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Justice Where It Is Due
Mesothelioma And Compensation
When you are diagnosed with mesothelioma, you are probably devastated or even angry that no one warned you about the asbestos that you were exposed to twenty or even thirty years ago. Because mesothelioma usually do not exhibit much symptoms until it is too late, most patients are diagnosed when their cancer is at end stage. With months left to live, you wonder why your life are abruptly cut short and what would happen to your family in your absense.
Ideally, this is the time for you to seek treatment and keep fighting the disease, not matter how grim it seems. Only 14% of patients reach the commendable feat of reaching a 5 year survival, with many more dead within 12 to 18 months from time of diagnosis. The last thing you want to think about is to feed your devastation and to worry about providing for your loved ones in the future.
In this case, a mesothelioma lawyer can help tremendously. In mesothelioma cases, asbestos exposure is always the culprit, whether the exposure occur in the workplace, in the home you bought or in your workplace. Mesothelioma patients and their family are eligible to seek legal claim for compensation in order to afford medical treatment and loss of financial support.
A good mesothelioma lawyer must be specialized and handle mesothelioma lawsuits regularly. Since establishing the link between asbestos exposure to the credibility of the claim is a tedious and delicate subject, a seasoned attorney can do the job in the least possible time.
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Latest Mesothelioma Updates
& Legal News
When the Heart Stops Beating (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Deanna Babcock's heart stopped
beating on July 20, 2007. Just like that.
Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks (AP)
AP - A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said Wednesday.
Study points to way of stopping lung cancer spread (Reuters)
Reuters - Lung cancer cells produce a compound that helps the tumor spread to other parts of the body, a finding that could lead to a new way to prevent this dangerous development, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Teens are influenced by health risks of smoking (Reuters)
Reuters - Teenagers who underestimate the risks of smoking -- or overestimate the social value -- are substantially more likely than their peers to take up the habit, a new study suggests.
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation in a gene
previously found to help protect the lungs against toxins may also be
linked to lung cancer and some inherited cases of a lethal lung disease
affecting older adults, a new study says.
No cancer risk reductions seen with antioxidants (Reuters)
Reuters - In the large Women's Antioxidant Cardiovascular Study, participants who took beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, or a combination of supplements had no significant reductions in their risk of cancer.
Many studies needed to tie genes to cancer: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Many genes linked to various cancers do not appear to raise the risk of getting cancer after all, according to an analysis of hundreds of studies published on Tuesday.
Antioxidants fail again in cancer prevention study (Reuters)
Reuters - Beta carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E supplements taken for years failed to lower overall cancer risk in the latest study to cast doubt on the possibility that such dietary supplements can prevent cancer.
Food Phosphates Might Spur Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- A diet rich in the inorganic
phosphates found in many natural and processed foods accelerated the
growth of lung cancers in rats, South Korean researchers report.
Processed food may fuel lung tumors: Korean study (Reuters)
Reuters - Common food additives known as phosphates may help lung cancer tumors grow faster, at least in mice, South Korean researchers reported on Monday.
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