WASHINGTON, May 15, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — The Mesothelioma Victims Center is urging diagnosed victims of mesothelioma who were exposed to asbestos while serving on a US Navy destroyer to call them at 866-714-6466 for very specific instructions about the nation's best lawyers for mesothelioma compensation claims. The group is also providing these victims, as well as any victim of mesothelioma, with a list of available treatment options other than a VA medical center. http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com
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The Mesothelioma Victims Center places a large emphasis on helping US Navy Veterans, such as sailors, who served on a navy destroyer and who now have mesothelioma. About one-third of all victims of this rare cancer who will be diagnosed this year are former sailors and officers of the US Navy. The Center's number one priority for the these Veterans is ensuring they get the nation's top lawyers to advance their mesothelioma compensation claim, as well as finding them the best possible treatment options.
The Center says, "What most people don't realize is that US Navy destroyers, frigates, and cruisers were probably the most common type of US Navy ship between the 1950s and early 1980s. Typically half of the crews on these ships would have daily exposure to asbestos. A large percentage of Veterans were either in the engine room, or they were assigned to duties that put them at risk of asbestos exposure constantly. Some of these ships were nuclear powered during these time frames, which created an even greater need for asbestos.
"We are urging US Navy Veterans who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, or their family, to call us anytime at 866-714-6466 before they retain the services of a law firm to advance a mesothelioma compensation claim, because the lawyers we would like to suggest typically get much better compensation results for their clients.
"Aside from information about the best mesothelioma compensation lawyers in the nation, we are also urging all diagnosed victims to call us so we can try to work out a treatment plan for this rare cancer that does not involve a VA Medical Center. Because most diagnosed victims of mesothelioma are older than 65 there is much better treatment options offered by major hospitals, as opposed to the VA. The cost for treatment at these hospitals is typically covered by Medicare, as we would like to explain.
"In addition to making certain that all diagnosed victims have instant access to the nation's most skilled mesothelioma compensation lawyers, we also do everything possible to make certain that the diagnosed victim has instant information about the nation's top treatment centers for this rare cancer. Please take us up on our offer, and call us so we can give you the best possible information about what to do immediately after a mesothelioma diagnosis has been confirmed." http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com
US Navy Destroyers were typically based, or underwent maintenance in the following US States during the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, or 1980's:
- Virginia
- California
- Maine
- Washington
- Hawaii
- Florida
- Pennsylvania
- Oregon
- South Carolina
For attribution please refer to the Destroyer History Foundation's web site.
http://destroyerhistory.org/coldwar/
High-risk work groups for exposure to asbestos include Veterans of the US Navy, power plant workers, shipyard workers, steel mill workers, oil refinery workers, factory workers, plumbers, electricians, miners, auto mechanics, machinists, and construction workers. Typically the exposure to asbestos occurred in the 1950's, 1960's, 1970's, or 1980's. http://MesotheliomaVictimsCenter.Com
According to the CDC the states indicated with the highest incidence of mesothelioma include Maine, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota, Louisiana, Washington, and Oregon. However, based on the calls the Mesothelioma Victims Center receives a diagnosed victim of mesothelioma could live in any state including New York, Florida, California, Texas, Illinois, Ohio, Iowa, Indiana, Missouri, Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, Arizona, Idaho, or Alaska.
For more information about mesothelioma please refer to the National Institutes of Health's web site related to this rare form of cancer: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/mesothelioma.html
Media Contact:
M. Thomas Martin
866-714-6466