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A national Mesothelioma Awareness Day could mark the beginning of a more rigorous campaign aimed at curbing the disease’s impact in America and across the world. The motion, proposed and championed with the support of the Mesothelioma Research Foundation, was introduced as H. 771 by Representative Betty McCollum and Senator Patty [...]
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Florida resident Larry Davis is well aware of the challenges and hardships that face those affected by mesothelioma. Not only has he seen his father succumb to the illness after being exposed to asbestos while working at a box manufacturing company, but Davis himself is a survivor of peritoneal mesothelioma.
Because of his experiences with mesothelioma, [...]
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The Middletown School District has taken its first step toward the demolition of Roosevelt Elementary School, reports the Middletown Journal. The elementary school, located in Middletown, Ohio, has stood vacant for two years.
It will cost the district $402,800 to rid the building of asbestos, and then demolish it. Middletown’s Phase 1 Building Project allotted [...]
In the bestselling book Anticancer: A New Way of Life, written by physician and cancer survivor Dr. David Servan-Schreiber, the author shares the story of professor and mesothelioma victim Stephen Jay Gould, who specialized in the study of evolution and developed the Theory of Punctuated Equilibrium. In 1982, Gould was diagnosed with a rare form [...]
The state of Connecticut will spend nearly $2.3 million to clean up its Brownfield sites, reports Business Week. The cleanup will include asbestos abatement.
The money will prepare properties in six Connecticut municipalities for commercial and residential use. Redeveloping such properties will provide opportunities for more housing, commercial and recreation uses.
Governor M. Jodi Reil [...]
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The European Guidelines for Medical Oncology (ESMO) have published a new guide to mesothelioma diagnosis and treatment, an addition that the journal hopes will increase early diagnoses and improve treatment efficacy. The protocol is particularly important due to the terminal disease’s relative infrequency, its general symptoms, and the profound impact that early diagnosis can have [...]
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An apartment fire which around 2:30 a.m. on Sunday, July 25th displaced 38 residents and has prompted asbestos concerns. The fire, located at Colony Hills Apartment Complex in Colorado Springs, Colorado, injured three residents. Two were transported to the hospital for smoke inhalation, and one for a dog bite, reports Colorado Connection.
Battalion Chief Tommy Smith [...]
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