mesothelioma

A 78-year-old Vietnam veteran recently saw a victory in court when a jury recognized the connection between his daily use of talcum powder and his mesothelioma. The man suffers from pleural mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer that’s associated with asbestos exposure. …

If you have done any research at all into asbestos and the diseases and illnesses it causes, you have probably come across both mesothelioma and asbestosis. However, since they have the same cause and some similarities, you might not know the differences between the…

Nearly any adult in Louisiana remembers the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall and wreaked havoc through this state in 2005. It’s hard to believe that was more than 15 years ago when so many New Orleans residents lost their homes and businesses were wiped out. One…

The dangers of tobacco use are well-known in modern society. However, many heavy tobacco users became addicted in the years before such information was publicly available. Regardless of when you started consuming tobacco products, you probably feel a sense of personal…

A mesothelioma diagnosis is a devastating one. There are some treatments that can improve the quality of life for the patients and some that might prolong life a bit. However, this is a medical condition that progresses quickly. Although there aren’t currently any…

For many years, factory workers, shipyard employees and other workers in various industries labored in working conditions that were unsafe because of a combo of asbestos exposure, misinformation about the dangers of asbestos exposure and a lack of personal protective…

Spring is slowly starting to creep out from beneath the winter snows — and that’s generally a cause for celebration. There’s little cause for excitement from spring, however, if you suffer from any kind of chronic lung disease, including mesothelioma, chronic…

Mesothelioma is a serious illness that needs to be treated as soon as possible. If it’s caught early, it’s sometimes possible to remove the damaged tissues or to start helpful treatment regimens. Unfortunately, most people don’t know about the illness until it is in…

Many of the most deadly job hazards pose an imminent risk to workers. Construction crews working at significant elevations will immediately feel the effects of a fall. The same is true of a road worker and the pressing risk of a traffic collision, or a chef and…

Because of its aggressive nature, mesothelioma is considered a very dangerous type of cancer. It is also most common in the elderly, which can increase the risks. For these reasons, anyone who gets diagnosed with it, perhaps after exposure to asbestos, needs to seek…