Asbestos.com is committed to providing the latest, up-to-date = information to=20 our visitors in the hopes of spreading awareness about the dangers of = asbestos=20 cancer. This website offers a one-stop resource on all asbestos issues = ranging=20 from occupational exposure to mesothelioma treatment options. As the = leading=20 asbestos and mesothelioma resource since 1995, Asbestos.com offers more = than=20 2000 pages of the most comprehensive and cutting edge information on the = web.

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Jobsites, Asbestos
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Mesothelioma & Suggested Steps Following Diagnosis

Exposure to asbestos has proven to = result in a=20 wide range of health conditions, including mesothelioma, a = deadly cancer=20 that attacks the lining of the lungs, heart, or abdomen. This rare form = of=20 cancer is almost exclusively caused by asbestos = exposure.

A range of tests are = used to=20 diagnose mesothelioma, such as imaging scans and=20 biopsies.

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Mesothelioma = Overview

Mesothelioma= =20 Peritoneal

Mesothelioma = Diagnosis

Mesothelioma=20 Pleural

Mesothelioma=20 Symptoms

Mesotheliom= a=20 Pericardial

Due to a long latency period, mesothelioma=20 symptoms (shortness of breath, severe cough, chest pain) may not = appear for=20 20 or more years. For this reason, mesothelioma is often diagnosed in = later=20 stages of development, which severely complicates treatment and chances = of=20 survival.

To learn more about this elusive and often puzzling disease, please = review=20 our extensive resources, featuring information on mesothelioma = causes,=20 symptoms, diagnosis, and more.

Mesothelioma Treatment Options

We've compiled the most comprehensive and updated mesothelioma treatment = information=20 on the web, including traditional and unconventional treatments, alternative = medicine=20 and other = therapies,=20 and the latest in clinical trials, and more.

Radiation & = chemotherapy=20 are common mesothelioma treatment = options.

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Highlighting topics such as top doctors, = associated=20 tests, and cancer=20 centers, our treatment section offers the most helpful information = available=20 to mesothelioma victims.

Recent clinical studies have found that caffeine may prove to be = beneficial=20 in mesothelioma treatment and that the efficacy of current chemotherapy = options=20 is not as effective as once presumed. Make sure check back frequently = for=20 current research and advancements in mesothelioma treatment.

Asbestos Exposure and Mesothelioma Among Veterans

From the 1930s through the 1970s, the U.S. Navy used hundreds of=20 asbestos-contaminated products in all of its vessels, which led to = hazardous=20 asbestos exposure among thousands of veterans.

Millions of veterans = have=20 been exposed to asbestos while serving the=20 country.

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Many veterans who worked in shipyards and aboard = warships and=20 submarines were heavily exposed to asbestos through standard = operations.

As a result, more than 30 percent of mesothelioma victims are = veterans. In=20 addition to mesothelioma, Navy = veterans=20 account for 16 percent of asbestos-related lung cancer. To learn more = about=20 when, where, and how veterans were exposed, visit our informative veterans and mesothelioma = section.

To enhance our resources for veterans, we have recently added a = comprehensive=20 index of Navy ships that have a history of asbestos contamination. In = addition,=20 the Mesothelioma Cancer Center now offers free assistance to veterans = with VA claims, which can = often be a=20 complicated and exhausting process.

New Cancer Resources

For many decades asbestos exposure has been known to cause = asbestosis, lung cancer, = and=20 mesothelioma cancer. However, a battery of scientific studies linking = asbestos=20 to an assortment of other cancers and illnesses has failed to be = addressed=20 within the community of asbestos awareness.

A number of various = cancers=20 have been linked to asbestos, including gastrointestinal and colon = cancer.

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Cancer Overview

Cancer=20 Centers

Lung = Cancer

Nutrition &=20 Cancer

Cancer Facts

Through extensive research efforts, the Mesothelioma Cancer Center = has=20 gathered comprehensive information from a multitude of clinical studies = that=20 have observed a link between asbestos exposure and a range of serious=20 diseases.

Please take a moment to visit our new asbestos cancer section, = featuring=20 scientific and clinically based information on a variety of cancers and = diseases=20 that may share a causal relationship with asbestos exposure.

Jobsites, Asbestos, and Mesothelioma

Despite growing numbers of asbestos-related illness among those who = have=20 never worked with asbestos, the majority of people diagnosed with an=20 asbestos-induced disease received exposure in an occupational setting. = This is=20 largely due to the likelihood of repeated exposures, as well as elevated = levels=20 of exposure, that occur throughout a range of occupations, = industries, and=20 jobsites.

Numerous = occupations,=20 ranging from electricians to firefighters, share a history of = asbestos=20 exposure.

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Some jobsites are widely known to be occupational sources of asbestos exposure, such = as asbestos=20 mines, processing plants, and manufacturing plants where asbestos = products are=20 produced. But a variety of other jobsites, ranging from shipyards to = chemical=20 and power plants = to oil=20 refineries, also bear a history of asbestos exposure.

If you think you've been exposed to asbestos and have developed = mesothelioma=20 you can visit our mesothelioma = lawyer=20 section for more information on how you can receive compensation.

Asbestos Hurricane Preparedness

With hurricane season in full swing, it is important to = know=20 about the potential threat of asbestos exposure in the wake of a natural = disaster. Few are aware that asbestos exposure is a veritable concern = after a=20 natural disaster has damaged homes and other structures that are known = to=20 contain asbestos-contaminated materials.

For more information on how to prepare and protect yourself from = asbestos=20 exposure after a hurricane or other catastrophic event, please see and = review=20 our natural disaster section.

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Asbestos Exposure
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Mesothelioma=20 News

Bush=20 Aides Enacting Pro Asbestos Legislation
2008-12-08 15:41:23
In=20 one of President Bush's final legislative pushes, aides are rushing to = complete new regulations which would make it harder for the government = to=20 regulate asbestos and other hazardous chemicals. ...Read=20 More=20
Asbestos=20 Exposure Report from ATSDR on Libby Vermiculite
2008-12-08 15:19:43
More than a thousand local residents in Libby, = Montana have=20 been affected by asbestos-containing vermiculite since the 1920s. In = fact,=20 over 200 of these residents have actually passed away from an asb = ...Read=20 More=20
Asbestos=20 Discovery in San Antonio Highlights Mesothelioma = Risk
2008-12-05 16:15:53
The=20 discovery of extensive asbestos contamination in a big industrial = compound in=20 San Antonio, Texas illuminates many of the dangers associated with the = harmful=20 building material. Found during a ro ...Read=20 More =

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