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For many decades, it has been known that asbestos can cause cancer. A limited ban was placed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on asbestos products and their use in the 1970s. These limitations left room for asbestos to continue to pose a health risk with current products that can affect health for the next …
Too often, cancer patients and their families must choose between traditional hospice limited to palliative care and active treatment of their disease. Fortunately, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has taken a lead in offering both hospice/palliative care and cancer therapy concurrently in the United States (US). This is a major step in what has been …
Recently Hillary Clinton announced a plan to remediate lead pipes from our nation’s infrastructure. A necessary plan to be sure, however there is another dangerous pipe throughout the United States – asbestos cement (AC) pipe, also called Transite. This pipe was primarily manufactured and sold from the 1950s through the early 1990s, though it was …
Silica is created when silicon and oxygen combine. These minerals are called silicates and comprise about 90% of the Earth’s crust mass. That means most people come in contact with some form of silica each day, but, like asbestos, the undisturbed mineral is not the danger, it’s the dust caused by disturbing the mineral. The …
Today ends Asbestos Awareness Week and begins the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s (ADAO) 12th Annual International Conference. This year’s theme is “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” and will be held in Washington D.C. This conference brings over 300 experts, victims, unions, and lawmakers from throughout the world. It’s an opportunity to hear renowned speakers, discuss, …
