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• What You Need To Know About Lung Cancer

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 144
  Cancer is a disease in which certain body cells dont function right, divide very fast and produce too much tissue that forms a tumor. A leading cause of cancer deaths in both men and women is probably lung cancer. This is the number one cause of cancer deaths surpassing breast cancer as the leading cause of deaths in ...
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• A Mesothelioma Diagnosis Sometimes Involves Mesothelioma Lawyers

  
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• Malignant Mesothelioma

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 144
  Malignant mesothelioma is a rare disease that occurs when cancerous cells develop in the mesothelium, a thin membrane covering different organs in the body. In most cases, it affects the pleura (the thin layer of tissue that lines the chest cavity and covers the lungs). The biggest risk factor involves exposure to ...
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• Widow of Mesothelioma Victim Speaks Out

  
  Asbestos.net News & Information — Authority: 129
  Trafford, England—Elaine Haskins, 59, is making public her husband’s struggle with mesothelioma in order to promote widespread awareness of this silent killer.Hugh Haskins, who had worked for years as a builder, was exposed to asbestos on the job and eventually contracted mesothelioma as a result. Haskins died in ...
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• Military Veterans Linked to Mesothelioma & Asbestosis

  
  Asbestos and Mesothelioma News — Authority: 125
  The United States Department of Veterans Affairs stated that out of the millions of veterans who have served the country, hundreds of thousands have been exposed to asbestos during their service. Veterans were exposed to asbestos while working on naval vessels where asbestos was used as the main form of insulation. ...
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• Mesothelioma Survival Rate

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 144
  The mesothelioma survival rate refers to the percentage of people with a certain type and stage of the cancer who survive for a specific period of time after their diagnosis. Most statistics focus on the 5-year survival rate. The overall 5-year relative mesothelioma survival rate for 1998-2002 was approximately 9 ...
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• Mesothelioma Prognosis

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 144
  A prognosis is a medical opinion as to the likely course and outcome of a disease. Factors that affect the prognosis for mesothelioma include the tumor size, the amount of fluid in the chest or abdomen, and whether the tumor can be completely removed. The doctor will also consider statistics from hundreds or thousands ...
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• Family of Mesothelioma Victim Will Get A Retrial

  
  Asbestos.net News & Information — Authority: 129
  Chattanooga, TN—There will be a new trial in the case of a DuPont retiree who died from the asbestos cancer mesothelioma, and whose family has brought a suit against his former employer and other companies, ruled a three-judge appeals panel.Hugh Todd Nye worked at the Chattanooga DuPont facility from ...
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• Lawsuit Brought Against Two Foreign Corporations By Mesothelioma Victim

  
  Asbestos.net News & Information — Authority: 129
  Tyler, PA—A federal lawsuit filed November 2 in the Tyler Division of the Easter District of Texas alleges that two foreign companies operating in Texas exposed a worker to asbestos, which led directly to his diagnosis of mesothelioma.Robert Plummer, along with his wife Nadine, have filed the suit against T&N ...
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• Mesothelioma Research

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 144
  Scientists conducting research on mesothelioma are studying new drugs, new combinations of chemotherapy, and combinations of chemotherapy and radiation therapy before and after surgery. Other research is being conducted to assess the effectiveness of biological therapy in treating mesothelioma. People who join ...
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• Mesothelioma Victims Back Asbestos Awareness Campaign

  
  Asbestos.net News & Information — Authority: 129
  Kent, UK—Two victims of the rare, severe cancer known as mesothelioma are backing a British Health and Safety Executive campaign that is publicizing the dangers of asbestos exposure to tradesmen.Former electrician Jack Rekert, who was diagnosed with this unusual cancer of the lungs’ outer lining two years ago, has ...
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• Mesothelioma Diagnosis

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 144
  Making a diagnosis of mesothelioma is often difficult, because the symptoms seen with this disease are similar to those of many other medical conditions. In order to make a diagnosis, a doctor will review the patients medical history, conduct a physical exam, and recommend specific tests and procedures to confirm the ...
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• Former Architect Dies From Asbestos Cancer Mesothelioma

  
  Asbestos.net News & Information — Authority: 129
  London—Just two months after his diagnosis of mesothelioma, a former architect who worked with asbestos almost 40 years ago has died.Brian Pettit was 66 at the time of his death, for which which coroner Dr. Andrew Reid recorded a verdict of death by industrial disease. Pettit had developed a malignant tumor on his ...
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• Mesothelioma Risk Leads OSHA to Fine Buffalo-Area Contracting Company

  
  Asbestos.net News & Information — Authority: 129
  Cheektowaga, NY—After learning that they engaged in dangerous practices concerning the evaluation of asbestos contamination and the removal of asbestos-containing materials, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has fined an upstate New York company $50,000.Superior General Contracting, of Buffalo ...
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• Will Mesothelioma risk in shipbreaking decline?

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 144
  Will Mesothelioma risk in shipbreaking decline? We recently reported that international meetings were going on to discuss how to decrease the health and environmental risks associated with shipbreaking. Because of the large quantities of asbestos that were used on many older ships, malignant mesothelioma is a ...
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• Peritoneal Mesothelioma Verdict Overturned on Appeal

  
  Asbestos.net News & Information — Authority: 129
  Miami—Last week a Florida appeals court overturned a verdict of over $24 million in an asbestos liability case. The case will now go back to trial, on order of a panel of the 3rd District Court of Appeal.Dr. Stephen Guilder, who contracted peritoneal mesothelioma after working with asbestos-containing brake pads on ...
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• Mesothelioma Pain

  
  Business Blog — Authority: 144
  For some people with mesothelioma, pain can result from the tumor itself or from treatment for the disease. In most cases of mesothelioma, pain can be relieved using medications, alternative treatments (such as acupressure), or both. Other options for controlling pain include radiation therapy and a nerve block. ...
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• Mesothelioma – Spotting Mesothelioma

  
  World News — Authority: 463
  Only 2,000 to 3,000 new diagnoses of malignant mesothelioma cancer crop up each year in the U.S., making it an uncommon type of cancer. Causes point to asbestos exposure in the past and the cancer can take anywhere from 20 to 40 years to show up.
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• Mesothelioma

  
  Peoples-Blog: Mesothelioma & Asbestos Cancer — Authority: 144
  www.ofmesothelioma.co.cc - Mesothelioma is an incurable asbestos cancer. This short film was produced to raise awareness of the issues around mesothelioma. It includes interviews with people who have the disease. It was produced for Action Mesothelioma day on belhalf of Forum of Asbestos…
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• Horley Woman Died from Asbestos-Related Mesothelioma

  
  Asbestos.net News & Information — Authority: 129
  Horley, UK—A woman who made her living soldering airplane radios has died from the devastating asbestos cancer mesothelioma.Evelyn Boxall was 77 at the time of her death. She had been diagnosed with mesothelioma after years of working in a plant where she had used an asbestos mat.Asbestos, once prized for its many ...
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