Outreach & Awareness
10 Shocking GIFs of Workplace Asbestos Exposure
- by Daniel King
- Outreach & Awareness
- Apr 9, 2019
Imagine working in a cloud of toxic mineral fibers that can lodge in your lung tissue permanently. It doesn’t cause any immediate symptoms, so you think nothing of it until…
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ADAO Set to Launch 15th Annual Conference
- by Tim Povtak
- Outreach & Awareness
- Apr 3, 2019
Linda Reinstein doesn’t just talk about a world without the threat of asbestos disease. She works tirelessly toward making it happen. Reinstein co-founded the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization in 2004…
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Announcing New Support Group for Mesothelioma Caregivers
- by Michelle Whitmer
- Outreach & Awareness
- Feb 21, 2019
A mesothelioma diagnosis weighs heavily not only on the patient but their entire support system, too. Friends, family and caregivers supporting someone with mesothelioma also need support to provide their…
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Helping Mesothelioma Patients: Pen Is More Powerful than the Knife
- by Dr. Raja Michael Flores
- Outreach & Awareness
- Feb 18, 2019
When it comes to the future of treatment for mesothelioma, I really believe the pen can be more powerful than the knife. Politicians have the potential to save more…
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The River of Chrysotile: Asbestos in the Sumas in Washington
- by Daniel King
- Outreach & Awareness
- Jan 15, 2019
Swift Creek flows down Sumas Mountain and feeds the Sumas River in Whatcom County, Washington, near the Canadian border. An active landslide is eroding a natural asbestos deposit in…
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Could Asbestos Be in Your Favorite Alcoholic Drink?
- by Lorraine Kember
- Outreach & Awareness
- Dec 3, 2018
Worrying about asbestos and where it may be lurking is enough to drive even the most laidback person crazy. Asbestos — the toxic mineral that causes mesothelioma and…
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How to Stay Safe from Asbestos After a Fire
- by Matt Mauney
- Outreach & Awareness
- Nov 19, 2018
House fires are heartbreaking. Flames not only destroy personal possessions, but the lives of people who once filled the home. It only takes a few minutes for an entire residence…
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Pacific Mesothelioma 5K Funds Research and Builds Community
- by Jose Ortiz
- Outreach & Awareness
- Oct 11, 2018
As the medical outreach liaison for The Mesothelioma Center at Asbestos.com, I meet with the nation’s top specialists and researchers who strive to find a cure for mesothelioma. The Pacific…
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Asbestos Concrete in Water Systems a Cause for Concern
- Guest Author
- Outreach & Awareness
- Oct 2, 2018
Alexandra Der is the second-place winner of the Fall 2018 Asbestos.com scholarship. As an engineer pursuing my master’s degree in design of water and waste water systems, I encounter…
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Mesothelioma: The Silent Killer Linked to Asbestos
- Guest Author
- Outreach & Awareness
- Oct 2, 2018
Yu Ying Mei is a fifth-year pharmacy student at St. John’s University. She is the first-place winner of the Fall 2018 Asbestos.com scholarship. The dangerous carcinogen asbestos has never…
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