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Knee Deep in Asbestos

When I was 17 old I started working at an asbestos mine in the Yukon. I had the excitement of youth and looked on the thing as a big adventure.The mine was located about 7 miles from the Alaska border on the banks of the Forty Mile River, which emptied... Read More

Does It Pay to Get a Mesothelioma Attorney?

Mesothelioma is a serious form of rare cancer. There is no known cure for mesothelioma cancer. If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer you will no doubt have many questions and concerns and may have wondered if you need a mesothelioma attorney.Although the number of... Read More

Asbestos Killed My Husband

He was only a child when it begun -and he played as children do- in his yard with his toy cars and tip trucks But his sand was asbestos blue?In December 1999, my husband and I were walking home from a game of lawn bowls when I became aware of... Read More

Mesothelioma Cancer

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer involving mesothelial tissues of body organs usually lungs or abdominal. It is often caused by exposure to asbestos. However, there are 30-50% of patients without any history of asbestos exposure. People who have received asbestos exposure of as little as one or two months... Read More

Who is at Increased Risk For Developing Mesothelioma?

Since the late 1800's Asbestos has been mined and used commercially. The use of Asbestos dramatically increased during World War II and since the early 1940's millions of Americans have been exposed to asbestos dust working within industries where initally the risks were not known. There has been widespread exposure... Read More

How Is Mesothelioma Treated?

Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles. However, they may have been been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways. This could include working with asbestos or by home renovation using asbestos cement products or even by washing the clothes of... Read More

Mesothelioma - The Largest Man Made Epidemic

It is documented that Australia had the highest per capita use of asbestos in the world from the 1950's until the 1970's. As a tragic consequence, Australia now has the highest per capita incidence of mesothelioma in the world. With more than 500 Australians contracting mesothelioma per year, it is... Read More

Mesothelioma Book - Review

"Lean on Me" Cancer through a carer's eyes Lorraine Kember (2003) 130pp.ISBN 0 646 49969 6As Janet Craven, palliative care nurse, and Andrew Dean, palliative care physician note in their respective forwards to this book, Lean on Me is a unique and intensely personal description of a writer's responses to... Read More

What Is Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma the medical name for cancer of the pleura (the lining of the lung and chest cavity) or cancer of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdomen). It is usually caused by prolonged or persistent exposure to asbestos.Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until between twenty and fifty years after... Read More

Beryllium The New Asbestos?

It was American workers on the world's first atomic bomb who became the first industrial victims of beryllium, a rare but especially light, stable and strong metal whose toxic dust can kill those who breathe it.Now Seafarers doing ship maintenance and have used Jasons De-rusting and de-scaling guns (also known... Read More

In The News:

Surrounded by body bags - Putin's 'war crimes' only strengthen Ukraine's resolve
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 20:19:00 +0100
There was an awful near silence as the war crime investigators went about their business and the bodies of the victims were methodically packed into body bags.

Rambling Putin sounded like a resentful old man
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 19:52:00 +0100
The biggest landgrab since the Second World War. A dictator threatening the use of nuclear weapons.

Hurricane Ian has killed at least 17 people in the US - and officials are warning number of deaths will rise
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 23:29:00 +0100
Hurricane Ian has killed at least 17 people in the US, with officials warning the number of fatalities will rise.

Putin rails against Western 'dictatorship' as he declares four Ukrainian regions as Russian
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 09:53:00 +0100
Vladimir Putin has railed against Western "dictatorship" as he declared Russian rule over four regions of Ukraine.

Suicide bomb blast kills at least 19 as students sit exam
Fri, 30 Sep 2022 08:24:00 +0100
At least 19 people have been killed and dozens more injured in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital of Kabul, police say.

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