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Mesothelioma is a tragic disease that affects between 2,000 and 3,000 new people each year in the United States. If you or a loved one are a victim of mesothelioma, you are likely facing many emotions as you make important treatment and care decisions. Often, the survival time may be only one year. This is because by the time mesothelioma presents symptoms in the patient, it is very advanced. In cases where detection of mesothelioma is early, roughly half of victims will survive two years, and 20% will survive five years. The median survival is about 17 months from the beginning …
Financial Aspects of a Mesothelioma Diagnosis
Many families of mesothelioma patients fear enormous medical bills and sometimes the loss of a primary breadwinner. Taking legal action may be the last thing the family members wish to do during such a difficult time. However, while compensation certainly cannot take away the pain of losing a loved one, a mesothelioma …
Who Gets Mesothelioma
Most cases of mesothelioma are in men aged 50-70 years who worked in occupations where they were exposed to asbestos, including: shipyard workers, auto mechanics, boiler makers, bricklayers, building inspectors, carpenters, drywallers, electricians, flooring workers, tile setters, furnace workers, glazers, grinders, insulators, iron workers, laborers, longshoremen, merchan …
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