Mar 24

Am I gonna die from hitting an asbestos ceiling with a tv antenna?

Posted in Cancer

I recently tried to extend an antenna and maintain it when the head accidentally hit me in the popcorn ceiling. This ceiling is asbestos. It was built in the early ’70s, asbestos was used as a flame retardant. Now I’m scared to death that I’m dying of cancer or something. I am aware, the risk [...]

Feb 22

Is There A Connection Between Asbestos And (Non-Respirstory) Cancers?

Posted in Cancer

The link between asbestos and lung disease is unknown, but is there a link with other diseases? My father worked in a shipyard for forty years. His company directives for decades OSHA violated. Daddy developed asbestosis and emphysema. The wives of shipyard workers were especially cancer than average. My mother had cancer of the cervix [...]

Apr 24

A Look at Some Treatment Options for Mesothelioma Cancer

Posted in Cancer

Muna wa Wanjiru asked: Mesothelioma cancer is malignant mesothelioma and this means that cells found in the lining of various organs like heart, lungs and abdomen, grow abnormally retaining fluid. This disease has been around for a long time and it was first discovered in 1887 and then ignored. It was until 1970s that companies [...]

Apr 17

Mesothelioma Cancer Diagnoses Increase Rapidly in Australia

Katie Kelley asked: Scientists in Australia speculate that the number of mesothelioma cases reported there will rise rapidly over the next 15 years, reaching a disturbing peak of 900 deaths from mesothelioma cancer a year. The Australian workforce once relied heavily on jobs from asbestos-related processing and construction companies and now is finding that they [...]