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J&J, 2-stepping through talc litigation, faces fresh claims it hid workers’ asbestos exposure

May 23, 2022 By Thomas Lamb

Johnson & Johnson’s yearslong talc litigation saga has taken an unexpected turn. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Michael Kaplan this week denied J&J’s bid to block a lawsuit [ in the talc litigation ] accusing the company of hiding evidence that its industrial talc operations exposed workers to asbestos, Bloomberg first reported. Decades back, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Exposure, Lawsuits, Talc Tagged With: asbestos talc lawsuits, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc

EPA rule would finally ban asbestos, carcinogen still in use

April 7, 2022 By Thomas Lamb

The Environmental Protection Agency on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every year. The proposal marks a major expansion of EPA regulation under a landmark 2016 law that overhauled rules governing tens of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Facts, Law Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Asbestos Exposure and Malignant Mesothelioma in Construction Workers—Epidemiological Remarks by the Italian National Mesothelioma Registry (ReNaM)

January 21, 2022 By Thomas Lamb

Notwithstanding the ban in 1992, asbestos exposure for workers in the construction sector in Italy remains a concern. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases recorded by the Italian registry (ReNaM) among construction workers. Incident mesothelioma cases with a definite asbestos exposure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Mesothelioma, Uncategorized Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos-related cancer, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma

Environmental exposure to asbestos and the risk of lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

June 3, 2021 By Thomas Lamb

Asbestos is a carcinogen associated with lung cancer, but few studies have examined the increased risk of lung cancer due to environmental asbestos exposure. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between environmental asbestos exposure and lung cancer. We searched for articles on non-occupational or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Lung Cancer Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos-related cancer, lung cancer

Health groups sue to make EPA evaluate ‘legacy’ asbestos risk

May 24, 2021 By Thomas Lamb

Health and environmental groups have sued the Environmental Protection Agency, seeking a court order compelling it to evaluate the risks posed by so-called "legacy" asbestos used in old products and buildings. In a complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in San Francisco, groups including the nonprofit Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Facts Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, mesothelioma

Why Asbestos Still Threatens Construction Workers’ Health

May 17, 2021 By Thomas Lamb

Asbestos continues to represent a considerable threat to the health of construction workers and the population at large. Though some applications for asbestos have been banned in the United States, the naturally occurring silicate mineral itself is not. The first use of asbestos is believed to date back to the Stone Age, approximately 750,000 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Facts

Incidence of mesothelioma and asbestosis by occupation in a diverse workforce

April 13, 2021 By Thomas Lamb

Objective: We sought to characterize detailed patterns of mesothelioma and asbestosis incidence in the workforce as part of an occupational disease surveillance program in Ontario, Canada. Methods: The Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS) cohort was established using workers' compensation claims data and includes 2.18 million workers … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Asbestosis, Exposure, Facts, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestosis, mesothelioma

Effect of Asbestos Exposure on the Frequency of EGFR Mutations and ALK/ROS1 Rearrangements in Patients With Lung Adenocarcinoma: A Multicentric Study

March 23, 2021 By Thomas Lamb

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of asbestos exposure on cancer-driver mutations. Methods: Between January 2014 and September 2018, epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), anaplastic lymphoma receptor tyrosine kinase (ALK), and c-ros oncogene 1 receptor tyrosine kinase gene (ROS1) alterations, demographic … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Lung Cancer, Medicine Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, lung adenocarcinoma, lung cancer, lung carcinoma

Mesothelioma risk among those exposed to chrysotile asbestos only and mixtures that include amphibole: a case–control study in the USA, 1975–1980

November 5, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Objectives Occupational asbestos exposure is causally linked to mesothelioma. However, whether exposure to only chrysotile asbestos is associated with mesothelioma risk, and the heterogeneity in risk by different fibre types/lengths remains unclear. We investigated whether mesothelioma risk differs among workers exposed to only chrysotile … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, mesothelioma

A dying wish for schools

May 14, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Teacher Lea DiRusso knows she won’t survive mesothelioma, but hopes Philadelphia schools makes good on its promise to protect students and staff from asbestos. Lea DiRusso stared at the form in front of her, stuck on the words her doctor wrote to explain why she had to retire early from her career as a Philadelphia School District teacher: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, mesothelioma, Schools, Teachers

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