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 Janelle, a mesothelioma warrior in the U.S. who lost her courageous battle in June 2013. Click here to read her story, “I Will Never Be the Same Again.” Posted on April 3, [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 2, 2014 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Statement from Acting US Surgeon General Boris Lushniak about National Asbestos Week, April 1-7, 2014 National Asbestos Awareness Week, April 1 – 7, is an important opportunity to focus on the public health issues associated with asbestos exposure and related illnesses. "Asbestos" is [...]
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 [...]