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  • Dealing with Mesothelioma (2015)
  • Video | Documentary, Short, News
Dealing with Mesothelioma (2015)
Video | Documentary, Short, News
The United States has a global reputation of being strikingly advanced in technology and medical resources, but the media and medical professionals have only just recently recognized the fatal dangers of asbestos in causing a rare and ...See moreThe United States has a global reputation of being strikingly advanced in technology and medical resources, but the media and medical professionals have only just recently recognized the fatal dangers of asbestos in causing a rare and aggressive cancer known as mesothelioma. The award-winning documentary Dealing with Mesothelioma has joined the best and most important films of the health documentary genre, addressing the uncommon but dangerous mesothelioma cancer that attacks the protective lining around the lungs, abdomen, and heart. Dealing with Mesothelioma features leading medical experts sharing their opinions about treatment protocol and awareness of asbestos related health concerns, providing a variety of options for those impacted by this cancer. The Environmental Protection Agency banned asbestos 30 years ago, after decades of usage (and more importantly, exposure to citizens) in virtually every building in America. Exposure to asbestos occurs through inhalation of fibers in the air of a working environment, ambient air in the vicinity of point sources such as factories handling asbestos shingles, or indoor air in residential houses or buildings containing friable (crumbly) asbestos materials. This innovative documentary begins by appropriately showing where mesothelioma can begin: in factories, shipyards, construction zones, and other common scenes in the modern world. Globally, there are approximately 125 million people who are exposed to asbestos in the workplace, and the United States alone discovers 3000 new cases of mesothelioma annually. With asbestos being a problem that was hidden for decades, and taking up to 50 years to surface in the human body as the aggressive mesothelioma cancer, compassionate health films like Dealing with Mesothelioma are all too needed. This documentary helps the viewer to understand symptoms, comprehend a mesothelioma diagnosis, practical instruction on how to improve prognosis, the typical stages of mesothelioma, and how to care for yourself post-diagnosis. Written by Dan Brown See less
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Director
Dana Taschner
Producer
Martin Wiley
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Release date
Nov 1, 2015 (United States)
Awards
2 wins & 1 nomination

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3 cast members
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Ed Lauter
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
Not Another Teen Movie (2001)
Steve McQueen
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The Great Escape (1963)
Dana Taschner
Self Self   See fewer
60 Minutes (1968)
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