Once diagnosed with mesothelioma, the victim has six months to a year to live. It gradually reduces lung function until ...

Wall Street Journal
Why Doctors Are Heading for Texas
Wall Street Journal - 1 hour ago
The 2005 reform created minimum medical standards to prove an injury in asbestos and silica cases. Now plaintiffs must show diminished lung capacity in ...

Rosetta Genomics to Present Multiple Posters at the 44th Annual ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 17 hours ago
Rosetta Genomics' scientists investigated the microRNA expression profiles of lung mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma, and the potential of microRNAs as ...

Entertainmentwise
KATIE AND TOM IN ASBESTOS TERROR
Ok! Magazine, UK - May 15, 2008
If inhaled, asbestos particles can cause a deadly lung cancer called mesothelioma. The Church of Scientology cruise ship is often used to host birthday ...
Tom Cruise & Katie Holmes In Asbestos Scare Entertainmentwise
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise in death scare MyParkMag
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Contactmusic.com
Tom Cruise > CELEBRITY SCIENTOLOGISTS AT RISK FROM ASBESTOS
Contactmusic.com, UK - May 14, 2008
Dr. Coggins adds, "Once diagnosed with mesothelioma, the victim has six months to a year to live. It gradually reduces lung function until the victim is no ...

The Japan Times
Government, manufacturers face ¥6.6 billion damages claim
The Japan Times, Japan - 9 hours ago
A total of 172 people, mainly carpenters and plasterers, developed lung cancer, mesothelioma and other diseases after inhaling asbestos at work, ...

Solicitor Wants Pleural Plaques Decision Reversed
Blogger News Network - 6 hours ago
The condition of pleural plaques, which causes thickening of the lung membranes, clearly indicates the presence of asbestos fibers in the lungs, ...

New web site seeks to raise mesothelioma awareness
InjuryBoard.com, FL - May 14, 2008
... to providing information about mesothelioma, as well as asbestos and related asbestos diseases such as asbestosis, and also lung cancer in general. ...

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Mesothelioma - an Asbestos Related Lung Cancer