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Cancer is not wholly preventable, but there are precautions one can take that have been shown to greatly reduce one’s risk to many different forms of cancer. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that is caused by dangerous exposure to asbestos. Although the easiest way to reduce your risk of contracting mesothelioma is to steer clear of sites or areas that contain or put you at risk of exposure to asbestos, there are also nutritional precautions one can take to help in prevention efforts. A person’s diet is obviously not going to ensure that they do not contract mesothelioma or any form of cancer for that matter, but it can help prevent as well as treat cancer. Eating a well balanced, nutrient diet is smart just to maintain a healthy lifestyle and many of the nutritional elements found in a healthy diet have been shown to help prevent cancer. One of the most important elements of a healthy diet is paying attention to beneficial foods and steering away from “empty” calories. Foods like candy, sweets, fast food and the like are generally loaded with calories from carbohydrates and fats, which generally leaves makes these foods a poor source of nutrients. Humans only take in a limited amount of total calories per day so it is important that these calories be nutrient dense so that our lymphatic system is not stymied by trying to metabolize these heavy foods. Proper metabolism and lymphatic production is inhibited by eating easily digestible foods such as leafy vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and white meats. These food sources also contain high concentrations of vital nutrients that have been shown to have success in preventing some cancers. Next time you plan out your diet steer yourself towards the healthy stuff, you might just save your life.

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In 2008 a case concerning a victim of mesothelioma was ruled on.  On December 4, 2008 the case was upheld by a New York Supreme Court, ruling in favor of the man afflicted with mesothelioma to the tune of five million dollars.  The case involved a Navy boilerman who served aboard the U.S.S. Roan in the 60s who had been exposed to asbestos during his time served on the Roan.  A boilerman is someone, sometimes known as a stoker, or fireman, that works in the steam or engine room.  The boilerman’s job is to keep fuel, most of the time it is coal, into the engine, or fire.  In the course of his time as a boilerman, the seamen was exposed to asbestos, thus triggering the onset of mesothelioma.  The case heard involved the boilerman, who was actually a Navy contractor, and the contracting employer.  The court ruled that the Foster-Wheeler, the company whose engines were installed on the Roan, knowingly hid the fact that the employees were being exposed to asbestos and that it was this exposure to asbestos that caused the plaintiffs mesothelioma.  This case was not really a landmark, but it was one of the biggest settlements in a mesothelioma related lawsuit in upstate New York as well as garnering more attention outside New York City for mesothelioma lawsuits.  The plaintiff had attempted to charge the Navy as an at fault party, but the Navy has immunity over any claims of health hazard lawsuits while on active duty.  This case is just one of many mesothelioma cases in which employers hid information and mesothelioma, which could have most likely been prevented, claimed another victim.

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