As the list of lives that has been lost to incurable mesothelioma grown, mesothelioma continues to claim more and more lives everyday in the industrialized world most especially in the USA and others. In the USA alone, each year an estimated 2500 to 4000 patients are diagnose of mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases. Though preventable, the several manufacturing companies who had profited from the sale of asbestos containing products knew the hazards and risks post to human health by the substance but did not do anything to protect their workers respiratory organs from being attack by the cancer inducing substance.
And just as mesothelioma is killing the poor and the helpless, so also has it continued to cause havoc in the lives of rich, successful and notable people all over the world. Among notable people that have died as a result of mesothelioma are: Admiral Zumwalt Jnr (The youngest chief of naval operations, in the history of US Army who became the CNO in 1970 at the age of 49years) and a South African industrialist. We have talked more about these two other articles posted on this site before.
Another prominent US citizen who is also a victim of mesothelioma is Bruce Vento who died of mesothelioma in year 2000. Vento was a US congressman and his widow in an effort immortalize her husband and to support activities toward eradicating the disease set up Hopebuilder Award which is yearly awarded at the MARF symposium to organizations or individuals that have done the most to support mesothelioma research and advocacy.
In Australia, Bernie Benton a workers’ rights activist who fought a long battle to secure compensation from James Hardie when he became diagnosed of mesothelioma after working for the company is also a victim. Though mesothelioma eventually killed him but his brother and many other Jame Hardie workers later got an unannounced settlement from the company when his cancer which has advanced to the final stages left him less than 48 hours to live.
In this category also is Hamilton, the chief of staff during president Jimmy Carter days in the White House. He died of the disease in 2008. Hamilton was a lifelong cancer activist.
Stephen Mcqueen: In December 22, 1979, he was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma. Mcqueen did not had an options of surgery or chemotherapy simply because his doctors felt his cancer was too advanced for such treatment. He left the US for mexico for alternative treatments. He had a cancer surgery but later died of attack on November 7, 1980 in Juarez, Mexico. Mcqueen was said to have gotten his respiratory organs exposed to cancer instigating asbestos while serving in the US marines. During this time asbestos fibre was widely used as insulators in the ships and insulating material in car racing suits.
The music industry is not left out of this sorrow. The industry has also had its own victims of mesothelioma and one of the victims in the industry is Warren Zevon. Zevon, after a long period of untreated illness and pains, the rock and roll, song writer was confirmed with mesothelioma in late 2002. Zevon refused any treatment which he thought might make his situation worse and incapacitated him, instead he focused all his energies on recording his final album which speaks of his failing breath. On September7, 2003 he died at his home in Los Angeles, California.
In the music industry, another mesothelioma sufferer is the Irish singer and song composer, Christie Hennessy. Christie died of mesothelioma in 2007. The mesothelioma problem was said to be due to the younger years of his that has been spent working on building sites in London, United Kingdom.
And just as mesothelioma is killing the poor and the helpless, so also has it continued to cause havoc in the lives of rich, successful and notable people all over the world. Among notable people that have died as a result of mesothelioma are: Admiral Zumwalt Jnr (The youngest chief of naval operations, in the history of US Army who became the CNO in 1970 at the age of 49years) and a South African industrialist. We have talked more about these two other articles posted on this site before.
Another prominent US citizen who is also a victim of mesothelioma is Bruce Vento who died of mesothelioma in year 2000. Vento was a US congressman and his widow in an effort immortalize her husband and to support activities toward eradicating the disease set up Hopebuilder Award which is yearly awarded at the MARF symposium to organizations or individuals that have done the most to support mesothelioma research and advocacy.
In Australia, Bernie Benton a workers’ rights activist who fought a long battle to secure compensation from James Hardie when he became diagnosed of mesothelioma after working for the company is also a victim. Though mesothelioma eventually killed him but his brother and many other Jame Hardie workers later got an unannounced settlement from the company when his cancer which has advanced to the final stages left him less than 48 hours to live.
In this category also is Hamilton, the chief of staff during president Jimmy Carter days in the White House. He died of the disease in 2008. Hamilton was a lifelong cancer activist.
Stephen Mcqueen: In December 22, 1979, he was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma. Mcqueen did not had an options of surgery or chemotherapy simply because his doctors felt his cancer was too advanced for such treatment. He left the US for mexico for alternative treatments. He had a cancer surgery but later died of attack on November 7, 1980 in Juarez, Mexico. Mcqueen was said to have gotten his respiratory organs exposed to cancer instigating asbestos while serving in the US marines. During this time asbestos fibre was widely used as insulators in the ships and insulating material in car racing suits.
The music industry is not left out of this sorrow. The industry has also had its own victims of mesothelioma and one of the victims in the industry is Warren Zevon. Zevon, after a long period of untreated illness and pains, the rock and roll, song writer was confirmed with mesothelioma in late 2002. Zevon refused any treatment which he thought might make his situation worse and incapacitated him, instead he focused all his energies on recording his final album which speaks of his failing breath. On September7, 2003 he died at his home in Los Angeles, California.
In the music industry, another mesothelioma sufferer is the Irish singer and song composer, Christie Hennessy. Christie died of mesothelioma in 2007. The mesothelioma problem was said to be due to the younger years of his that has been spent working on building sites in London, United Kingdom.
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