CANCER FACTS AND STATISTICS

Little known facts and statistics about asbestos-related mesothelioma cancer.

Cancer facts and statistics

Mesothelioma, known the world over as the signature asbestos-related cancer, is a preventable disease, according to cancer facts and statistics. In the majority of cases, mesothelioma cancer is the result of negligence on the part of employers and asbestos companies who deliberately schemed to raise profits and reduce overhead expenses by overlooking work-site health safety.

CANCER FACTS AND STATISTICS

July 1, 2010 – Weitz & Luxenberg hopes the following cancer facts and statistics will become part of the public consciousness, and ultimately help in banning asbestos in the United States.

Cancer facts and statistics

• Most cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed 30 years or more after exposure.
• The number of cases of mesothelioma will peak in the United States in 2010, say researchers at the Centers for Disease Control project.
• About 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed each year in the United States.
• The national death rate for mesothelioma in the United States is 14 deaths per million population, according to National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
• Six states – Maine, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wyoming and West Virginia – have death rates greater than 20 deaths per million people, according to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
• Asbestos is no longer mined in the United States, but it is still imported and used in construction and automotive products. Large quantities of asbestos remain in buildings that will eventually have to be removed.
• Asbestos minerals, when disturbed, tend to separate into microscopic asbestos fibers that float in the air and are easily inhaled.
• Doctors have diagnosed asbestos-related disease in family members of asbestos-product workers who brought home asbestos dust on their work clothes.
• About 90,000 people die each year around the world due to asbestos exposure, the World Health Organization estimates.

Above facts courtesy of AboutMesothelioma.net

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