High-quality English language analysis and editorial writing on the news.
Getting survival rates, prognosis information and life expectancy statistics for mesothelioma are relatively simply by doing a quick search online. The problem is, after visiting a couple of the top sources, you will quickly realize all the information is outdated. This article is going to talk about the latest survival stories of patients with mesothelioma […]
I tend to run hard and fast from articles about Mesothelioma, particularly when it mentions the word ‘Lawyer’. However, these people seem to be a legitimate organization. Simon Barrett Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer which is caused by faulty asbestos products which deteriorate over time causing the tiny asbestos mineral fibers […]
It is 1am and I hear the television bark, “MESOTHELIOMA!” First thought that came to my mind is, why on earth would a law firm pay for a mesothelioma commercial at 1am, 1:45am… 2am… 2:30am…? Don’t they know that the average age for mesothelioma diagnoses is 59? I thought lawyers are supposed to be smart? […]
A study conducted at the Tufts-New England Medical Center in Boston, MA reveals that mesothelioma cancer patients who write about their experiences may lessen their pain and agony and improve their quality of life. Dr. M. Soledad Cepeda led the study which states that patients who spent twenty minutes per week writing about their physical […]
A housing association in the UK has been facing anger from a number of its tenants who are living in homes that are contaminated with asbestos. Residents are particularly angry at the goodwill gesture made by the housing association, which was to offer residents in each of the homes a voucher for one hundred GBP […]
The widow of an asbestos worker who passed away from the asbestos cancer called mesothelioma has filed a lawsuit against an oil company that she claims is responsible for his death. Betty Lou, the wife of Billy Cunningham, asked her lawyer to file the lawsuit on her behalf against Chevron USA. The complaint claims that […]
It has been reported that resident from the town of Libby who are found to be suffering from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma or any other form of asbestos related disease will be able to receive federally funded medical care. Many residents in the area were exposed to asbestos dust and fibers as a […]
A woman from the Queensland area of Australia has developed the asbestos cancer called mesothelioma as a result of secondary exposure to the potentially deadly substance. The woman, who did not want to be named, is thought to have been exposed through washing her husband’s asbestos contaminated work clothes. She has now filed civil claims […]
According to a recent report hospital in the UK have been treating a rising number of malignant mesothelioma cases over the past decade, with the numbers suggesting that mesothelioma cases have almost doubled in the past ten years. Over the past year hospitals across the UK treated nearly seven and a half thousand cases of […]
A special training session relating to asbestos has been held recently in Milton Keynes, England, with the aim being to educate public liability insurance trainees about the dangers and risks associated with asbestos exposure. The training session was held at the local college in Milton Keynes and was attended by health and safety officials who […]
For many years diseases such as the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma have been linked to high level and long term exposure to the potentially deadly carcinogenic asbestos. However, one family is warning that low level asbestos exposure can also pose a danger. Enid Costello developed mesothelioma after being exposed to low levels of asbestos […]
An appellate court in California has upheld a verdict where a woman and her husband were awarded twenty million dollars after the woman contracted the asbestos cancer known as malignant mesothelioma. Joan Mahoney was exposed to asbestos over a number of years as a result of remodelling houses. According to reports Joan was a singer […]
Over the past couple of months the Health and Safety Executive in the UK has been on a mission to try and raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos, dubbed the hidden killer, and to try and educate those most at risk from exposure such as tradesmen. The HSE has this week been issuing warnings […]
The clean up of a site in Indiana is almost complete according to recent reports. The Indiana site contained a range of hazardous materials, including asbestos, which can cause a variety of serious health problems to those exposed to it such as scarring of the lungs, respiratory problems, and even the asbestos cancer called mesothelioma. […]
A large number of veterans that have served the country have been exposed to the deadly carcinogenic asbestos according to a recent report from the United States Department of Veterans Affairs. The department claims that hundred of thousands of veterans have been exposed to the substance while serving their country. Many of these veterans were […]
A boilermaker from Buffalo in New York has been awarded compensation to the tune of three million dollars as a result of asbestos exposure which led to him developing malignant mesothelioma. Sixty one year old Earl W. Tredinnick III worked for Local 7 Union Boilermaker between 1967 and 2002 according to reports. He is said […]
A lawsuit has recently been filed by a man against thirty eight defendant companies. The lawsuit was filed by Cleveland J Savoy, who claims that the thirty eight defendants were responsible for his exposure to asbestos and his subsequent development of the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma. Savoy had already filed a previous suit against […]
Statistics have recently been released by the government in the UK, and the data has shown that the north of Britain has the highest levels of asbestos cancer, also known as mesothelioma. This is a form of cancer that is linked to exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. The north of England is an area […]
The family of a UK man who died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma has been awarded one hundred thousand GBP. The man, Dudley Maasz, was a former railway worker who is said to have been exposed to deadly asbestos, which eventually robbed him of his life. Maasz was seventy four years old when […]
The mother of the youngest victim of mesothelioma in the UK has said that she will fight to learn the truth about how and why her daughter contracted the asbestos cancer that killed her, and has promised that she will do it alone of necessary because her lawyers have given up on the case. Leigh […]
According to researchers working at a Boston women’s hospital an immunosuppressant drug called Sirolimus can help with mesothelioma treatment. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is linked to long term or high level exposure to asbestos, which is a known and potentially deadly carcinogenic that was once widely used in a range of applications. […]
A recent report has shown that the number of mesothelioma victims is continuing to rise in the West Midlands area of England. Home to the Black Country, which was know for its rich industrial history, as well as many other industrial areas, this is a region where malignant mesothelioma is said to be rife. Reports […]
A company has recently announced the national launch of a number of diagnostic cancer tests, which should help to identify different types of cancer, which would subsequently make it easier for more appropriate and effective treatment to be given to patients and for a faster diagnosis to be made. The announcement was made by Prometheus […]
A former senior court clerk from New York has claimed that she was unfairly dismissed from her job because she warned people about asbestos in the workplace and spoke out about safety at work. Shelly Warner-Levison was a senior court clerk in Potsdam, New York. She spoke out about asbestos as Potsdam Civic Center following […]
The annual Zombie Walk held in Richmond, Virginia, has once again helped to raise money for the American Cancer Society. The Zombie Walk took place just before Halloween this year, with participants dressed up as all sorts of zombies, from police officer zombies to Girl Scout zombies. The Richmond Zombie Walk was fist organized in […]
A woman from the UK whose husband died from the asbestos cancer known as mesothelioma is hoping to raise awareness about the cancer and the other dangers of asbestos exposure. Fifty nine year old Elaine Haskins was widowed in 2005 after her sixty six year old husband died from the cancer. Mrs Haskins is now […]
According to a recent report a new trial has been ordered in the case of the family of a man who tried to sue following this death due to malignant mesothelioma. Three judges at the Tennessee Court of Appeals decided that there had been errors in the way in which the jury had been instructed […]
A new campaign has been started in the UK by health officials to try and raise awareness of the effects of asbestos exposure. The campaign aims to help the many people that may still be in contact with asbestos on a regular basis, such as tradesmen and those in certain occupations, but may not be […]
Three women who lost their husbands to asbestos diseases have been awarded a total of five and a half million dollars. The three men that died had worked at the Union Asbestos and Rubber Co. in the 1950s and 1960s, and it is alleged that this is where they were exposed to the potentially deadly […]
A man from the UK who died from the asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, has continued to lobby for justice for asbestos related disease sufferers even after his death. Alan Clark was a former thermal insulation engineer and as a result of his work he developed the asbestos cancer. The British man was diagnosed with pleural plaques […]
| S | M | T | W | T | F | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Apr | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
| 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 |
| 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 30 | 31 | |||||