Asbestos Exposure Symptoms: July Newsletter from Asbestos.com

JULY 2011 NEWSLETTER

Connect with Us on Facebook and Twitter!

A lot has been happening in the Asbestos.com offices this month! One of our biggest initiatives in years has kicked off - we've adopted social media! We are on Facebook and Twitter every day waiting to hear from our readers and supporters. We want to engage with those who feel passionate about mesothelioma support and advocacy. We believe that with the help of our readers we can raise awareness about this debilitating and completely preventable cancer.

Our Outreach and Awareness Team has also started writing in our recently launched blog. With their inaugural post, they are writing alongside our Patient Advocates, Legal Team, and Veterans Coordinators.

If you or anyone you know is interested in collaborating with our Outreach Team to raise awareness and support in the fight against mesothelioma, please hit the "Like" button on our Facebook page, send us a tweet (@TheMesoCenter), or email us at outreach@asbestos.com. We'd love to work with all of our supporters in any way possible to prevent asbestos exposure and eradicate mesothelioma cancer for the future.

-Mesothelioma Center Outreach Team

Daughter Honors Mother With Mesothelioma Wristbands At Wedding

Catherine Cook wasn't there two months ago to see the loveliest wedding ever hosted at the Southern Oaks Plantation in New Orleans.

She wasn't there to see her oldest daughter glowing, to see her walk down the aisle in that beautiful dress, to hear the heart-felt wedding vows. She wasn't there to help Rebecca prepare for the big day like mothers do.

No, she missed all that. Catherine Cook wasn't there for what would have been the happiest day in both of their lives.

Yet she was very much there - in spirit.

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Father's Day Run at Mesothelioma: Floridian Larry Davis Competes in Triathlons

Larry Davis is scheduled for surgery June 27 at the University of Maryland's Greenbaum Cancer Center - his fifth surgery since an original diagnosis of mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma Research Gets $3.58 Million Boost At Hawaii Cancer Center

Dr. Michele Carbone at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center has been renowned the past several years as one of the world's leaders in the fight against mesothelioma, the cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

EPA Asked to Investigate Possible Asbestos Exposure in Pennsylvania County Buildings

In Northampton County, located in the Lehigh Valley of Pennsylvania, County Controller Stephen Barron has claimed that county officials have neglected air quality complaints about possible asbestos exposure in county buildings. However, county councilman Ron Angle has accused Baron of grandstanding and referred to him as, "the most dangerous elected official in the Lehigh Valley."

Canada Still Blocking Consensus to Put Asbestos on Hazardous List

Officials from Canada Wednesday afternoon announced their opposition to listing chrysotile asbestos as a hazardous material, smothering the chance to reach a highly-sought consensus at the Rotterdam Convention this week.

Still No Consensus on Adding Asbestos to Hazardous List at Rotterdam

Linda Reinstein, President of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), sounded the alarm Tuesday after delegates to the Rotterdam Convention in Geneva, Switzerland failed to reach a consensus that would have put chrysotile asbestos on the hazardous materials list, despite overwhelming evidence of its deadly effects.

John Chick Running for Legislative Office After Imprisonment for Asbestos Violations

After serving 13 months in federal prison for his involvement with an illegally conducted asbestos removal project, former carpenter John Chick plans to run for legislative office in Cayuga County, N.Y.