Most mesothelioma victims were exposed to asbestos in the workplace and were never told of its dangers or given proper protective gear. The great tragedy of mesothelioma is that it was preventable. Many of the corporations that manufactured and profited from the sale of asbestos-containing products were aware of the hazards of asbestos. These companies did not warn of the risks or protect workers. It is their legal duty to know about about their products, to test them for any potential hazards. If a potential hazard does exist, the company has a responsibility to warn workers of the hazards. In many cases, they hid the knowledge they had in order to protect themselves from liability or having to find a new business model. The result is that many workers have unnecessarily developed mesothelioma.
Asbestos & Mesothelioma ArticlesMolecular targets and targeted therapies for malignant mesothelioma - Tue, 01 Jul 2008 Source: Current Medicinal Chemistry Some of the most important work in contemporary mesothelioma research involves the attempt to create targeted therapeutic agents which work directly on the cellular aberrations that are ultimately responsible for the development of pleural mesothelioma and peritoneal mesothelioma. The great hope these the... Continue > Mesothelioma Patient Profile: Charlene Kaforey - Mon, 30 Jun 2008 We have traditionally used the “Recent News” section of this website to report on the latest findings in mesothelioma and asbestos research. Most of the stories we’ve covered have been summaries of the latest articles from scientific journals, so the content has been fairly technical. We will continue to report on all of the latest research, but we are also expanding the coverage to include stories about people who are living with mesothelioma. Research into the disease only exists beca... Continue > MR Imaging of Benign and Malignant Pleural Disease - Thu, 26 Jun 2008 Source: Magnetic Resonance Imaging Clinics of North America Radiological imaging technologies are among the most important tools available for the diagnosis of mesothelioma and other forms of cancer, as they can render the status and structure of the interior landscape of a patient’s body without the need for invasive, exploratory surgery. Since the original discovery of x-ray technology in 1895, a number of elaborations on imaging technology have taken place and contemporary me... Continue > 59th mesothelioma case reported among miners - Fri, 13 Jun 2008 Source: Duluth News Tribune The Duluth News Tribune is reporting that a 59th case of mesothelioma has been identified in the population of Iron Range workers whose extremely high incidence rate of the disease has sparked national attention on Minnesota’s Iron Range. The case was identified when data from the Minnesota Health Department study on the Iron Range workers was recently compared to the data contained in the Minnesota Cancer Surveillance System, which is the Sta... Continue >
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