Friday, August 6th, 2010
According to recent investigative research conducted by the BBC’s International News Service and the International Consortium of Investigative Journalism (ICIJ), the detrimental effects of America’s asbestos age linger in growing mesothelioma fatalities, in addition to other asbestos-related disease.
Asbestos exposure is the principal cause of mesothelioma cancer. Following repeated exposure to the naturally occurring mineral, symptoms can take as long as 20 to 50 years to arise. A patient’s life span is often poor since there is no cure for this cancer. Combining aggressive therapies has the potential to improve mesothelioma life expectancy by several months or more, but not all patients qualify for this treatment approach.
According to the BBC and ICIJ article,
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