Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Announces ADAO's Coalition for Asbestos Awareness; Coalition Honors Passing of Warren Zevon.WASHINGTON -- The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO ADAO Assistant Division Aviation Officer ), an organization dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today launched the ADAO Coalition for Asbestos Awareness, in honor of the anniversary of the passing of Warren Zevon on September 7, 2003. The ADAO Coalition for Asbestos Awareness has established an online petition at http://www.gopetition.com/online/5020.html to easily unite concerned citizens about asbestos, a hazardous and lethal material. Coalition members are expected to include individuals and organizations representing numerous professions including high risk groups like: veterans, shipbuilders, firefighters, teachers, labors, and retirees; as well as physicians specializing in Pulmonology pul·mo·nol·o·gy n. The branch of medicine that deals with diseases of the respiratory system. pulmonology The study of the lungs and respiratory function , Radiology, Thoracic Surgery Thoracic Surgery Definition Thoracic surgery is the repair of organs located in the thorax, or chest. The thoracic cavity lies between the neck and the diaphragm, and contains the heart and lungs (cardiopulmonary system), the esophagus, trachea, pleura, and Oncology. The Coalition's goals include: --Unite concerned citizens. --Alert citizens commonly exposed to asbestos. --Educate the medical community. --Advise legislators on asbestos issues. --Increase funding for new treatments and a cure. --Support safe and effective asbestos removal. --Support Senate Bill 1115 to ban asbestos. "Ignorance about asbestos isn't bliss," said Jordan Zevon Jordan Zevon is the son of rock musician Warren Zevon. Following his father's death in 2003, Jordan, his half-sister, Ariel, and longtime Zevon collaborator Jorge Calderon accepted Warren's two posthumous Grammy Awards for Best Rock Vocal Performance and Best Contemporary Folk , ADAO National Spokesperson, "it's deadly." Asbestos exposure is linked to asbestosis asbestosis Lung disease caused by long-term inhalation of asbestos fibres. A pneumoconiosis found primarily in asbestos workers, asbestosis is also seen in people living near asbestos industries. , lung cancer lung cancer, cancer that originates in the tissues of the lungs. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States in both men and women. Like other cancers, lung cancer occurs after repeated insults to the genetic material of the cell. , and an aggressive cancer called mesothelioma Mesothelioma Definition Mesothelioma is an uncommon disease that causes malignant cancer cells to form within the lining of the chest, abdomen, or around the heart. Its primary cause is believed to be exposure to asbestos. . Tragically, the latency period latency period n. In psychoanalytic theory, the fourth stage of psychosexual development, extending from about age 5 to puberty, when a child apparently represses sexual urges and prefers to associate with members of the same sex. is between 10 - 50 years for most asbestos related diseases and patients are routinely diagnosed in the late stages of disease. "Unknowingly, many innocent people have been occupationally or environmentally exposed to asbestos and know little about the early warning symptoms of asbestos related diseases," said Linda Reinstein, Executive Director, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization. "It's time the nation supports asbestos awareness. The Coalition's powerful proactive and collaborative effort will lead to prevention, early diagnosis, new treatments and a cure. " The occurrence of asbestos-related diseases, including mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis, is growing out of control. Studies estimate that during the next decade, 100,000 victims in the United States will die of an asbestos related disease - equaling 30 deaths per day. About Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was founded by asbestos victims and their families. We seek to give asbestos victims a united voice to help ensure that our rights are fairly represented and protected. This includes our right to medical research and treatments aimed at early detection, prevention and a cure for asbestos related diseases; our right to file suit based on the merits on the merits adj. referring to a judgment, decision or ruling of a court based upon the facts presented in evidence and the law applied to that evidence. A judge decides a case "on the merits" when he/she bases the decision on the fundamental issues and considers of our individual asbestos related injustice; and the right to fair compensation. As an independent organization, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization will not be influenced by outside sources such as drug companies, law firms or companies that manufacture or use asbestos. ADAO is fully funded through voluntary contributions and staffed by volunteers. For more information, visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org. |
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