FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 2, 2014 Acting U.S. Surgeon General Issues Statement on the Dangers of Asbestos in Support of National Asbestos Awareness Week ADAO Urges Congress to Stop Asbestos Imports and Ban Asbestos Washington, D.C. – April 2, 2014 -- The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds the statement today from Rear Admiral Boris [...]
To view all 7 days of Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) content, please click here. This day of Global Asbestos Awareness Week is dedicated to Michael, a 29-year-old mesothelioma patient in the U.S. Click here to read his story, "Asbestos Has Changed My Life." Posted on April 2, 2014 "Asbestos: What is it?" by Dr. Richard Lemen, [...]
To view all 7 days of Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) content, please click here. This day of Global Asbestos Awareness Week is dedicated to Alan, a Mesothelioma Warrior. Click here to read his story, “I'll Do Anything to Fight Mesothelioma to Have More Time with My Family, Anything.” Posted on April 1, 2014 The Asbestos Disease [...]
Posted on March 31, 2014 ADAO is honored and profoundly grateful to Emily Bankhead for her 2014 ADAO Diamond level gift in loving memory of her husband Gordon Bankhead, who lost his courageous mesothelioma battle in 2011. With Emily's gift, she is sponsoring ADAO's pre-conference Patient and Family Washington, D.C. Tour on Friday, April 4. ADAO looks forward to recognizing Emily [...]
Posted on April 21, 2014 Asbestos - Living with Mesothelioma in Australia Louise (Lou) Williams: My trip to Washington, DC 2 April 2014 ADAO's 10th Annual Asbestos Conference, speech and receiving my Award. Posted on March 31, 2014 Guest blog by Lou Williams, 2014 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Alan Reinstein Award Honoree It is hard to [...]