ADAO’s Push for Asbestos Ban Gains Momentum: Join the Advocacy
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) continues its strong advocacy for a nationwide ban on the use of asbestos. Though the use of this carcinogen has been limited over the past several decades, it still poses a significant risk to workers and their...
Today Is Mesothelioma Awareness Day
Will you join us in wearing blue today? September 26 is Mesothelioma Awareness Day. On this day every year we honor and support the victims of this terrible disease and their families and loved ones. We use this day to educate people about Mesothelioma, a...
Paul Brodeur, who exposed environmental hazards, dies at age 92
In 1968 Paul Brodeur, a writer for The New Yorker magazine, published an article titled “The Magic Mineral” which brought the catastrophic story of asbestos to light for the general public. His long form article revealed the health hazards of one of the most common...
Brigham Mesothelioma Researchers Investigate Women’s Better Survival Rates
A recent study authored by researchers from the International Mesothelioma Program of the Brigham & Women’s Hospital (IMP) and others has examined the correlation of estrogen and the incidence and survival of mesothelioma. The article describing the study,...
