Asbestos and Mesothelioma are foreign terms for many people but unfortunately asbestos exposure is a prevalent as ever. It’s not hard to see, as a quick “Google News” search will bring up hundreds of results, many of which are recent, in which asbestos negligence is abundant.
Government regulations help but are not assisting in public awareness as many civilians are clueless to the dangers. Mesothelioma is the cancer that results from exposure and while mesothelioma treatment has improved, it is still one of the most fatal cancers around even if rare.
In St. Paul, Minnesota researchers recently met for an update on research into the cause of lung disease among iron ore miners. They had allocated nearly $5 million to study various aspects as to why so many men in northeaster Minnesota were getting mesothelioma at a rate double what is normal. It will take up to five years for a firm conclusion but they are studying iron ore samples and dust in the air in Iron Range communities.
Perhaps the most baffling and oddly amusing story as of late for those who are against the Scientology movement, was word that their cruise ship had knowing been contaminated with asbestos for 20 years. This cruise ship was where they brought the Scientology elite and those who were climbing the ranks. Among those on the ship were actor Tom Cruise, who of course has been scrutinized for his religious affiliation.
A real tragedy in the asbestos exposure mess has been the amount of military veterans who have been infected with mesothelioma. Particularly on Navy Ships and Submarines, asbestos entered the ventilation systems and thousands of military personnel were exposed. Breathing asbestos particles can result in a form of lung cancer called pleural mesothelioma.
It is these types of incidents that need to be eliminated. While government restrictions have helped, many public buildings have asbestos, which is perfectly fine as long as it’s contained. In situations like Hurricane Katrina and the World Trade Center collapse, thousands of people are endangered.
The bottom line is that if you suspect you’ve been exposed consult your doctors. Mesothelioma may not appear up to 20-50 years after exposure so it’s best to educate yourself and be aware of the dangers.
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Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackThe survival rate for mesothelioma is less than 1%…mesothelioma is essentially a death sentence. In fact, it is so aggressive that the majority of sufferers succumb to the disease in less than two years. I have trouble finding the humor regarding asbestos on a Scientology cruise ship - there is really no humor when it comes to cancer.
The U. S. House of Representatives is considering a bill to ban asbestos (it is already banned in 40 countries) and provide funding for medical research into effective treatments for asbestos-related diseases, such as mesothelioma, the cancer of the lining of the lungs, abdomen and heart. A ban is not enough as it doesn’t help people who are sick, who have been exposed and will become exposed in the future to asbestos already in place. Write your Congressional representative at his/her website or at http://www.banasbestos.us telling him/her to support the bill.
Nicolette, the reason why the Scientology story is amusing is because is such bull. It only appeared is disreputable gossip rags, when if it was true, it would have been serious news. They used to say take what you read with a grain of salt. These days that grain is about 5 kilos as we wade through the “news” to get any (if possible) true data.
JD - I hear you loud and clear. However, I had seen this story in very reputable news sources and had done a bit of research upon reading it as well.
You’re correct in your statement about “true data” in the news.
JD, can I ask you how long you’ve been a Scientologist, have you been on this ship?
The scientology management knew for 20 years about the asbestos aboard the ‘Freewinds’ but ignored the necessity of doing anything about it. They had been informed by a fellow cult member, now an ex-member. The ship has been in dry dock for months now. If you don’t believe this I would still advise against accepting any invitation for a party aboard.
Expect sometime in the future, if the cult still exists, a multi action by sufferers of mesothelioma who visited the boat suing the cult for their criminal neglect.
There is much worse regarding scientology that blue asbestos.
Since 1950, Hubbard knew that dianetics was unable to give the promised results and was therefore a deceptive fraud. Now, it’s more evident than ever before, because the cult forces any potential victim and any “agreeing” victim to sign off special contracts that we can call the Shame Contracts. See what they are here:
http://www.antisectes.net/honte. some in french some in both languages.
And the worse is that scientology OSA test demonstrates that they “know” that some OCA testees are suicidal… and some have committed suicide indeed. Hundreds.
It is true about the Freewinds. I’ve known about it for almost two years and have been telling anyone that would listen to me about it. The only reason that no mainstream news organizations have picked up on this story is because they still fear being fair gamed by the criminal CULT of scientology. But that will be coming to and end.
It’s later than you think.
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