Mesothelioma/Asbestos-Related Illness

In 1988, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimated that roughly 20% of the nation’s schools and public buildings contained asbestos. This was a startling revelation because asbestos is a carcinogen. It’s known to cause lung cancer, asbestosis,...

Illnesses like mesothelioma affect every person differently. Your prognosis and health may be quite unlike those of someone else with the same disease because of circumstances unique to you. For instance, a recent study suggests that if you have or develop depression,...

Most people learn about mesothelioma in one of two ways. They learn about the disease after running across advertisements for mesothelioma attorneys. Or they or someone they love receives a mesothelioma diagnosis. Without one of these introductions, most people don’t...

Many people who get sick after asbestos exposure have worked in hazardous workplaces and occupations for years. That said, there are others who suffer toxic exposure while in a different type of dangerous environment: prison. Incarcerated people abating asbestos In...

If you know anything about asbestos, you likely know that it’s a carcinogen and that manufacturers have used it for decades in all sorts of products. But do you know which products might still contain asbestos? Thankfully, there are very few new products that use it....

Mesothelioma is notoriously hard to diagnose and treat. Even so, the outlook for people who receive mesothelioma diagnoses today is much better than it would have been years back. Researchers may not have found a universal cure, but they have made advances in many...

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer, and it is notorious for its low survival rate. This is partly because doctors often fail to diagnose the disease until the later stages. It is also because the disease often proves resistant to treatment. The good news is that a research...

Cancer is not an illness that anyone fights alone. Besides family and loved ones, patients also have several medical workers by their side. Even at the diagnostic phase, a team of professionals will often be involved, from radiologists and oncologists to geneticists...

Mesothelioma cases are incredibly sensitive matters. Often, these claims involve a sick victim in need of swift resolutions and financial remedies and a family overwhelmed by their loved one's condition. Under these difficult circumstances, certain expert witnesses...