Posted on March 3, 2014 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the “Share Your Story” feature on our website. [...]
Posted on March 3, 2014 Dr. Richard Lemen, ADAO Science Advisory Co-Chair and Assistant Surgeon General (ret.) & RADM (ret.) USPHS "As Co-Chair of Science Advisory Board of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, I am pleased to share news from the recent German Cancer Congress I attended which was held 19-22 February in [...]
Posted on March 2 2014 Protecting Firefighters, in the US and the UK ADAO reported in October 2013 the findings from the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study of firefighters that showed a rate of mesothelioma two times higher than that of the general population. The NIOSH study was published in Occupational and Environmental Medicine, studied cancer incidence among nearly [...]
Posted on October 20, 2013 The asbestos facts are irrefutable. Each day, 30 Americans die from preventable asbestos-caused diseases. Worse yet, globally, an estimated 300 people die each day and mining and use continues. The recent National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) study of firefighters showed a rate of mesothelioma two times higher than [...]
Posted on March 2, 2014 It feels like yesterday when I attended my first Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation (MARF) Symposium on Malignant Mesothelioma in 2004, as I was seeking medical information for my husband, Alan. Alone, isolated and in pain, I joined others with similar tragic experiences. There was an unspoken language between us and [...]