Welcome To The Mesothelioma Center
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Mesothelioma & Suggested Steps Following Diagnosis
Exposure to asbestos has proven to result in a wide range of health conditions, including mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs, heart, or abdomen. This rare form of cancer is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure.
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| A range of tests are used to diagnose mesothelioma, such as imaging scans & biopsies. |
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Due to a long latency period, mesothelioma symptoms (shortness of breath, severe cough, chest pain) may not appear for 20 or more years. For this reason, mesothelioma is often diagnosed in later stages of development, which severely complicates treatment and chances of survival.
To learn more about this elusive and often puzzling disease, please review our extensive resources, featuring information on mesothelioma causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and more.
Mesothelioma Treatments
We've compiled the most comprehensive and updated information on mesothelioma treatments, including traditional and unconventional treatments, alternative medicine and other therapies, and the latest in clinical trials, and more.
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| Radiation & chemotherapy are common mesothelioma treatment options. |
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Highlighting topics such as top doctors, associated tests, and cancer centers, our treatment section offers the most helpful information available to mesothelioma victims.
Recent clinical studies have found that caffeine may prove to be beneficial in mesothelioma treatment and that the efficacy of current chemotherapy options is not as effective as once presumed. Make sure check back frequently for current research and advancements in mesothelioma treatments.
Mesothelioma Cancer and Asbestos Exposure Among Veterans
From the 1930s through the 1970s, the U.S. Navy used hundreds of asbestos-contaminated products in all of its vessels, which led to hazardous asbestos exposure among thousands of veterans.
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| Millions of veterans have been exposed to asbestos while serving the country. |
Many veterans who worked in shipyards and aboard warships and submarines were heavily exposed to asbestos through standard operations.
As a result, more than 30 percent of mesothelioma victims are veterans. In addition to mesothelioma, Navy veterans account for 16 percent of asbestos-related lung cancer. To learn more about when, where, and how veterans were exposed, visit our informative veterans and mesothelioma section.
To enhance our resources for veterans, we have recently added a comprehensive index of Navy ships that have a history of asbestos contamination. In addition, the Mesothelioma Center now offers free assistance to veterans with VA claims, which can often be a complicated and exhausting process.
Asbestos-Related Cancer Resources
For many decades asbestos exposure has been known to cause asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma cancer. However, a battery of scientific studies linking asbestos to an assortment of other cancers and illnesses has failed to be addressed within the community of asbestos awareness.
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| A number of various cancers have been linked to asbestos, including gastrointestinal and colon cancer. |
Through extensive research efforts, the Mesothelioma Center has gathered comprehensive information from a multitude of clinical studies that have observed a link between asbestos exposure and a range of serious diseases.
Please take a moment to visit our new asbestos cancer section, featuring scientific and clinically based information on a variety of cancers and diseases that may share a causal relationship with asbestos exposure.
Hazardous Jobsites: Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure
Despite growing numbers of asbestos-related illness among those who have never worked with asbestos, the majority of people diagnosed with an asbestos-induced disease received exposure in an occupational setting. This is largely due to the likelihood of repeated exposures, as well as elevated levels of exposure, that occur throughout a range of occupations, industries, and jobsites.
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| Numerous occupations, ranging from electricians to firefighters, share a history of asbestos exposure. |
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Some jobsites are widely known to be occupational sources of asbestos exposure, such as asbestos mines, processing plants, and manufacturing plants where asbestos products are produced. But a variety of other jobsites, ranging from shipyards to chemical and power plants to oil refineries, also bear a history of asbestos exposure.
If you think you've been exposed to asbestos and have developed mesothelioma you can visit our mesothelioma lawyer section for more information on how you can receive compensation.
Veterans AssistanceAsbestos.com's Veterans Assistance Department can help you with questions about veterans and asbestos-related illnesses or about potential benefits. |
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Search through our extensive list of ships that used asbestos-containing products.
(e.g. USS Alabama BB 60)
Mesothelioma BooksTwo must read books for anyone who has or who is caring for someone with mesothelioma. |
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Are You Eligible?Asbestos.com now offers free assitance with social security disability benefits for those affected by mesothelioma & other asbestos-related illnesses. |
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Are You At Risk?
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- Mesothelioma Study Set to Test the Effects of Taconite
07/01/2009 - In an attempt to distinguish the relationship between mesothelioma cancer and taconite dust, a team of researchers from the University of Minnesota are conducting a study that will involve 1,200 tacon.. - Mesothelioma Risk, Asbestos Concerns Prompt Indictment of Massachusetts Brothers
06/30/2009 - Arthur and Shaun Amaral were indicted by a Massachusetts grand jury on charges alleging that the brothers violated the Clean Air Act on five counts related to the improper removal of asbestos. Arth.. - Mesothelioma Patient Fears Lawsuit May Be Affected by Wisconsin Budget Provision
06/29/2009 - A man diagnosed with mesothelioma fears he will not recover damages from a lawsuit his family filed due to a provision added to the Wisconsin state budget. Caden Johnson, 67, learned of his
06/26/2009 - After stating their move to the Netherlands from Australia was ineffective, James Hardie has announced intentions to move its headquarters to Ireland for tax benefits. The decision to move stems from ..
