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Mesothelioma death – former US Navy veteran

admin — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 07:52:00 +0000

Mesothelioma cancer is a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. It is know to be a deadly disease and if not treated in time, it can be fatal.
The 81 years old, William J. Haines Sr., farmer and former Korean War veteran, from Philadelphia, PA, died, last Saturday from mesothelioma cancer. He has fallen as a victim of this aggressive disease called mesothelioma cancer, a disease caused by inhaling or swallowing the asbestos fibers.
William J. Haines was a lifelong farmer, who also worked after his retirement for The Upper Moreland Parks and Recreation Department. He is also a former Korean War veteran, a fighter for the United States Army.
It is well known that veterans among the occupational groups are the most at risk to be diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer. It is likely that William J. Haines was exposed to asbestos during his work as a veteran.

Asbestos mineral

Asbestos was widely used in the shipyard constructions, naval industries and many other industries. It was frequently used at the middle of the 20th Century. Asbestos is known to be a mineral, but a dangerous mineral, with great resistance to heat, fire and corrosion, and also as a very strong and resistance material. Asbestos was used as insulation for: car brakes, boilers, steam system, furnaces, electrical systems and many other locations.
The “miracle mineral”, like asbestos mineral is called, was banned in 1982, and after the studies elaborated by specialists that have shown that asbestos is very toxic and can cause different diseases like asbestosis or malignant mesothelioma.
If working with materials containing asbestos, risk to develop mesothelioma cancer is higher. Asbestos fibers released in the air, after damaging the materials containing the asbestos mineral can be inhaled or swallowed and this can cause damage to the pleura.
Asbestos is the main cause for developing pleural mesothelioma cancer. After it affects the lung the cancer continues affecting the abdominal cavity and the heart area.
People die every year of mesothelioma cancer. New cases are detected, but the patient’s stage of disease is very advanced and treatment does not respond. Symptoms of mesothelioma cancer can appear even after 40 years from the exposure, as they are nonspecific and can delay the diagnosis.

Billy Richard Folston Exposed to Asbestos on the Navys’ Ships

admin — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 02:52:24 +0000

Billy Richard Folston, an 84 year old born in Arizona, recently passed away after having to fight one of the most severe types of cancer, mesothelioma. After the attack on Pearl Harbor he enlisted in the United States army and performed the basic training cycle at Fort McArthur in San Pedro, California.
He continued his military career further, and served during the entire World War II operations, being stationed in Mannheim, Germany. He remained stationed there after the war as a guard in POW camps. Mr. Folston received several awards for the services the veteran performed oversee. His exposure to asbestos probably occurred on board one of those ships. It is a known fact that those ships had a high asbestos content within some materials used in key areas.

After reaching the United States, Mr. Folston enlisted in the US Navy and served again in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. He served on several ships, in different regions of the War front.
He was sent to the Reserve Fleet on the 22nd of November 1963, the very same day President Kennedy was assassinated. He finally retired ten years later, in 1973. He remained an active member of the Veterans society in his region until the day he died. Billy Richard Folston was one of the most important members of the above mentioned society, providing with lots of benefits to his former colleagues.

Billy Folston had all the hobbies and passions of a normal man of his age. He enjoyed camping and fishing, showing his children and grandchildren the beauty of nature. Mr. Folston worked as a laundryman at the local Women’s and Children’s Medical Center facility. He was loved and he loved his last job because it was helping people that he most loved to do.

Billy Richard Folston is survived by his wife, eight children, 25 grandchildren and 17 great grandchildren. All of them wish to thank the doctors and staff that helped treats their loved one and eased the pain caused by mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma Death Due to Asbestos Exposure on Navy Ships

admin — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 17:05:32 +0000

A columnist writing for Daily Variety, Army Archerd, has died after a long battle against mesothelioma. He was 87 year old at the time of his death.

Archerd was probably exposed to asbestos during his activity in the United States Navy, between the forties and fifties. The exact place the exposure occurred could have been one of the navy’s ships Archerd worked in. His disease only came alive around two years before his death, when he was already 85. In the last few weeks the state of Archerd’s health suddenly took a turn for the worse, resulting in his death.

His wife told reporters that Archerd was the love of her life. Actually named Armand, Archerd was born in 1922 and served the Navy during the Second World War. He was the initial source of many important celebrity stories. Army Archerd was the first to announce the wedding of Annette Bening to Warren Beatty, back in 1992. Fans say that he got the story from the actor himself. He was known for the fact that he had many phone numbers of some of the most important Hollywood people.

Army Archerd, similar to other naval employees, got exposed to asbestos during his active service in one of the many Naval Shipyards of the United States. This type of exposure results 20 percent of the time in mesothelioma cancer, which is deadly and not curable at the moment. This has been a common disease for Navy veterans for several decades.

Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that remains latent for up to 65 years, or even longer. The death of Army Archerd proves this theory correct. One of the most unfortunate characteristics of mesothelioma is the fact that it exhibits symptoms that are common to other milder disease, such as flu or a common cold.

We gladly inform any veteran that is suffering from meothelioma that he or she can choose to receive veteran health support from the United States Government. This is one benefit that everyone should profit from. Medical expertise is provided by professional oncologists.