Post May 12, 2012

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization would like to extend our condolences to the family of Donna Summer, on her untimely passing from lung cancer. Though the facts are unclear at this time about the exact cause of her non-smokers lung cancer, Summer was living in Manhattan at the time of the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, where it is well known that asbestos and many other toxins filled the air as the towers collapsed. The Twin Towers, when being built from 1968-1972, were sprayed with a mixture of asbestos and cement to act as a fireproofing material. As we all know, asbestos is a known human carcinogen and there is no safe level of exposure.

Here is a link to a CNN story detailing the passing of Ms. Summer and links to some of her most popular songs. http://www.cnn.com/2012/05/18/showbiz/donna-summer-dead/

To this day, though no longer mined, asbestos is still legal and lethal in the United States.  Prevention remains the only cure.

*UPDATE* – ADAO quoted in Globe article which alleges Ms. Summer’s non-smoker’s lung cancer was caused by dust from 9/11.

In unity,

Linda

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