Eventually, doctors referred him for an X-ray and a CT scan, and the retired builder was diagnosed with mesothelioma — a type of cancer that typically starts in the layers of tissue that line the ...

Workers whose jobs involved exposure to asbestos – including boilermakers, boiler workers, carpenters, factory workers, laborers, pipe coverers, ...

Pleurectomy and decortication is a surgical procedure that may be recommended for patients with mesothelioma or other tumors or diseases affecting the inner chest. This involves removing diseased ...

doctors referred him for an X-ray and a CT scan, and the retired builder was diagnosed with mesothelioma — a type of cancer that typically starts in the layers of tissue that line the lungs, and ...