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Asbestos-related illness has been a problem for decades in the United States, though with strong restrictions on use of the substance, many expected the related illnesses to disappear over time. According to CNN, researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) expressed surprise at a recent study that shows young people continue » Read More

Mesothelioma is a rare, fatal cancer caused by acute or prolonged exposure to asbestos. Asbestos fibers lodge in the pleura, or lining of the lung and cause inflammation, then the growth of mesothelial cancer cells. Treatments fail largely due to the lack of early detection. An international team of researchers at the University of Hawaii » Read More

Asbestos and asbestos-containing products have long been known to cause mesothelioma and other deadly cancers and diseases in people who are exposed to the threadlike fibers.  Recognizing its dangers, in 1989 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) banned the manufacture, importation, processing, and distribution of asbestos in the United States.  This monumental step in protecting U.S. » Read More