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Cancer signs that are often ignored

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

Lethal Weapon 3 rip When cancer manifests in your body, it sends off subtle signals of its presence. Here is a list of some symptoms that often go unnoticed.

*Changes in nipples or breasts on one side — This may be an early sign of breast cancer. Look for unexplained redness, swelling, discharges, dimples, lumps or rough spots as well as inverted or turned nipples.

*Unusual bleeding — This could be a warning for cervical, uterine, or colorectal cancer. Watch out for unusual pain or unpleasant odors, bleeding after intercourse, blood in urine, blood in stool, or periods that are unexpected, unusually heavy, and painful.

*Change in bowel or bladder — Continual constipation, diarrhea, stomach aches, increase in urination, pain while urinating, or pain while having a bowel movement could be related to colon, bladder, or kidney cancer.

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*Abdominal/pelvic pain or bloating — Sudden or continual bloating (that is unrelated to menstrual cycle), pain or abdominal sensitivity, always feeling full or being unable to eat may be signs of ovarian cancer.

*Sudden weakness or weight loss/gain — If you find yourself feeling inexplicably weak, or gaining/losing weight without having made changes in your diet, it is possible you are experiencing the early signs of colon cancer or cancer of another digestive system.

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*Sore throat, cough, or hoarseness — These could be symptoms of lung cancer, leukemia, or throat cancer if they are not due to a cold. May also include chest pain or earaches.

*Difficulty breathing — Wheezing, shortness of breath, or other difficulty breathing that is not due to a cold, allergies, or asthma may mean early stage lung cancer.

*Problems with digestion — Difficulty swallowing, frequent indigestion, or blood in vomit are serious conditions that could be linked to esophageal, throat, or lung cancer.

*Swollen lymph nodes — Certain types of blood and lymphatic cancers cause lumps in the neck, under the arm, or in the groin.

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*Changes in a wart, mole, or skin spots — Skin cancer can cause preexisting skin conditions to change. If you notice unusual changes in size, color, shape, or border, tell your doctor.

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*Sores that won’t heal, excessive bruising or bleeding — These could indicate many things. This includes sores in and around the mouth, throat, skin lesions and genital sores.

Early identification of cancer increases your chances of survival. Be aware of your body, and be careful not to ignore these unexplained symptoms that might indicate cancer.

Asbestos exposure at General Motors

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

A former worker at the General Motors production plant in Michigan may have contracted mesothelioma lung cancer due to years of asbestos exposure.

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The Memory Keeper’s Daughter dvdrip Though the man retired from GM almost 20 years ago, his daughter strongly believes that his recent diagnoses of lung, brain, and bladder cancer are tied to the asbestos fibers in the pipes and boilers at the plant. It is likely that the man has in fact contracted mesothelioma after too many long days working in the foundry and assembling units for the car company.

To strengthen their case, the plant where he worked at was torn down because it was laden with asbestos. The plant was situated in the middle of town—during demolition, asbestos fibers could have gotten into the air. Several other former employees of the Michigan plant have been diagnosed with asbestos related illnesses.

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Supreme Court Determines Future of Johns Mansville Asbestos Claims

Monday, June 22nd, 2009

In late June, 2008, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Travelers Companies Inc, a U.S. property and casualty insurer, saying a lower court erred in overturning the approval of the company’s nearly $500 million settlement of asbestos-related litigation.

The settlement barred new lawsuits against Travelers as a result of insuring Johns Manville Corp, which mined and manufactured asbestos products.  For almost 30 years, Travelers was the primary insurer for Manville and argued that asbestos claims should in future be paid out of an $80M trust created by Johns Manville and approved by a federal bankruptcy judge in 1986.

In return for reaching in excess of $500M in settlements with several plaintiffs for 2003 and 2004 cases, Travelers demanded that future lawsuits be barred.

A bankruptcy court judge and a federal judge in New York in 2006 approved the settlement. But a U.S. appeals court subsequently overturned the approval of the settlement on the grounds the bankruptcy judge lacked the authority to bar new asbestos lawsuits.  So now the Supreme Court has spoken.

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Justice David Souter wrote for the court majority that the bankruptcy judge’s orders barred state-law actions against Travelers based on allegations of its own wrongdoing while acting as Manville’s insurer or misuse of information obtained from Manville.

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Souter said in the opinion that the finality of the 1986 orders generally stand in the way of challenging their enforceability.

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Asbestos attorneys ask government to release hospital information

Friday, June 19th, 2009
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Asbestos attorneys have petitioned the federal government on behalf of a client who claims that his home was contaminated with asbestos.

Two Brothers move The petition asks the government to release information with regards to the presence of the dangerous mineral at the VA Medical Center in Marion, Illinois, and was filed in the US District Court in Benton. The attorneys’ client claims that his home was contaminated by asbestos as a result of his wife working at the medical facility and bringing particles of asbestos dust home on her clothing.

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Attorney John Alleman, who filed the petition, said: “We want to know exactly what the VA and the US government knows.”

The Maiden Heist the movie According to reports, the government conducted tests at the facility earlier this year, and the attorneys are after the results of those tests. The petition is seeking “all information connected to reports of asbestos contamination at the facility; protocols, plans and programs for testing, monitoring and treatment of families members to facility employees; plans and specifications for the installation, maintenance and abatement of asbestos at the facility; and a listing of all employees, non-employees, contractors and others who may have knowledge of asbestos exposure.”

Even second-hand exposure to asbestos has been linked to asbestos-related diseases like asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.