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Asbestos — two to three times more deadly than known

December 5, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

“Clouds of dust were falling on us at every blow of the truncheon, but at that time we knew nothing about asbestos,” recalled Jesús Ropero Calcerrada, a 73-year-old man who was tasked with scraping asbestos from railway carriages during his working life in Beasáin, in the Basque country in Spain. He and others were not offered any protection from … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma

The silent malignant mesothelioma epidemic: a call to action

September 9, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Malignant mesothelioma, recognised as a new disease in the 1950s, is almost exclusively caused by asbestos exposure and usually diagnosed decades after first exposure. The disease was initially restricted to asbestos workers, but diagnoses after non-occupational [ asbestos exposure ] continue to surge. Despite the acknowledgment by WHO and the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos, mesothelioma

Unexplained Pleural Effusion Leads to the Revelation of a Malignant Mesothelioma: A Case Report

May 4, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Abstract:  Malignant mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer that usually affects subjects with prior asbestos exposure, a major risk factor that has been widely known as carcinogenic, and its use is now controlled if not banned in many areas of the world. Malignant mesothelioma originates from mesothelial surface cells covering the serous … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, pleural effusions

Asbestos Exposure and Malignant Mesothelioma in Construction Workers

January 25, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Notwithstanding the ban in 1992, asbestos exposure for workers in the construction sector in Italy remains a concern. The purpose of this study is to describe the characteristics of malignant mesothelioma (MM) cases recorded by the Italian registry (ReNaM) among construction workers. Incident mesothelioma cases with a definite asbestos exposure … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, mesothelioma

Environmental exposure to asbestos and the risk of lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

June 10, 2021 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Asbestos is a carcinogen associated with lung cancer, but few studies have examined the increased risk of lung cancer due to environmental asbestos exposure. We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the association between environmental asbestos exposure and lung cancer. We searched for articles on non-occupational or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, lung cancer

New Options Spark Sequencing and Biomarker Trials in Mesothelioma

February 11, 2021 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Now that a new standard of care has been established in frontline mesothelioma, clinical trials are needed to evaluate optimal sequencing with checkpoint inhibitors in the salvage setting and determine whether biomarkers of response to immunotherapy could further tailor treatment to individual patients [ with unresectable pleural mesothelioma ], … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, mesothelioma, mesothelioma treatments, pleural mesothelioma

Asbestos inhalation poses cancer risks to workers and consumers

April 16, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The processing and use of asbestos-containing diaphragms by the chlor-alkali industry poses an unreasonable risk to the health of workers, the US Environmental Protection Agency concludes in a draft risk evaluation. The assessment, released March 30, also finds unreasonable risks to workers and consumers who process or use asbestos-containing sheet … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos, Environmental Protection Agency, mesothelioma

EPA finds asbestos poses cancer risks for workers, reigniting calls for ban

April 10, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has determined that [ asbestos dust ] poses an unreasonable risk of [ lung cancer and mesothelioma ] to both workers and consumers who inhale it, ramping up pressure on the agency to ban the substance. In a draft risk assessment published this week, the EPA said that workers who inhale [ asbestos dust ] … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, asbestos-related disease, lung cancer, mesothelioma

Montana Supreme Court: BNSF Not Shielded from Liability in Libby Asbestos Cases

March 26, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

In a unanimous decision, the Montana Supreme Court on Wednesday determined that BNSF Railway Company is not shielded from liability for its role in spreading asbestos-laden dust in the Northwest Montana town of Libby, where hundreds of people [ who developed asbestos-related disease ] have died and thousands more are sick due to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos cancer, asbestos exposure, asbestos lawsuits, asbestos-related disease, mesothelioma, mesothelioma lawsuits

Asbestos Warnings Grow With Penn State Lawsuit, National Push

March 18, 2020 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Peter Labosky Jr. had been retired for 12 years from his job as a professor of wood sciences at Penn State University when he was diagnosed in 2014 with mesothelioma. He died five months later. [This case is an example of a “new” or non-traditional asbestos litigation area.] Mr. Labosky’s family alleges in a lawsuit filed in 2016 that the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos cancer, asbestos dust, asbestos exposure, asbestos fibers, mesothelioma, Schools, Teachers

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