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Mesothelioma News

The cancer mesothelioma has received significant attention from the media in the last few years and has been reported on by many news agencies and has proven the basis for a great many news segments. Unfortunately, the majority of the energy that the media is putting into mesothelioma relates to lawsuits stemming from employers’ liabilities for asbestos exposure in their employees ultimately leading to cases of mesothelioma. Many people who are diagnosed with mesothelioma and even those who don’t yet have symptoms would not have been exposed to asbestos had it not been for the conditions of their workplace.

This employer culpability has resulted in much of the news about mesothelioma to be focused on compensation amounts or the underlying liability or the destructive effects of asbestos exposure.

Mesothelioma, when it is shown in the news media, is often portrayed as an old person’s disease with little hope of successful treatment. The truth is that many people who have mesothelioma wait too long to discuss their symptoms with a doctor because they believe they are too young to have serious medical issues. Quality information about evolving treatment options or the specifics of the disease rarely makes it to the news. Because of this, many individuals who could have been diagnosed early don’t report symptoms early enough to receive effective treatment.

The news industry focuses on shock value, so adding relevant information about mesothelioma unfortunately never makes it to the news. Although many organizations work to increase the general public’s knowledge of mesothelioma, many individuals become misinformed by a short piece on the news about mesothelioma trials and never think to report serious symptoms of mesothelioma to their doctor. Early diagnosis is important in successfully treating mesothelioma so the ability of the general public to know when symptoms they are feeling are significant is also important.