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ADAO Urges Senate to Pass 'National Asbestos Awareness Week'
WASHINGTON-(Business Wire)-March 23, 2007 - The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an organization dedicated to serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today urges the United States Senate to unanimously pass S. Res. 108 designating the first week of April as "National Asbestos Awareness Week."
"This Resolution continues to recognize the national tragedy created by the continued uncontrolled dissemination and use of products containing asbestos in the United States," said Dr. Richard Lemen, former Assistant Surgeon General and Co-chairman of the ADAO Science Advisory Board.
"While the most devastating asbestos related disease may be mesothelioma, we should not forget the much larger number of lung cancers that arise from asbestos exposure, the interactions with smoking, and the many other cancers such as GI, larynx, and kidney that can also arise. Also, asbestosis continues to affect many who have been exposed to asbestos over the years," stated Dr. Arthur L. Frank, Chairman of the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health at Drexel University and Co-chairman of the ADAO Science Advisory Board.
"The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization asks the Senate to continue their leadership in addressing this preventable public health crisis by urging the Surgeon General to warn and educate Americans that asbestos exposure may be hazardous to their health," said Linda Reinstein, Executive Director and Co-founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization.
To further promote National Asbestos Awareness Week, ADAO will hold its third annual conference and Remembrance Service at Drexel School of Public Heath on March 31st and April 1st respectively in Philadelphia.
About Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was founded by asbestos victims and their families in 2004. ADAO seeks to give asbestos victims a united voice to help ensure that their rights are fairly represented and protected, and raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and the often deadly asbestos related diseases. ADAO is funded through voluntary contributions and staffed by volunteers. For more information visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org.
