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Asbestos Exposure May Shorten Firefighters’ Life Expectancy
 
Asbestos Exposure May Shorten Firefighters’ Life Expectancy

Asbestos Exposure May Shorten Firefighters’ Life Expectancy

The Firefighting Authority is putting into place new safety measures for handling asbestos fires, which may pose firefighters their greatest health risk. Yesterday’s fire in Keshet gave firefighters their first opportunity to try out new regulations. The firefighters used protective equipment and washed themselves afterward to minimize their exposure to asbestos. Firefighters around the [...]

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Mesothelioma Watch was created as a means to hold asbestos manufacturers and companies who forced their employees to work with and around asbestos accountable for the thousands of cases of cancer they have caused. We do this in three ways.

First: We will keep the spotlight on the abuses in the industry through addition of current news in both the medical field and with regards to litigation.

Second: We will continue to support prevalent groups harmed by the asbestos industry by providing current information about their particular issues. Please take a chance to visit our Asbestos in the Military, Asbestos and Firefighters, Asbestos and 911 in addition to our general information for pipefitters, steamfitters, asbestos workers, construction workers and brake manufacturers.

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Immunotherapy mesothelioma treatment developed in Holland

14 March 2010

The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine recently published the findings of a Dr. Joachim Aerts concerning a new immunotherapy treatment for use in treating and vaccinating against mesothelioma. The study is part of a growing body of immunotherapy research which aims to rally the body’s natural defenses against complex diseases such as [...]

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Quebec continues asbestos exports

28 February 2010

Quebec continues to export more than 170,000 tons of asbestos annually to developing nations despite the fact that the World Health Organization considers the substance a serious health risk and acknowledges its connection with certain forms of cancer. Quebec’s Premier, Jean Charest, has received much criticism for continuing to mine the mineral and export it [...]

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Mesothelioma diagnoses rise in Mexico

11 February 2010

According to a study performed by the American Journal of Industrial Medicine, cases of mesothelioma, an incurable cancer caused by asbestos, are rising drastically in Mexico alongside the increased use of asbestos products in a wide variety of Mexican industries. The vast majority of developing nations have not banned the use of asbestos, and have [...]

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Mesothelioma research center faces possible funding cuts

01 February 2010

The University of Hawaii’s Cancer Research Center will be re-evaluated by the National Cancer Institute next week to ascertain whether it will maintain its designation as an NCI Cancer Center. The University of Hawaii’s Cancer Research Center received about $1.5 million from the NCI last year, helping Dr. Michelle Carbone, the Cancer Research Center’s director, [...]

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Forensic sculptor faces mesothelioma

19 January 2010

Frank Bender, a forensic sculptor who worked with John Walsh, the host of the popular show America’s Most Wanted, has been diagnosed with mesothelioma. Although he had no formal training in forensics or the arts, Bender has worked for more than thirty years accurately recreating the faces of those involved in crimes – often working from [...]

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New drug developed to fight mesothelioma

06 January 2010

The Australian pharmaceutical company Bionomics recently announced that they will be moving into Phase II clinical trials on their newest compound designed to fight mesothelioma. The trials, which will begin this year, are being conducted based on the success of the first round of Phase I testing which took place throughout 2009. Dr. Deborah Rathjen, [...]

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