Weitz & Luxenberg said National Mesothelioma Awareness Day is also important because it helps empower people against mesothelioma.<\/p>\n
“Weitz & Luxenberg has long stood at the forefront of the fight to help those who have been hurt by mesothelioma to hit back hard – not just against mesothelioma, but against the corporations responsible for it,” the firm stated.<\/p>\n
Weitz & Luxenberg explained that a number of corporations once made asbestos-containing products and then sold them to unsuspecting consumers.<\/p>\n
“People who bought these products or who worked with them for a living were given no warning about the extreme health dangers of being exposed to asbestos,” Weitz & Luxenberg said.<\/p>\n
Yet, the firm contended, those corporations knew their products were toxic but continued to make and sell them regardless.<\/p>\n
“This is the type of information we believe the public needs to be told about on Mesothelioma Awareness Day,” Weitz & Luxenberg said.<\/p>\n
Knowing the Mesothelioma Treatment Options:<\/strong><\/p>\n Weitz & Luxenberg attorneys also hope to raise consciousness on Mesothelioma Awareness Day about mesothelioma treatment options, the firm said.<\/p>\n Weitz and Luxenberg said mesothelioma patients should be particularly encouraged by the remarkable treatment breakthroughs in such fields as molecular targeted therapy. <\/p>\n Molecular targeted therapy entails engineering a mesothelioma drug to kill mesothelioma cells by exploiting some weakness in the cancer’s DNA or metabolic functions, the firm said.<\/p>\n “People with mesothelioma are living much longer and better thanks to these advanced treatments,” Weitz & Luxenberg said, offering the example of one mesothelioma patient who has fought the disease for 18 years and is still going strong.<\/p>\n “However, the problem is that these and all other mesothelioma treatments are very costly,” the firm cautioned. <\/p>\n “Most mesothelioma patients can’t afford them without exercising a legal right to compensation,” Weitz & Luxenberg said.<\/p>\n Mesothelioma Registry Being Talked About:<\/strong><\/p>\n Weitz & Luxenberg said its mesothelioma attorneys will also do what they can to help generate news about a bill currently before Congress to establish a national mesothelioma registry.<\/p>\n If the registry bill becomes law, it would help mesothelioma patients more conveniently learn what forms of mesothelioma therapy are available from each mesothelioma care center, the firm said.<\/p>\n Weitz & Luxenberg said it believes such a registry will help mesothelioma patients make the best possible choices for themselves.<\/p>\n “As we have been every year since the first Mesothelioma Awareness Day, we are proud to join with countless others on Saturday who will draw the nation’s attention to a vicious cancer that must be cured,” Weitz & Luxenberg said.<\/p>\n About Weitz & Luxenberg:<\/strong> More information: http:\/\/www.weitzlux.com\/<\/a>.<\/p>\n Twitter: @WeitzLuxenberg<\/p>\n News issued by: Weitz and Luxenberg P.C.<\/p>\n
Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. is among the nation’s leading and most readily recognized personal injury and consumer protection law firms. Weitz & Luxenberg’s numerous litigation areas include: mesothelioma, defective medicine and devices, environmental pollutants, products liability, consumer protection, accidents, personal injury, and medical malpractice. Victims of consumer fraud are invited to rely on Weitz & Luxenberg’s more than 25 years of experience handling such cases. You can contact the firm’s Client Relations department at 800-476-6070 or at clientrelations@weitzlux.com.<\/p>\n![\"Weitz](\"https:\/\/www.send2press.com\/wire\/images\/15-0508-weitz-luxenberg-500x375.jpg\")
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