Other Cancers Related to Asbestos
STUDIES SHOW COLON CANCER AND THROAT CANCER ARE RELATED TO ASBESTOS Most people know lung cancer is related to asbestos. But did you know that colon cancer, stomach cancer, esophageal and laryngeal cancer have been linked to asbestos exposure in scientific studies? Most asbestos trusts compensate victims of colon cancer and throat cancer if it
- Published in Colon Cancer, Asbestos, Esophageal Cancer, Laryngeal Cancer, Lung Cancer, Stomach Cancer
RAILROADERS EXPOSED TO ASBESTOS DUST MAY BE ENTITLED TO COMPENSATION
Every railroader who worked between 1950 and 1980 has worked around a lot of dust. What is less known is that some of that dust contained asbestos dust fibers that can cause various forms of cancer and lung problems. Asbestos products were used throughout the railroad industry – asbestos pipe insulation, asbestos brake shoes and
- Published in Asbestos, Retired Railroaders
Railroad Asbestos Claims
US Steel Fined $170,000 For Asbestos
WASHINGTON D.C. – Federal regulators have levied fines totaling $170,000 against the U.S. Steel Corporation for exposing workers to asbestos at the company’s Coke Works facility in Clairton, Pa., according the following statement the Occupational Safety and Health Administration issued Monday: “During the first week of February 2016, at the company’s coke production facility in Pittsburgh, five
- Published in Asbestos