Standing with 9/11 Firefighters and First Responders
Almost 15 years after the worst terror attack on American soil, the heroic firefighters and first responders, along with their…
Asbestos | Europe | International | New Studies | Occupations | Research | Updates
Asbestos-Like Fibers and Pleural Mesothelioma Risk
There is mounting evidence that asbestos is not the only fiber capable of triggering deadly malignant mesothelioma. In a new…
Asbestos | New Studies | Occupations | Prognosis | Research | Updates
Pleural Mesothelioma: The Cause May Impact the Outcome
There is new evidence that the substance that causes a case of pleural mesothelioma may have an impact on the…
Asbestos | Compensation | Diagnosis | Europe | International | Occupations | Updates
Mesothelioma of “Unknown” Cause: Asbestos May Still Be the Culprit
A new Italian study suggests that many cases of mesothelioma with “unknown” asbestos exposure may not be so mysterious after…
Asbestos | Asia | Biopsy | Diagnosis | International | Mesothelioma | Occupations | Scans | Updates
The Challenge of Diagnosing Malignant Mesothelioma
The case of a Japanese man whose mesothelioma went undetected until it claimed his life seven months later highlights the…
Asbestos | Asia | International | Legal | Mesothelioma | Occupations | Statistics | Updates
Asbestos Building Products Expected to Cause Thousands of Korean Mesothelioma Deaths
Asbestos containing products are expected to claim the lives of as many as 3,400 people from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related…
Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Statistics | Updates
Peritoneal Mesothelioma Rates Higher in Italy’s Asbestos-Producing Regions
Some Italian workers are paying a high price for Italy’s former position as the top European producer of asbestos. According…
Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Statistics | Updates
Beyond Mesothelioma: Asbestos Linked to Digestive Cancers
Scientists have long known that mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer that affects the membrane around organs, is not the only cancer…
Asbestos | Europe | International | Occupations | Prognosis | Statistics | Updates
Mesothelioma-Causing Power of Asbestos Lingers Long After Contaminating Industry Leaves
There is more evidence that exposure to asbestos can dramatically increase the lifetime odds of developing malignant mesothelioma, even after…
Asbestos | Asbestos | Asia | International | Mesothelioma | Occupations | Statistics | Updates
Mesothelioma Not the Only Cancer Threat for Shipbreakers
Mesothelioma is not the only cancer whose incidence is elevated in workers exposed to asbestos. A new Taiwanese study of…