Mesothelioma Rates

Mesothelioma Statistics

Every year over 2,500 to 4,000 victims have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases. The major issue with this desease is that it has a very long inactive period ranging anywhere from 15 to 50 years.Along with this dismaying news mesothelioma has been predicted by experts to be on the increase in the United States over the next 10 to 20 years.

Even though asbestos materials and products have been banned in many countries over 5000 abestos containing products still exist. It is alarming that so many products still exist as over an estimated 8 million Americans have been exposed to asbestos and it still continues to pose a problem for people of certain occupations.

Most mesothelioma victims as statistics have shown, have a survival rate of about 18 months after diagnosis. The problem with a slim chance of survival is not due to the malignancy of the cancer, but because at the stages that mesethelioma is diagnosed in many victims it is far too late as the malignant cancer is in its advanced stage.

There remains the possibility that harsh bans against the use of products containing asbestos will be put into place to help reduce the risk of having mesothelioma rates increasing. It is estimated that by the year 2030 asbestos will have caused over 60, 000 cases of mesothelioma and an estimated 250,000 other related cancer cases that may result in death.

Sadly over half a million asbestos and mesothelioma cases have been filed, of which over 50,000 were filed in the year 1998.