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Mesothelioma Information |
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Types of Mesothelioma |
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Mesothelioma Cell Types |
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Mesothelioma Medical |
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Mesothelioma Resources |
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Mesothelioma Lawyer - Mesothelioma Attorney
Mesothelioma Lawyer pages are designed to give you quick & simple answers about mesothelioma legal and medical information. We provide you with helpful information on mesothelioma doctors, treatment centers, types of mesothelioma, drugs, symptoms, nutrition, and where to obtain an experienced mesothelioma lawyer in your state. Let us know if you would like to speak with someone on our toll free number 800.291.0963.
MESOTHELIOMA QUICK FACTS:
- About 4,000 People die from Mesothelioma every year, the rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
- There are currently about 3000 new cases of Mesothelioma diagnosed per year, mostly in men over the age of 40.
- It is estimated that 27.5 million Americans were exposed to asbestos between 1940 and 1979.
- Mesothelioma has a latency period of 20 to 50 years after the first exposure to asbestos.
- It is estimated that there will be about 250,000 cases of Mesothelioma before 2020.
- Through 2003, more than 700,000 People have filed claims against more than 6,000 Asbestos companies. These same companies knew of the dangers for many years before ever warning the public of those risks.
- During the 20th century, some 30 million tons of asbestos were used in industrial sites, homes, schools, shipyards and commercial buildings in the United States.
- Many asbestos-containing products remain in buildings, ships, industrial facilities and other environments where the fibers can become airborne.
- Statistics from the National Cancer Institute show that around 3000 cases of this malignant mesothelioma are reported each year in the United States, and this figure is on the increase.
- It is thought that around eight million people in the United States have been exposed to asbestos over the past half a century, and many more cases - are expected to be reported in the next 25 years.
- The first known asbestos lawsuit was in 1929 in New Jersey.
- Over 2,100 people were diagnosed with mesothelioma in the UK in 2003.
Mesothelioma Lawyer is not designed to provide medical advice or is intended to be for educational use only. The information provided through Mesothelioma Lawyer is not a substitute for professional care and should not be used for diagnosing or treating a health problem or a disease. If you have, or suspect you may have, a health problem we can refer you to a mesothelioma doctor or lawyer in your state.
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Today's Pulse Health Center |
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Cancer.org - Treatment Guides for Lung Cancer Patients (PDF) |
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Gene-modified PA1-STK cells
Home to tumor sites in patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma |
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Combined Resection, Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy and Whole Abdominal Radiation for the Treatment of Peritoneal Mesothelioma |
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WebMD - Malignant Mesothelioma GENERAL INFORMATION |
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Current Therapy for Mesothelioma
by David J. Sugarbaker, MD, Jose J. Norberto, MD, and Raphael Bueno, MD . |
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PET Imaging of Pleural Mesothelioma
by Hossein Jadvar, MD, PhD., Alan J. Fischman, MD, PhD. |
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Mesothelioma by University of Minnesota Cancer Center |
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Mesothelioma: A Study of 22 Cases
by Judy A. C. King, MD, PhD, J. Allan Tucker, MD, and Song W. Wong, MD, Mobile, Ala. |
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Mesothelioma Clinical Trials
current treatment & experimental treatment trials at the Columbia University. |
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