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Many workers throughout Louisiana over the years were exposed to substantial amounts of benzene through no fault of their own.

How it Happens? The levels of asbestos in air that lead to lung disease depend on several factors. The most important of these are (1) how long you were exposed, (2) how long it has been since your exposure started, and (3) whether you smoked cigarettes. Cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure in...

Many people who were exposed to asbestos while working at Avondale Shipyards suffer from health conditions such as mesothelioma, asbestosis, and lung cancer. If you are experiencing chest pain, shortness of breath, unexplained weight loss, and/or painful coughing, it is important to see a doctor ...

Louisiana mesothelioma attorneys  have filed mesothelioma lawsuits on behalf of several Westbank area residents who were exposed to asbestos produced at the Johns-Manville facility in Marrero, LA. This plant manufactured asbestos pipes, and used both crocidolite and amosite asbestos, two varietie...

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization (WHO). One of its goals is to identify causes of cancer. IARC classifies benzene as “carcinogenic to humans,” based on sufficient evidence that benzene causes acute myeloid leukemia (AML). IARC also no...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States. It kills more Americans each year than breast, prostate and colon cancer combined. Lung cancer caused by asbestos is responsible for an estimated 6,000 deaths in the U.S. each year. Asbestos Lung Cancer Facts Symptoms inclu...