September 26th marks National Mesothelioma Awareness Day in the United States. The national event was created in 2004 to raise public awareness for mesothelioma, which affects between 3,000 and 5,000 people in the United States every year.…

A new study has found that firefighters who responded to the 9/11 attacks at the World Trade Center were 19% more likely to have been diagnosed with cancer than those who were not at the site of the terrorist attacks. The study published in The Lancet… examined the health of 9/11 firefighters seven years after the attacks took place.

Mesothelioma and asbestos-related claims against the insurance company MetLife rose by 11% over the first half of 2011, according to a report by Reuters. Rival insurers Hartford Financial Services and American International Group (AIG) also saw an increase in claims relating to asbestos lawsuits during this period.…

Deaths from mesothelioma and other asbestos cancers have increased four-fold since the 1980s, a report by the BBC has revealed. An official with the British Health and Safety Executive for that region states that deaths from mesothelioma are expected to continue to rise over the next five years.…

An investigation by the Associated Press has revealed that officials with the Environmental Protection Agency have known about the existence of asbestos-contaminated woodchip piles in the town of Libby, Montana for at least three years, but failed to notify residents about their potential danger. In addition to being widely used for landscaping projects by citizens of Libby, the woodpiles were…