Mar 16, 2012
The influence of a genetic component to an individual’s susceptibility to mesothelioma has been the subject of ongoing research in recent years as attempts to prevent the onset of the incurable cancer continue.
Mar 14, 2012
Asbestos awareness to the widespread use of asbestos as an inexpensive insulator and fire retardant during the twentieth century was recently raised once again by a recent report of asbestos fibre being present everywhere across the entire...
Feb 22, 2012
In the UK in 2010, the rising number of asbestosis claim cases had reached over 1,160 while around 2,000 incurable asbestos-related mesothelioma cases continue to be diagnosed every year.
Feb 22, 2012
Apart from alcohol and tobacco smoking, it is known that three quarters of all cancers are caused by the main carcinogens of sunlight, silica, mineral oils - and the most predominant - exposure to asbestos.
Jan 31, 2012
The average survival rate from a confirmed diagnosis of advanced stage mesothelioma is between 4 to 12 months. To date, there is still no cure for the fatal and incurable malignant tumours caused by the ingestion of asbestos fibres...
Jan 31, 2012
According to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), between 1968 and 2008, there had been an 100-fold increase in mesothelioma fatality with more than 2,200 cases reported. Just one year later, over 100 new cases had been recorded.
Jan 24, 2012
Constant research into developing better asbestosis treatment methods for prolonging life expectancy rates for patients diagnosed with mesothelioma have found a number of promising results in recent years.
Jan 13, 2012
New research experiments are greatly improving methods of asbestos detection but there has not always been the concern rigorously enforced today to correctly monitor for risk levels of asbestos fibres present among airborne dust particles.
Jan 13, 2012
On December 14th, a change of the law in Ireland saw the reinstatement of mesothelioma compensation entitlement for individuals who possess the asbestos-related condition of pleural plaques - the raised fibrous scarring of the lungs.
Jan 12, 2012
Householders who own properties built or renovated up until the mid 1980s and 90s, and who are about to redecorate need to be aware of the deadly dangers lurking just under the surface in the form of different types of asbestos insulation.