As the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 tragedy approaches, a newly published study offers hints of a possible link between exposure to chemicals released after New York’s World Trade Center collapsed and the development of cancer in firefighters who toiled at ground zero. The New York Times reports that the study, released in the British medical journal The Lancet, reveals that 9/11 [...]
With the new school year getting underway and many parents getting their children settled into new schools across the country, safety precautions are generally a top priority. For families at George Washington University, one of those precautions involves asbestos exposure. According to the GW Hatchet, the University’s newspaper, Rice Hall – which houses offices for some of the [...]
With Mesothelioma Awareness Day coming up on Monday, September 26th, we thought it apt to highlight the top ten products we were surprised to find that are still being manufactured today with the use of the known carcinogen, asbestos. Asbestos exposure has long been known to cause mesothelioma as well as other cancers and diseases. Mesothelioma Awareness [...]
The International Mesothelioma Program at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston continue to make progress in malignant mesothelioma research. The scientists and doctors involved with the project are looking for information that will lead to better adjuvant therapies for the rare and deadly disease. Adjuvant therapies are treatments given to help [...]
Drug treatments that have been proven relatively safe in phase I and that have been shown to work against mesothelioma in phase II studies can advance through the third stage of testing. Phase III clinical trials for mesothelioma compare the safety and effectiveness of the new treatment against the current standard treatment. Phase III clinical [...]
Sad news out of Scotland: the recent death of an artist is being attributed to mesothelioma that was potentially caused by asbestos exposure in his own workshop. According to the Daily Record, 79-year-old James Howie passed away earlier this month from mesothelioma and a pulmonary embolism. However, some found his death odd because he had never worked in factories or industrial [...]
While asbestos-related illnesses such as mesothelioma usually take so long to manifest themselves that most victims are over the age of 50, Kevin Morrison, a 21-year-old resident of Norwood, MA, is proving to be a rare exception to the rule as he battles mesothelioma. Morrison, the captain of Norwood High School’s football and hockey teams when he graduated [...]
A pair of recently released documentary films are attempting to help the public gain awareness regarding the dangers of the asbestosindustry and the benefits that legal action can have for individuals who want to get back at companies that have harmed them. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) recently announced it would be hosting an “international livestreaming” of the film Breathless on its [...]
As the nation prepares to reflect upon the 10th anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a new report suggests a link between exposureto toxic chemicals released after New York’s World Trade Centercollapsed and the development of cancer in firefighters who toiled at ground zero. The study, released in the British medical journal The Lancet, found that 9/11 firefighters are 19 percent [...]
Rainy weather in Reading, Ohio, has lead to the closing of an elementary school so the building’s asbestos-laden roof can be properly and safely repaired following some water damage. According to local television station FOX 19, Hilltop Elementary School closed last week so workers could get to the building’s roof to reinforce 35 square feet of weakened plaster [...]
