Oct

30

Sands Hotel Destroyed; Suspected Asbestos Cloud Created From Blast

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The Sands Casino Hotel in Atlantic City was recently imploded before a crowd of approximately 100,000 people. Experts now worry that the dust of falling debris associated with the hotel’s destruction might have been contaminated with asbestos, exposing those in attendance to deadly particulate matter.

Asbestos dust and debris has long been associated with the development of mesothelioma disease. Asbestos dust, at the microscope level, resembles a “hooked” or “barbed” thread that, when inhaled, becomes lodged in the pleural lining of the lungs. Over time, the lungs begin to scar and the scarring can result in the formation of tumors. The tumors can then spread to other parts of the body. A general diagnosis of mesothelioma leaves the sufferer with a bleak outlook and a prognosis of approximately 6 to 12 months to live.

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Oct

26

U.K. Rules To Stop Payin Pleural Plaque Sufferers

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The United Kingdom government has unanimously decided that people who have been previously exposed to asbestos, and who now have developed pleural plaques, will no longer be able to sue on the basis of this evidence.

This development has been readily welcomed by insurers who have floundered in recent years from an onslaught of mesothelioma and asbestos exposure-related cases where billions of dollars in restitution has been paid.

The decision outlines the duty for insurers to continue paying out monies to those who have developed mesothelioma-related lung cancers and tumors. However, if the suing party has evidence of pleural damage, but the damage is not consistent with the likelihood that mesothelioma will develop from pleural plaques insurers have been ordered not to pay out restitution monies.

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Oct

15

A Brief History of Asbestos and Mesothelioma

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Mesothelioma is a rare form of lung cancer that has been directly linked to occupational exposure of asbestos. Mesothelioma cancer is characterized by scarring of lung tissues that comprise the lining of the chest wall. Once exposed, asbestos particles lodge in the lung tissues of the worker and remain there indefinitely. There is no known way to remove embedded fibers. Asbestos particles resemble a hook or barb and, over time, cause tumors that lead to a mesothelioma diagnosis.

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Oct

6

Mesothelioma Diagnosis - Early Diagnosis Offers Longer Survivability

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For those who have a history of occupational exposure of asbestos, some may feel that they are in the clear from developing mesothelioma, a rare cancer that is directly linked to asbestos. Even for those who have been symptom-free for decades after their last exposure to asbestos, it has been found that mesothelioma could lay dormant for upwards of 40 years.

The extent of the dangers of asbestos were unknown by employers and employees for many years. It wasn’t until the early 1970s that the link between asbestos and mesothelioma first began to coincide with exposure. Since then, there have been countless lawsuits that aim to collect billions of dollars in restitution for those who have developed mesothelioma cancers.

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