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MESOTHELIOMA & ASBESTOS STATISTICS Each year 2,500 to 4,000 patients in the U.S. are diagnosed with mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases.   Mesothelioma has a long latency (inactive) period of anywhere between 15 – 50 years.   Experts predict that mesothelioma diagnoses will continue to increase in the United States for at least another 10 to 20 years.   While many countries have banned certain forms of asbestos, an estimated 5,000 asbestos-containing products exist today. (See a list of dangerous products) Article/Commentary: A Ban on Asbestos Must be Based on a Comparative Risk Assessment. (Canada)   As many as 8 million people in the U.S. have already been exposed to asbestos and it continues to pose a serious threat to workers in certain occupations. (Click here for a list of at risk occupations)   One study of asbestos insulation workers reported a mesothelioma death rate up to 344 times higher than the general population.   Most mesothelioma victims die within 18 months of diagnosis. Mortality is swift not because the cancer is fast-growing but because it usually is far advanced by the time it is detected. Read about the development of a blood test for Mesothelioma diagnosis; Visit our Mesothelioma Articles.   Poor prognostic variables include: nonepithelial histology, older age (greater than 75 years), pleural primary, chest pain at presentation, poor performance status, and elevated platelet count (greater than 400,000/mcL).   By the year 2030 there are estimates that asbestos will have caused 60,000 instances of mesothelioma and around 250,000 other cancers that result in death.   Over half a million asbestos and mesothelioma injury claims have been filed to date. Over 50,000 were filed in 1998 alone.   SITE MAP - MESOTHELIOMA INJURY INFORMATION www.Mesothelioma-Injury.com Mesothelioma Website Reviews & Summaries Find a Mesothelioma Lawyer LEGAL ASSISTANCE - MESOTHELIOMA INJURY INFORMATION www.Mesothelioma-Injury.com Belluck & Fox - NY Mesothelioma Information MesotheliomaHelp.net - Medical and Legal Information site all about asbestos exposure, mesothelioma, diagnosis, treatment options, and more. Mesothelioma Claims Mesothelioma Counsel Mesothelioma Legal Help About Mesothelioma Victims of Mesothelioma New York Mesothelioma New York Mesothelioma Lawyers Syracuse Mesothelioma Finger Lakes Mesothelioma North Country Mesothelioma Buffalo Mesothelioma Catskill Mesothelioma Massena Mesothelioma New York Mesothelioma Lawyers Asbestos Cancer Information Mesothelioma Lawyers FIND MESOTHELIOMA & ASBESTOS EXPOSURE LAWYERS: Alabama  /  Alaska  /  Arizona  /  Arkansas  /  California  /  Colorado  /  Connecticut  /  Delaware  /  District of Columbia  /  Florida  /  Georgia  /  Hawaii  /  Idaho  /  Illinois  /  Indiana  /  Iowa  /  Kansas  /  Kentucky  /  Louisiana  /  Maine  /  Maryland  /  Massachusetts  /  Michigan  /  Minnesota  /  Mississippi  /  Missouri  /  Montana  /  Nebraska  /  Nevada  /  New Hampshire  /  New Jersey  /  New Mexico  /  New York  /  North Carolina  /  North Dakota  /  Ohio  /  Oklahoma  /  Oregon  /  Pennsylvania  /  Rhode Island  /  South Carolina  /  South Dakota  /  Tennessee  /  Texas  /  Utah  /  Vermont  /  Virginia  /  Washington  /  West Virginia  /  Wisconsin  /  Wyoming

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MESOTHELIOMA DEFINITIONS: Definitions on "Mesothelioma" from Google Defintions:
Malignant spreading tumour of the mesothelium of the pleura, pericardium, or peritoneum, arising as a result of the presence of asbestos fibres. It is diagnostic of exposure to asbestos.
A form of chest and abdomen cancer that is caused by asbestos exposure.  - www.appraisalinstitute.org/AI/OnlineEd/detcon_rsc/glossary/glossary.htm
invariably fatal malignant tumour of the inner lining of the chest wall produced by exposure to asbestos  - www.asbestosadvice.co.uk/glossary.htm
Malignant tumor of the mesothelium, usually of the lung, generally caused by exposure to asbestos fibers.  - www.asbestosnetwork.com/tools/tl_glossary.htm
A deadly cancer of the lung and stomach linings linked in the United States exclusively to asbestos exposure.  - showcase.netins.net/web/aei/def.htm
A relatively rare form of cancer which develops in the lining of the pleura or peritoneum with no known cure.  - https://hosta.atsc.eustis.army.mil/atdl/docs/accp/lm0045/glossaryweb.htm
A type of lung cancer that is closely associated with a history of asbestos exposure.  - www.mountvernoncancernetwork.nhs.uk/glossary/m.htm
Type of cancer associated with exposure to asbestos  - www.chemi-tek.com/dic_lista.asp
a rare form of carcinoma of the mesothelium lining lungs or abdomen or heart; usually associated with exposure to asbestos dust - www.cogsci.princeton.edu/cgi-bin/webwn

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