| Son of Heart Surgeon Reminds All That Asbestos Exposure, Mesothelioma Know No Boundaries When Mike Hackler, a prominent cardiovascular surgeon in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, diagnosed two of his patients - long-time good friends dating back to high school - with mesothelioma in 2001, he privately suspected he would be next. Unfortunately, he was right. "I was already grown, getting ready to move to California, and I remember my dad sat me down, told me there was a chance that he'd be coming down with this cancer soon. I couldn't even pronounce 'mesothelioma,' then," his son, also Mike Hackler, said recently. "He just had this feeling. And I thought, 'No way. You're a doctor in your prime. You're feeling great. You have nothing to worry about.' " But he did. Five years later, Dr. Hackler was diagnosed, too, dramatically changing the face of this dreaded disease, normally associated with blue-collar professions and military service, where exposure to asbestos is commonplace. Read More» |
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