It is documented that Australia had the highest per capita use of asbestos in
the world from the 1950's until the 1970's. As a tragic consequence, Australia
now has the highest per capita incidence of mesothelioma in the world. With more
than 500 Australians contracting mesothelioma per year, it is estimated that up
to 18,000 Australians will die from this asbestos related cancer by the year
2020.

Despite the growing awareness of the dangers of asbestos, there are many
people who have not heard of Mesothelioma. This asbestos related cancer is
defined as: a malignant spreading tumor of the mesothelium of the pleura,
pericardium, or peritoneum, arising form the inhalation of asbestos fibers.

One of the most baffling and frightening known facts concerning Mesothelioma
is that many years may pass, between inhalation of asbestos dust and its deadly
legacy of disease; it is not uncommon for four decades or more to pass before
symptoms due to asbestos dust inhalation become apparent.

In November 2004, I was an invited speaker at the Global Asbestos Congress
2004, held in Tokyo Japan. Over 800 participants from 40 countries around the
world were in attendance. To be a part of such a large gathering of fellow
humans, united in a quest to rid the poison of asbestos from our environments
was an intensely moving experience. Having lost my husband to mesothelioma I
know first hand the suffering this cruel disease places on its innocent victims.

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