Doctors on Mesothelioma

In this video different types of  mesothelioma are explained by a medical doctor. There are 5 types of mesothelioma.

Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Malignant Mesothelioma
Pericardial Mesothelioma
Pleural Mesothelioma
Benign Mesothelioma

The Mayor of Landon Road Dies from Mesothelioma

“The Mayor” of Landon Road,  Robert W. Landon died from mesothelioma. He served U.S during the second world war 2. He used to work in the cargo ships, engine rooms etc and this could have been the reason for exposure to asbestos. It is widely used in military ships, but is extremely harmful to inhale the dust. When it lodges into the thin membrane that lines the chest cavity and protects the lungs, called the mesothelium, it can cause tumors to form.

There are 5 different types of mesothelioma and the most common is pleral mesothelioma which is also most difficult to cure. More often than not, the symptoms will be visible only after 20 to 30 years of exposure.
This form of cancer is rare but deadly as the statistics tells us that single digit percent of people will live after 5 years of diagnosis and the prognosis is dependent on multiple factors which wsa discussed in my other post.

Asbestos should have been long banned but it still widely used in western countries. A number of people in hundreds are dying and many are puzzled what wrong they have done. Many people who developed mesothelioma go for settlements with the employer to secure the future of their dependants. Although therapies such as chemotherapy and radiation therapy can be used, it is usually inoperable.



Source: Asbestos.net

Mesothelioma Asbestos law challenge rejected

A big to invalidate a Scottish parliament law giving victims of an asbestoes related illness has been rejected by a judge.it allows sufferers of pleural plaques, a benign scaring off the lungs, to make compensation claims.

Pleural plaques does not cause or develop into a more serious asbestosis related condition but it does signify an increased risk of exposure to asbestos.the insurers said the act would benefit a small group of individuals who had suffered no harm and would impose a disproportionate and excessive burden on insurers running into hundreds of millions if not billions of pounds

The judge however did not accept the insurers complaints. He also said the Scottish government believes that the legislation is in right in principle and right in law and has been unequivocally upheld. Insurers are definitely good appeal against this.

God help them.