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Suffering from an asbestos cancer? A lawyer can help

by | Oct 16, 2013 | Mesothelioma

When you are suffering from an asbestos cancer, a lawyer with experience handling asbestos-related personal injury cases can help you gain financial compensation and hold responsible the party or parties who caused your illness. How much is legal compensation worth to me? The funds collected from defendants in mesothelioma or other asbestos-related cancer cases can be used to pay for medical...

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The U.S. Navy and Mesothelioma: Searching for Understanding and Acceptance

by | Oct 14, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Mesothelioma in Veterans

If you’re a veteran of the U.S. Navy, and mesothelioma has changed your life and the lives of your loved ones, you are certainly not alone. Of all the many thousands of individuals in the United States who have been diagnosed with this incurable and particularly brutal type of cancer, a staggering thirty percent have been veterans of the military – with the majority hailing from the navy branch,...

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Asbestos on Navy Ships – Serving Your Country at a Price

by | Oct 10, 2013 | Mesothelioma, Navy Ships

Thousands of veterans with mesothelioma have hired lawyers and received compensation. Unfortunately, testing performed as early as 1939 informed the United States about how highly toxic the nature of asbestos on Navy ships truly was. An escalation of warfare in Europe was apparent and an inevitable war prevailed. War ships were desperately needed and those leading the charge elected to move...

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Modern Asbestos Exposure: Should I Be Afraid?

by | Oct 10, 2013 | Mesothelioma

Contrary to the popular belief that asbestos exposure is a thing of the past, it still occurs today in countries around the world—including the United States. Not only are older buildings likely to contain multiple asbestos-made materials, but such materials are also still being imported by the U.S. each year—even as thousands are diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer and other asbestos-related...

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Compare and Contrast: Peritoneal Mesothelioma (Part Two)

by | Oct 8, 2013 | Mesothelioma

‘Compare and Contrast: Peritoneal Mesothelioma’ is the second article in a two-part series that explores the two most common types of mesothelioma cancer –including the symptoms, causes, treatment options and general prognosis. Peritoneal is the second most common type of mesothelioma, occurring in around 10-20% of all diagnosed cases. Pleural mesothelioma has the highest rate of occurrence, by...

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