Archive for June, 2011

Dr. Michele Carbone at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center has been renowned the past several years as one of the world’s leaders in the fight against mesothelioma, the cancer caused by exposure

Officials from Canada Wednesday afternoon announced their opposition to listing chrysotile asbestos as a hazardous material, smothering the chance to reach a highly-sought consensus at the Rotterdam

Linda Reinstein, President of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), sounded the alarm Tuesday after delegates to the Rotterdam Convention in Geneva, Switzerland failed to reach a consensus

Adding chrysotile asbestos to the list of hazardous materials, which would make it harder for countries to export, was the major topic of discussion Monday when the United Nations Rotterdam Convention

Larry Davis is scheduled for surgery June 27 at the University of Maryland’s Greenbaum Cancer Center — his fifth surgery since an original diagnosis of mesothelioma.

The prospect

The lack of oversight — or governmental regulation to require it — has created a growing concern in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, over the continued cleanup in the aftermath of the most deadly and

Karen Rogers will be filled with a mother’s pride when she goes to graduation ceremonies later this month at Pasadena (Calif.) High School.

She also will be filled with tears — sad

Geri Lepore felt the same range of emotions family members often face after someone close to them is given a diagnosis of mesothelioma. There was denial and then depression, followed by fear and frustration.

After serving 13 months in federal prison for his involvement with an illegally conducted asbestos removal project, former carpenter John Chick plans to run for legislative office in Cayuga County,