Mesothelioma Cancer News- A 72 year-old New York man looking forward to enjoying his retirement with his wife of over 40 years was dealt two crushing blows with regard to both his health and that of his wife.  Several years after his wife—a former registered nurse—retired after learning she had been diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, the man developed health problems and learned he had been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, a life threatening disease caused by exposure to asbestos.

A lifelong New Yorker who worked for almost 45 years at a Bronx, NY steel and scrap metal company learned many years too late that his exposure to toxic asbestos dusts on scrap materials demolished and processed at the plant would cause him to develop mesothelioma cancer, a life-threatening form of lung cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

A 70-year old man and lifetime Yonkers, NY resident was devastated to learn that a job he held for a mere three months when he was a teenager would result in the development of mesothelioma cancer, a life-threatening form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos.

A New York native who retired after more than 20 years’ of dedicated service for a New York/New Jersey area fine goods retail chain discovered that instead of looking forward to continued enjoyment of his retirement with his wife of over 40 years, his life would be cut short.  Tragically, his work-related exposure to asbestos dust several decades before caused him to develop mesothelioma cancer. 

A man who spent his life working for, and eventually owning, two dressmaking businesses in the New York City’s fashion district tragically discovered, many years too late, that asbestos materials used to insulate pipes and boilers in the factory pressing areas exposed him to the dangerous cancer-causing mineral, asbestos.