Today is the Great American Smokeout Today is the Great American Smokeout, a day where you can quit smoking or make a plan to quit smoking. The Great American Smokeout started in 1970 when Arthur P Mullaney asked people to give up smoking for a day and donate the money that would have been spent […]
Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2021
Mesothelioma Awareness Day 2021 This upcoming Sunday is Mesothelioma Awareness Day. This is a day to recognize the incurable cancer of the mesothelium, which is a membrane that surrounds organs including the lungs, abdomen, heart, and testicles. Pleural mesothelioma (lungs) is the most common form, followed by peritoneal (abdomen), pericardial (heart), and testicular (testicles). The […]
People are Still Suffering 20 Years After 9/11
People are Still Suffering 20 Years After 9/11 Twenty years after 9/11, people are still suffering because of the terrorist attack on the country. Many people think about those we lost that day, but many people have also been lost because of the health impacts of walking through the wreckage. Hundreds of thousands of tons […]
Asbestos-Related Diseases Kill Nearly 40,000 People Per Year
Asbestos-Related Diseases Kill Nearly 40,000 People Per Year Every year, over 3,000 new instances of mesothelioma are identified in the United States. While the majority of asbestos exposures happened prior to the 1980s, some asbestos exposure still occurs today. Asbestos is a kind of mineral fiber that may be found in both rocks and soil. […]
Companies Have Been Concealing The Dangers of Asbestos for Decades
Companies Have Been Concealing The Dangers of Asbestos for Decades Asbestos-related diseases such as asbestosis, mesothelioma, and lung cancer continue to be the top causes of occupational sickness and mortality in the United States. Thousands of people who were exposed decades ago are now being diagnosed. The time between exposure to asbestos and illness development […]
Mesothelioma – Firefighters Are At A Higher Risk
Mesothelioma – Firefighters Are At A Higher Risk According to 2010 National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health (NIOSH) research on cancer incidence among firemen in San Francisco, Chicago, and Philadelphia, firefighters had two times greater of a risk of acquiring mesothelioma than the general public. How Are Firefighters Exposed to Asbestos? Since asbestos has […]
How is Mesothelioma Diagnosed?
How is Mesothelioma Diagnosed? Signs and symptoms of mesothelioma mimic several other types of diseases, so diagnosing this deadly cancer can be challenging. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer in the thin layer of tissue that covers most of your internal organs. It most often occurs in the lung or abdominal tissue. Signs and Symptoms Pleural […]
Johnson & Johnson Could Put All Talc Liabilities into a Separate Company
Johnson & Johnson Could Put All Talc Liabilities into a Separate Company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is looking to put all its liability from its baby powder litigation into a new business to then file for bankruptcy protection. This would allow lower payments for cases that do not settle beforehand. There is a chance that […]
COPD is Not Caused by Asbestos
COPD is Not Caused by Asbestos As early as the 1920s, companies that used asbestos in their manufacturing operations or building processes were aware that their employees were being diagnosed with high rates of lung disease. However, to keep from admitting any liability, they insisted that the employee’s lung disease was caused by cigarette smoking. […]
Immunotherapy Helps Improve Survival in Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, and Other Cancers
Immunotherapy Helps Improve Survival in Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, and Other Cancers Immunotherapy is a great way to treat cancer because it uses the patient’s own immune system. There are two different ways it can do this. The patient’s immune system can be stimulated or substances can be engineered in a lab that act like the […]