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New Bill Proposed to Support Mesothelioma Victims in Britain

In a sincere attempt to help mesothelioma victims, it was announced by the British Government that a new bill has been proposed that will help mesothelioma patients to avail benefits offered by the state.

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Public demanding Answers from Minnesota Health Department for Negligence

The Minnesota department of health is facing serious charges on account of withholding mesothelioma information from the people of northern Minnesota. The land of northern Minnesota comprises of Iron Range that is full of natural deposits like iron ore and taconite. On one hand where these mineral have been a source of prosperity and brought numerous job opportunities to the land, on the other hand, the dust released from these minerals has been accredited for bringing mesothelioma in the area. Mesothelioma, a rare and extremely deadly form of cancer is caused by asbestos, a deadly carcinogen if it is inhaled or breathed in.

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Proposal to Ban Asbestos in the US forwarded by Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

A meeting was held by The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) in which they reviewed their plan to propose asbestos ban in the US. Senator Patty Murray (D Wash) is going to handle the asbestos ban legislation. This ban aims to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act and in turn prohibit the US from importing, manufacturing, processing and distributing asbestos in any form or in any product.

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Mesothelioma Incidents increasing in Younger People

It has been announced by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) that a large number of people now being diagnosed with mesothelioma are younger as compared to mesothelioma patients a few decades ago. The case reports based on the facts of past 3 years revealed that 51 is the new median age for mesothelioma and most of the patients who are being diagnosed with mesothelioma are women. Evidence also suggests a changing profile of patients who are being diagnosed with mesothelioma. Most of these patients are in their early 40’s and nearly 40% of these people never came in contact with asbestos. The only cause of mesothelioma in their case was environmental exposure.