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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

Philly School District poised to pay $850K to teacher diagnosed with mesothelioma

March 2, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

Lea DiRusso, the career city teacher diagnosed last year with a deadly asbestos-linked cancer, is in line to be paid $850,000 by the Philadelphia School District. The school board on Thursday night will consider a resolution allowing the district “to execute, deliver, and perform a settlement agreement” with DiRusso and Amr Osman, her husband, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Claims, Exposure, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos claims, asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, asbestos-related cancer, mesothelioma, Schools, Teachers

Malignant Diffuse Mesothelioma in Women — A Study of 354 Cases

February 11, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

We reviewed 354 cases of malignant diffuse mesothelioma (MM) in women from a database of 2858 histologically confirmed MM cases. There was a pleural predominance with 78% [ pleural malignant mesothelioma ] and 22% [ peritoneal malignant mesothelioma ]. The pleural tumors consisted of 72% epithelioid, 19% biphasic, and 9% sarcomatoid variant. The … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Medicine, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, diffuse peritoneal malignant mesothelioma (DPM), malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, secondhand asbestos exposure

State Proposes ‘Asbestos Watch Area’ Near Old Davidson Mill

January 22, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

State environmental officials want to designate part of the west side of Davidson as an “asbestos watch area.” But the renewed discussion about asbestos from an old factory nearby is reviving concerns among residents in the historically African American neighborhood. The neighborhood around the former Carolina Asbestos factory near downtown … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, asbestos-related cancer, asbestos-related diseases

Government experts urge new talc testing standards amid asbestos worries

January 15, 2020 By Thomas Lamb

An expert panel formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed asbestos testing standards for cosmetics that reject long-held industry positions and reflect those of public health authorities and experts for thousands of plaintiffs who allege contaminated talc products caused their cancers. The most significant recommendation [ … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Talc Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos fibers, asbestos-contaminated talc, asbestos-infused talc, cosmetics, talcum powder products

More than 200 teachers died from asbestos – and kids are at risk in classroom

May 8, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

More than 200 teachers have died in the past 10 years from the effects of being exposed to asbestos. And for each teacher fatality, nine ex-pupils can also be expected to fall victim to the silent killer, a study claims – an average of almost 200 per year. Breathing in asbestos fibres can lead to mesothelioma, a cancer that develops in the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, asbestos-related cancer, Children, Classrooms, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma, Schools, Teachers

Association between mesothelioma and non-occupational asbestos exposure: systematic review and meta-analysis

January 9, 2019 By Thomas Lamb

Background:  The risk of mesothelioma has been shown to be associated with exposure to asbestos fibers. Most of the existing literature focuses on occupational exposure; however, non-occupational asbestos exposure has also been identified as an important risk factor. Objective:  To estimate the association between mesothelioma and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Exposure, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, asbestos-contaminated talc, malignant mesothelioma, mesothelioma, secondhand asbestos exposure

Home-Grown Asbestos

October 31, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

According to the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), there are 142 former asbestos mines in the continental United States. Of these, only a handful of mines in a few states (California, Vermont, Arizona, and North Carolina) have produced large, commercial quantities of asbestos. Starting in the early 1960s, multiple large, open-pit mines in California … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos fibers, asbestos mines

EPA sits back while North Carolinians are “forced to breath” asbestos for seven months

October 19, 2018 By Thomas Lamb

What a month. In September, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued two reports. On Monday, the EPA OIB issued the report revealing that“Asbestos in Schools Not a Top Priority for EPA.” The next day, the EPA OIG published the second report revealing that it took seven months for North Carolina officials … [Read more...]

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

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