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By James O’Loan news.com.au A NEW wave of fatal asbestos-related diseases is on the way, threatening the state’s amateur home renovators. Deaths are set to double.
Working with asbestos is the major risk factor for mesothelioma. A history of asbestos exposure at work is reported in about 70 to 80 percent of all cases. However, mesothelioma has been reported in some individuals without any known exposure to asbestos.
About 300 construction workers in B.C. will die of asbestos-related diseases each year for the next five years, according to a survey by the B.C. and Yukon Building and Construction Trades Council.
Mesothelioma injury can be classified into three main groups, Pleural (chest), Peritoneal (abdominal) and Pericardial (heart). All three types of Mesothelioma injury are mainly cause through exposure to an Asbestos related substance.
Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without control or order. They can invade and damage nearby tissues and organs. Cancer cells can also metastasize (spread) from their original site to other parts of the body. Most cases of mesothelioma begin in the pleura [...]
Pleural mesothelioma is a disease that affects the lining of the lungs, or lung pleura. Sometimes doctors refer to this disease as mesothelioma of the pleura. It is a common misconception that mesothelioma is a type of primary lung cancer; it is not. Mesothelioma is a cancer of the serous membranes. These membranes enclose a [...]
A FORMER electrician from York died after being exposed to lethal asbestos dust while working at the city’s carriageworks, an inquest heard.
Mesothelioma Prognosis In mesothelioma, as in most cancers, early diagnosis and treatment offer the best hope for a favorable prognosis. The period between asbestos exposure and the onset of mesothelioma symptoms, however, can span decades, and the symptoms of mesothelioma are often similar to those of other diseases. As a result, arriving at a diagnosis [...]
Tension filled the room at George Whittell High School on Wednesday night, as parents, teachers and administrators gathered for a meeting to discuss the discovery of radon levels exceeding the Environmental Protection Agency action levels at Zephyr Cove Elementary School. Many parents had made clear they were ready to pull their children out of Zephyr [...]
A Windsor Locks woman whose husband died of respiratory failure in 2003 while suffering from asbestosis, apparently stemming from asbestos exposure during his 32-year career as an aircraft mechanic for the Connecticut Air National Guard, will receive workers compensation benefits.