Remembering Mavis, (UK) - ADAO Mourns the Loss of Mavis Nye, Extraordinary Friend and Mesothelioma Warrior The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) deeply mourns the loss of Mavis, a beloved Mesothelioma Warrior from the United Kingdom. Mavis passed away on November 21, 2023, following a courageous fourteen-year battle with mesothelioma, with her loving husband, Ray, [...]
Posted in April 2011 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a common bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the new "Share Your Story" feature [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2011 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Kicks off Global Asbestos Awareness Week ATLANTA, GA – April 1, 2011 - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), which combines education, advocacy, and community to provide a unified voice for asbestos victims, today announced Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW), "E X P O S [...]
April 1st Every year in the United States, 10,000 people succumb to asbestos-related diseases including asbestosis, asbestos-related lung cancer, peritoneal mesothelioma, and the very aggressive pleural mesothelioma. Around the world, the WHO estimates 107,000 workers die annually from asbestos-related diseases. . Truly, asbestos-related diseases are a worldwide pandemic made all the more atrocious because the [...]
April 5th By Terry Lynch As Vice President and Health Hazard Administrator for the International Association of Heat and Frost Insulators and Allied Workers, I am well aware of the devastation caused by asbestos exposure. Our members have seen the devastation that asbestos can wreak across generations, and our Union has witnessed the destruction caused [...]