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Pleural Mesothelioma: A Rapid Evolution of an Indolent Disease

January 31, 2023 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Mesothelioma is a rare and insidious neoplasm and is characterized by its highly malignant and aggressive nature. The most common etiology is asbestos exposure, but there are some reports without known asbestos exposure and other factors leading to malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Here, we present the case of a 58-year-old woman with … [Read more...]

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

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

They inhaled asbestos for decades on the job. Now, workers break their silence

October 31, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

Henry Saenz remembers when he first learned what even the tiniest bit of asbestos could do to his body. He was working at a chemical plant where employees used [ asbestos for chlorine production ], and his coworkers warned him about what could happen each time he took a breath: Tiny fibers, invisible to the eye, could enter his nose and mouth and … [Read more...]

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

EPA rule would finally ban asbestos, carcinogen still in use

April 8, 2022 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The Environmental Protection Agency [(EPA)] on Tuesday proposed a rule to finally ban asbestos, a carcinogen that is still used in some chlorine bleach, brake pads and other products and kills thousands of Americans every year. The proposal marks a major expansion of [ Environmental Protection Agency  (EPA) ] regulation under a landmark 2016 law … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos Tagged With: asbestos, asbestos exposure, chrysotile asbestos

Malignant pleural mesothelioma patients’ experience by gender: findings from a cross-sectional UK-national questionnaire

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

OBJECTIVES: Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive malignancy of mesothelial surfaces, most commonly those of the pleura. The aim of this study was to understand, using a national questionnaire, the gendered care experiences of patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM). Patients were asked about their experience of the diagnostic process, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Asbestos, Mesothelioma Tagged With: asbestos exposure, malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM), mesothelioma, mesothelioma diagnosis, occupational diseases

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

Malignant pleural mesothelioma: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

December 7, 2021 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

INCIDENCE AND EPIDEMIOLOGY Incidence Incidence of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is generally higher in males than females and is attributed to historical differences in [ asbestos exposure ] with world-standardised incidence rates per 100,000 persons of 0.7 and 0.3 in the USA and 1.7 and 0.4 for Europe (for males and females, … [Read more...]

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

Court upholds award to family of worker who died of asbestos exposure

August 18, 2021 By Law Offices of Thomas J. Lamb, P.A.

The South Carolina Supreme Court [in August 2021] upheld a $16 million jury award to the family of a maintenance worker at a polyester fiber plant who died following years of asbestos exposure. Hystron Fibers Inc., owned by defendant CNA Holdings, hired Daniel Construction Co. in 1965 to build a plant in Spartanburg, South Carolina. When the … [Read more...]

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

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