How to Safely Clean Asbestos Ceilings
Whether you’re cleaning your home for yourself or in preparation of a sale, you need to be careful if the house was built before 1980. In such cases, asbestos exposure can be a real hazard because the mineral appeared in a wide range of products, such as insulation and fireproofing materials. Recently, I read the […]
Read MoreCommunity Outraged Over Plan to Cap Landfill with Asbestos Containing Material
Whenever people become aware of the presence of asbestos, their natural reaction is to want to get as far away from the hazardous material as possible. This sometimes involves sending waste products to a landfill, which can potentially anger nearby residents about their own risk of asbestos exposure. At Kazan Law, we keep track of […]
Read MoreNew Surgical Procedures for Cancer Patients Limit the Danger of Complications
Recently, I noticed an article published by Cure Magazine that talked about the different innovations that are allowing cancer surgery patients to recover more quickly with fewer complications. What are the standard surgical procedures? Before I get into highlights of the article, I think it’s important to delve into the types of surgery that doctors […]
Read MoreVitamin-Drug Combo May Help Treat Mesothelioma
Recently, I learned about a team of researchers in Italy who are working on a new combination treatment that brings together vitamin C, the chemotherapy agent gemcitabine and EGCG, which is an antioxidant found in green tea. On the surface of it, this may sound like a strange approach to treating mesothelioma. However, the paper, […]
Read MoreMotivational Leader Loses Dreams to Mesothelioma
When leadership trainer James Hellam learned from his doctor that the mesothelioma diagnosis he was given in 2011 was a result of exposure to asbestos dust, he called on Kazan Law to bring justice to those who caused his deadly disease. A San Jose, California police officer for 13 years prior to becoming a global […]
Read MoreMesothelioma can Cause Heart Complications
At Kazan Law, we know that the effects of mesothelioma on the body can be far-reaching. I recently came across a report in the Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology, which published a case report detailing a mesothelioma patient who developed atrial fibrillation, or AF. The Japanese doctors who treated him theorized that the heart […]
Read MoreKazan Law Partner Joe Satterley Speaks on $6.8 Million Asbestos Verdict against Ford Motor Company
Kazan Law partners Joe Satterley and Justin Bosl fought a battle against Ford Motor Company late last year that resulted in a $6,825,000 victory in favor of our clients Patrick and Sharon Scott. The Hayward, California jury found Ford Motor Company guilty of designing defective products, failure to warn of these product defects, and negligence, […]
Read MoreKazan, McClain, Abrams, Fernandez, Lyons, Greenwood, Oberman, Satterley & Bosl Foundation Grant to be Honored at 10th Annual Meso Foundation Symposium
The 10th annual Meso Foundation Symposium is taking place today and tomorrow, March 7th and 8th at the Aria Resort in Las Vegas, Nevada. In addition to top experts in mesothelioma presenting the latest medical information, the Symposium addresses topics and issues relevant to patients, caregivers and those who have lost loved ones to this […]
Read MoreUrinary Tumors May Be Linked to Occupational Asbestos Exposure
A recent Italian study has drawn links between occupational asbestos exposure and the increasing prevalence of urinary tumors, particularly in the kidney and bladder.
Read MoreHow Depression Impacts Survival Time for Lung Cancer Patients
After people are diagnosed with a potentially life-threatening disease, it is understandable that they would develop depression. This is not a run-of-the-mill case of the blues, but a persistent feeling of despair, hopelessness and inability to enjoy life that can prevent someone from taking part in the world around him or her. Patients who have […]
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