The direct cause of mesothelioma is asbestos exposure. The fibers of this mineral get into lungs and make irreversible changes in tissues. This malignant disease also can affect other body organs, but there are no other mesothelioma causes except asbestos. The problem is that there are some industry spheres where…
How To Improve Mesothelioma Life Expectancy?
Mesothelioma is highly aggressive malignant disease with a long latency period and very short life expectancy. Life expectancy is a prognosis of how long patients with this disease would live after getting diagnosis. This prognosis is based on statistic information about similar cases. One of the major factors that influence…
Mesothelioma Cancer Claims in France
In France the problem of asbestos exposure is rather important as still over 1,000 companies use or manufacture products that contain this harmful material. Employees who work in such places retire at the age of 50 due to the hazardous industry. Such workers are not the only claimants, because such…
Popular Myths About Malignant Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma still causes a lot of questions and guesses, even among scientists, because it hasn’t been fully studied yet. Common people are very misinformed, and even having some knowledge on this subject, still spread a lot of misconceptions. Not knowing true facts about malignant mesothelioma can play a low-down trick…
Mesothelioma Treatment Costs
There are many problems in modern treatment methods for malignant mesothelioma. First of all, they do not provide any guarantees for full recovery, even with all innovations and alternative therapies. Second problem is that the most of methods are highly aggressive and require long recovery, as chemotherapy or surgeries seriously…
Statute Of Limitations For Mesothelioma Litigation
Mesothelioma cases are one of the most time-consuming types of litigation in the US judicial sphere. This asbestos-related disease has a very long latency period that lasts for decades. And it is usually a problem to define the time when a claimant is eligible for filing a lawsuit. Such restrictions…
Settlements for Malignant Mesothelioma
Some types of cancer develop after a dangerous agent pass into the body and cause the mutations of different tissues. Malignant mesothelioma belongs to this group. It develops as a result of asbestos exposure. In its turn, asbestos exposure into environment is under the responsibility of companies that deal with…
The Sources of Mesothelioma Compensation
The guilt of employers and companies who produce asbestos products for asbestos-related diseases is now proven. And these companies are sued for getting compensation for mesothelioma and other harmful diseases that develop after the contact with asbestos dust. Filing lawsuits is only the one of available options to get compensated…
Mesothelioma Lawsuits for Secondary Asbestos Exposure
The most of the lawsuits regarding asbestos exposure are filed by a person who suffers from the related disease. Such are the diseases caused directly by asbestos fibers that come into lungs and blood while breathing. The most of people think that only direct contact with asbestos may cause…
What Mesothelioma Support Can You Use Today?
Mesothelioma is a diagnosis that no one wants to hear, and when it happens, a patient feels absolutely hopeless and depressed. Statistics about mesothelioma promises very low chances for recovery and realizing that one has a few years (as the best prognosis) for living in a fight with cancer is…