Patients Can Use Technology to Learn and Share Information
The average age of the person diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma is 60 years or older. With advances in technology, many are users of smartphones, technology, and the internet. There was a time when these technologies were mostly for the younger… Read More »
Read MorePleural Effusions & Mesothelioma
“My husband had a large amount of fluid drained from his chest a couple of times before he was diagnosed with malignant pleural mesothelioma. The other man we were talking to at the meeting never had any fluid drained. What… Read More »
Read MoreLiving Life with Mesothelioma
With mesothelioma in the headlines, and important recognitions like Mesothelioma Awareness Day, we have witnessed many tributes to mesothelioma warriors who have fought, and continue to fight, this terrible disease. As tributes poured in via social media it encourages us,… Read More »
Read MoreBalancing Mesothelioma with Everyday Life
Balancing living with mesothelioma over time and living day to day with mesothelioma is a challenge. Living with Mesothelioma at times can be frustrating. Many people question and critique their progress daily or even sometimes hourly. It is important that… Read More »
Read MoreWorld Lung Cancer Day
August marks the beginning of a new summer month, and with it, World Lung Cancer Day. Lung Cancer continues to be one of the most common cancers worldwide, claiming more lives than breast, colon, and prostate cancers combined. In the… Read More »
Read MoreNews Report Points to Asbestos and Other Environmental Hazards in Philadelphia Schools
Too many times, asbestos issues have come up in America’s schools. U.S. government officials have sent out a call to encourage school districts to plan carefully to remove asbestos before it becomes an issue. Now, schools in Philadelphia are faced… Read More »
Read MoreParents Concerned Over Connecticut School Asbestos Removal Project
In 2015, a government-issued report raised an alarm over the amount of asbestos in U.S. schools. Since then, several Connecticut schools have been working in earnest to clear the hazardous material from the buildings. (See how one Hartford school was… Read More »
Read MoreNeed Know Sept 11 Asbestos Exposure
On Sept. 11, 2001, our country was forever changed. When terrorists attacked the World Trade Center in Lower Manhattan, more than 2,500 innocent people died. Children lost parents. Families lost sons and daughters. As a country, we mourned these great… Read More »
Read MoreDetroit Neighborhood Residents Concerned About Possible Asbestos Exposure From Abandoned Dumpster
It has been a challenging year for residents in Flint, Michigan as they fight for clean water after the city’s water lines were found to be tainted with lead. Now, residents in the neighboring city of Detroit may be facing… Read More »
Read MoreGovernment Raises Concerns Over State of Asbestos in U.S. Schools
Administrators of public school systems, colleges and universities are sometimes caught scrambling to rid their schools of asbestos once it is uncovered. We have reported on issues in the past in New York, Connecticut and Ohio public schools, and in… Read More »
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