How to handle your allergies when you have mesothelioma
If you are living with mesothelioma, you already struggle with many aspects of your daily life. One thing that can make mesothelioma patients’ lives even harder is exposure to allergens in the home and outdoors. While mesothelioma can affect different organs in the...
What is Benzene, and what makes it so dangerous for humans?
Benzene is an organic chemical compound. It’s also known as C6H6 to chemists and in laboratories. This dangerous chemical is light yellow or colorless and has a sweet odor. Unfortunately, it is also highly flammable and may be misleading to those who aren’t familiar...
What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?
With many types of cancer, including mesothelioma, early treatment can be a life-saver. The sooner the disease is identified and treatment begins, the better your odds of recovery. Unfortunately, many of the signs and symptoms are subtle or do not become apparent...
Can improper asbestos abatement protocols lead to mesothelioma?
Many individuals only discover that their homes or places of business have asbestos when they come across the white powdery substance when tooling around on their premises. Once discovered, you'll need to have an abatement process performed by a trained technician...
Can you protect yourself from asbestos exposure and its health risks?
As most people are probably aware, exposure to asbestos in southern Illinois, St. Louis and elsewhere, especially over a long period of time, can pose a serious threat to your well-being. It can lead to extremely serious health consequences including lung, ovarian and...
How much does mesothelioma cost a worker and their family?
Different kinds of cancer require different treatments. The more invasive, cutting-edge and technical a treatment, the higher the price tag. A bone marrow transplant for someone with recurring cancer will cost substantially more than a lumpectomy to remove a single...
Does smoking affect your mesothelioma claim?
You make certain decisions that increase your risk of cancer, while other cancer risks are outside of your control. For example, tanning might increase your risk of skin cancer, although you also have some ongoing risk from environmental exposure to the sun every time...
Are there dangers associated with certain asbestos remediation approaches?
Many people are aware of how dangerous asbestos exposure can be. One of the more common medical conditions resulting from exposure to these particles is a debilitating and incurable form of cancer called mesothelioma. Unfortunately, an asbestos remediation strategy...
Can you be more susceptible to mesothelioma than others?
If you suspect your mesothelioma is due to a previous job, you might contact former colleagues to ask if they have symptoms. If they say they do not, does that mean your asbestos exposure took place elsewhere? Not necessarily. Diseases don't always affect everybody...
The connection between asbestos and COPD
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a serious respiratory condition that makes it hard to breathe. People with COPD may have symptoms ranging from shortness of breath and coughing to mucus production. Those diagnosed with COPD may have emphysema and...
