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US observes National Mesothelioma Awareness Day

September 28th, 2011

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.…

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9/11 firefighters at increased cancer risk, study finds

September 19th, 2011

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.

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Insurers face increase in asbestos claims over 2011

August 26th, 2011

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.…

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Mesothelioma deaths on the rise in England

August 19th, 2011

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.…

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Libby woodchip contamination reignites asbestos fears

July 15th, 2011

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…

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