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Medical cannabis use is a hot topic in the United States. The medical community is divided about cannabis’ validity as a treatment regimen, largely because of the lack of conclusive proof about whether it can actually reverse the effects of worsened health conditions or if it merely offers palliative relief to those suffering from cancer » Read More

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that is associated with prolonged exposure to asbestos. Asbestos can be found nearly everywhere, because from the late 19th century into the 1980s, it was used in insulation, drywall, paint, piping, gaskets, roof shingles, and many other materials found in your typical home or commercial building. Many of » Read More

A recent report within the International Journal of Occupational Medicine and Environmental Health focuses on the sarcomatoid pleural mesothelioma contracted by an Italian carpenter. It is most likely that the 70-year-old man was exposed to asbestos during his six-year tenure working as a carpenter at a furniture company. Thirty years after leaving the position, the » Read More

Exposure to a type of modeling clay made with asbestos is most likely the cause of an Italian schoolteacher’s mesothelioma. An Italian journal recently released a study reporting that the constant handling of DAS modeling paste, an air-drying clay used in Europe throughout the 1960s and 1970s, eventually led to the schoolteacher’s death. Originally, her » Read More