Cancer compensation

Cancer compensation Compensation for injured workers and mesothelioma In this issue of the Canadian Respiratory Journal, the article by Payne and Pichora ( a ) (pages 148-152 ), on claims for mesothelioma in Ontario between 1980 and 2002, disturbed me. The authors compared these requests to the number of cases of mesothelioma diagnosed according...
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Malignant cancers

Malignant cancers Malignant pleural mesothelioma: biology and diagnostic Abstract Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is increasing concern about cancer incidence and poor prognosis, although real progress in caring for patients. The diagnosis is usually made on the modern stage, when radical treatment is no longer available. It undergoes...
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Asbestos exposure and cancer

Asbestos exposure and cancer Professional sector, which includes exposure to asbestos mining and use of asbestos because of its properties. The extraction unit Isolation (in the building, manufacturing of industrial furnaces for heat and cold production equipment yards) and isolation (fireproofing products containing asbestos is prohibited...
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Consequences of cancer Mesothelioma

Consequences of cancer Mesothelioma Although reported incidence rates have increased over the past twenty years, mesothelioma is still a relatively rare cancer. The incidence is approximately one case per million inhabitants. For comparison, populations with high smoking rates can reach over a thousand lung cancer per million people. Incidence...
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Cancer unknown primary

Cancer unknown primary Cancer unknown to the public: mesothelioma (mesothelioma) What is mesothelioma cancer? Mesothelioma or mesothelioma is a rare and virulent cancer of the mesothelial surfaces of which affect the lining of the lungs (pleura), abdomen (peritoneum) or the lining around the heart (pericardium). Mesothelioma is caused by...
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