'Mesothelioma' Category
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 15, 2008
Asbestos Awareness Day Conference Registration Open
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, an independent organization funded through voluntary contributions and staffed completely by volunteers, has opened registration for its 5th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day Conference for March 27 through… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 11, 2008
Seattle Mesothelioma Victim Fights For After Death Rights
James Ross is a 71-year-old Seattle man who worked for 51 years as a Seattle-based brakeman and conductor for Great Northern Railway and the subsequent companies that purchased the railway company. A… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 10, 2008
Cancer Deaths May Overtake Heart Disease
Heart disease may be losing its number-one position in the next two years as cancer quickly takes its place as the number-one killer. In reports released on Tuesday by international health experts,… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 10, 2008
How Do I Go About Getting A Second Opinion?
Recently, we discussed that obtaining a second opinion for a mesothelioma diagnosis is a personal decision. Today we turn our focus to the process of actually getting that second opinion. Unfortunately, in this age… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 9, 2008
Montana Asbestos Lawsuit Settled with W.R. Grace & Co.
More news on the asbestos tragedy of Libby, Montana: W.R. Grace & Co. has recently agreed to pay up to $140 million in order to settle a class-action asbestos lawsuit resulting from… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 9, 2008
Montana Asbestos Lawsuit Settled with W.R. Grace & Co.
More news on the asbestos tragedy of Libby, Montana: W.R. Grace & Co. has recently agreed to pay up to $140 million in order to settle a class-action asbestos lawsuit resulting from… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 8, 2008
Should I Get a Second Opinion for My Mesothelioma Diagnosis?
I consider it always in one’s best interests to explore all viable mesothelioma treatment options. In preparation you should work closely with your diagnosing physician or primary care physician as he or she… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 5, 2008
Evaluating Mesothelioma Specialists and Treatment Facilities
I have been given a diagnosis of mesothelioma. Since this is a rare disease, how do I know that my physicians have enough experience with the disease to treat me? Ask! Don’t… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 4, 2008
New Mesothelioma Clinical Trials in Texas and Pennsylvania
There are currently two clinical trials seeking patients with mesothelioma. The first is looking for patients with advanced stages of pleural mesothelioma in Pennsylvania and Texas. Merck & Co., Inc., a global pharmaceutical company,… Read More
By Simmons Hanly Conroy | December 3, 2008
Vermont Asbestos Cleanup Will Cost Over $200 Million
State and federal officials announced in Northern Vermont that a cleanup of the hazardous waste from the Belvidere Mountain asbestos mine located in Lowell and Eden (operated for nearly a century in… Read More
