Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Old Hickory, TN—In one of an increasing number of lawsuits against the company, a Tennessee man has filed a wrongful death suit against DuPont, claiming that exposure to asbestos fibers led to the mesothelioma which killed his mother. Ruby Neely, who died earlier this year from the asbestos cancer, was exposed indirectly, via the asbestos fibers that her husband, Lively, brought home from his job on his work clothes. Asbestos, a fibrous mineral which was once high... Read Full Story

Asbestos a fibrous mineral found in nature in metamorphic form. Many workers are employed in digging asbestos from the rocks. This causes more risks to those workers as it is very hazardous. The three deadly diseases that affect the workers are lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. Let us see all these three diseases in detail. Mesothelioma: This develops a kind of tumor around the abdominal or chest cavity and multiplies to various regions inside the human body. As... Read Full Story

This disease is categorized by four stages and depending on the stages the treatment varies. There are three system to identify these four stages and they are • Butchart staging system • TNM system • Brigham system Let us see the system Butchart staging in detail, Butchart staging system: This is one of the oldest systems but very popular among everyone as it is the common system being used everywhere. This divides the disease into four stages depending on the extent of tumor mass. Stage I is... Read Full Story

In recognition of Lung Cancer Awareness Month, about 20 students attended the “Strike Out Lung Cancer” event Wednesday night in the Student Union. Tracy Sestili, founder of the Beverly Fund Lung Cancer Foundation, said the purpose of the event was to draw attention to the often forgotten awareness month. “When you look at October, you think it’s just breast cancer awareness month, but there are other diseases,” she said. “Every disease has a month, and the... Read Full Story

Asbestos extracted from a dense rock can be easily separated into fine fibers. This is used in building blocks as a main ingredient for various materials because of its high resistance to temperature, chemical inertness and strength. Even though the asbestos has varying uses it causes some serious health hazards. Nearly 1.3 millions are exposed to asbestos in the construction company as well as in the products manufacturing using asbestos. The workers are in expose to asbestos during any dem... Read Full Story

This is a type of cancer which affects the lungs and chest cavity, where the mesothelium cells are lined in a typical manner. This is also known as asbestos lung cancer. This form a tumors around the regions of mesothelium cells in the cavity such as heart, lungs, and abdominal which is deadliest in nature. The symptoms for this cancer are hard to find out as that it takes many years to develop. Types of Mesothelioma cancer: This cancer comes under the category of Epithelial Mesothelioma. Th... Read Full Story

Australian experts are offering new hope to mesothelioma sufferers, claiming a breakthrough in the treatment of the aggressive cancer. Specialists at the Austin Health Centre in Victoria have discovered a new radiation technique which can improve the life expectancy for sufferers. Every year, around 700 Australians find out they have mesothelioma. The deadly cancer, which attacks the lungs, is mostly caused by exposure to asbestos. On average sufferers are given just two years to live after d... Read Full Story

The American Cancer Society promotes local and nationwide activities, like the Great American Smoke out, to help educate people and to provide them with resources to help conquer their smoking habit. This year’s Great American Smoke out is scheduled for November 18. Cancer is defined as a group of diseases that are characterized by the uncontrolled growth and spread of abnormal cells. With lung cancer, because of the rapidly dividing abnormal cells the lung is no longer able to function prope... Read Full Story

Asbestos which is a natural mineral found in the form of fiber is classified into two broad categories such as, • Serpentine group and • Amphibole group Serpentine group: This is a curly type of fiber hence the name serpentine and this is available in layered form. This serpentine group has only one member that is Chrysolite which is the most common among all asbestos. This Chrysolite is also called as “white asbestos” and it is the most common type of asbestos which is used in many construct... Read Full Story

First of all take chest X-ray, if it shows any symptoms of Malignant Mesothelioma, then move for further checking. The additional checking’s include different imaging studies, blood tests, scanning of bones and tests of lung functioning. Other than this in-depth diagnosis such as thoracentesis, thoracoscopy, pleurascopy or a lung biopsy is done to identify the malignant Mesothelioma. In chest X-ray this disease is identified as malignant mesothelioma when the pleural effusion that is a colle... Read Full Story