According to asbestos experts, asbestos could become the cause of millions of deaths by 2030. Exposure to asbestos causes life-threatening conditions, such as lung scarring, lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma, among others. Notwithstanding the health concerns associated with this toxic mineral, the worldwide industrial use of asbestos continues.
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The UK’s Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served an improvement notice to the Bedford Borough Council, after concluding that the council failed to review the asbestos management program at Beauchamp Middle School. Health and safety experts claimed that the presence of ‘deadly’ asbestos inside the structure of a Bedford middle school was not properly dealt with.
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Progressive steps toward individualized cancer treatment are being made by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), which is known globally as one of the foremost sources of cancer funding and research. One of NCI’s most recent initiatives is to implement programs that provide personalized cancer therapy by identifying possible gene mutations in the cancer cell itself and linking a patient’s electronic medical records.
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The eruption of an underground asbestos insulated pipe in Boston, on Wednesday, July 14th, left surrounding areas full of steam carrying toxic asbestos dust. After the incident, crews cleaned the site of the eruption and surrounding areas for hours, as the old pipe’s asbestos insulation was scattered far and wide. Cleaning went on till the next afternoon because cars and streets surrounding Harrison Avenue were covered with debris from the eruption. The workers wearing hazmat suits cleaned up more than a dozen cars in order to ensure that they were asbestos free. About 90% of the old pipes underground still have asbestos insulation and thus, the eruption became a cause of worry for people living in the area and for the authorities as well.
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Making legal news in Salt Lake City, Utah, a jury recently awarded Vickie Warren, a heroic activist and victim of mesothelioma, an unprecedented $5.2 million in damages for the negligence of several corporations whose products exposed her to asbestos, a hazardous carcinogenic found in building and insulation materials. Mesothelioma is a particularly virulent form of cancer which is found in the lining of the body’s internal organs and is caused by exposure to asbestos.
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The Canadian Medical Association (CMA), the Canadian Public Health Association (CPHA), and the National Specialty Society for Community Medicine (NSSCM) have called on the federal and provincial governments of Canada to stop funding the asbestos industry and to ban export of the mineral.
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Victims of the deadly asbestos related cancer mesothelioma are being remembered today (Friday July 2nd) as part of the United Kingdom’s observance of “Action Mesothelioma Day.” Not only are asbestos victims, family members, and activists honoring those afflicted with asbestos related disease, but they also raise awareness about the deadly disease mesothelioma as Action Mesothelioma day events take place throughout the UK.
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