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Posted on Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010

NY Lawyer Joe Belluck Applauds Kentucky’s Interest In Mesothelioma Awareness Day

Kentucky Senate Bill 62, designating Sept. 26 of each year as Mesothelioma Awareness Day, was approved by a committee in the Kentucky State Senate on Wednesday. If the bill is approved by the full Senate, the measure will go next to the Kentucky House of Representatives.

The efforts by Kentucky lawmakers to establish a Mesothelioma Awareness Day in the state is a sign of progress in the growing national concern about asbestos-related diseases, New York personal injury lawyer Joseph Belluck says. Belluck is a partner in Belluck & Fox, a nationally-known law firm based in New York that represents victims of asbestos-related disease.

Mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive form of cancer primarily caused by exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. Close to 3,000 Americans are diagnosed with the cancer yearly. There is no known cure for the disease.

Numerous other states have designated Sept. 26 as Mesothelioma Awareness Day. The date was chosen because it is the wedding anniversary of a Pennsylvania widow who spent many hours making others aware of the disease that claimed her husband’s life.