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5 Places You Wouldn’t Expect to Find Asbestos

This week marks the 14th annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week. This year, the campaign focuses on banning asbestos, preventing exposure, enforcing regulations and strengthening international partnerships. It’s easy to...

Michelle Whitmer

04/05/18

We cover all topics related to mesothelioma awareness and fundraising, and focus on helping patients and their families spread the word about the dangers of asbestos. We have one simple goal: To make sure asbestos is banned in the United States.

Asbestos Exposure Risks Lurk in Australian Hospitals

Outreach & Awareness Hospitals in Australia rank among the best in the world for utilizing the latest techniques and innovations. Unfortunately the same cannot be said for safety. Of the more than... Read More

Lorraine Kember

02/27/18

Mesothelioma Advocates Unite on World Cancer Day

Outreach & Awareness Every year on World Cancer Day, people around the globe unify to celebrate the lives of cancer survivors, to remember those lost too soon and to work toward a... Read More

Cara Tompot

02/02/18

Benefits of Sharing Your Mesothelioma Story

Outreach & Awareness For thousands of years, humans have shared stories through speaking, pictures and writing. Listening to and sharing stories is how we educate and entertain our children, bond with friends,... Read More

Dana Nolan

01/26/18

Make Every Day Giving Tuesday for Mesothelioma Community

Outreach & Awareness For many people, the end of November looks like this: On the fourth Thursday of November, Thanksgiving, people come together to share gratitude and thankfulness. The next day —... Read More

Missy Miller

11/27/17

AONN Brings Nurses, Navigators and Advocates Together

Outreach & Awareness The 8th annual Navigation & Survivorship Conference will welcome an estimated 900 oncology nurses and patient navigators this week in Orlando, Florida. Also in attendance will be representatives from... Read More

Matt Mauney

11/15/17

Lung Cancer Awareness Impacts Mesothelioma Research

Outreach & Awareness November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. It is a time to come together and raise awareness about lung cancer — the second most common cancer in the U.S. and... Read More

Matt Mauney

11/08/17

Pacific Mesothelioma Center 5K Raises $160K for Research

Outreach & Awareness The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com was a Gold Sponsor of the Pacific Mesothelioma Center’s 6th Annual 5K Walk/Hike for Mesothelioma, helping the event eclipse its fundraising goal of $150,000.... Read More

Jose Ortiz

11/02/17

6 Ways to Raise Awareness About Mesothelioma Every Day

Outreach & Awareness FACT: Every year, approximately 3,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma in the United States alone. According to a recent report published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine, an estimated 38,400... Read More

Cara Tompot

09/25/17

Walking for Mesothelioma Awareness: Join iWalk4Meso

Outreach & Awareness Each year, an estimated 3,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly, asbestos-related cancer. It has long been considered incurable, but thanks to amazing mesothelioma researchers and specialists around... Read More

Cara Tompot

09/22/17

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Outreach & Awareness Blogs

5 Places You Wouldn’t Expect to Find Asbestos

Asbestos Exposure Risks Lurk in Australian Hospitals

Mesothelioma Advocates Unite on World Cancer Day

Benefits of Sharing Your Mesothelioma Story

Make Every Day Giving Tuesday for Mesothelioma Community

AONN Brings Nurses, Navigators and Advocates Together

Lung Cancer Awareness Impacts Mesothelioma Research

Pacific Mesothelioma Center 5K Raises $160K for Research

6 Ways to Raise Awareness About Mesothelioma Every Day

Walking for Mesothelioma Awareness: Join iWalk4Meso