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17Apr

Mesothelioma spam explained

Mesothelioma: it’s all over the internet, showing up in spam and in google search results. But do you have any idea what it is?

From Wikipedia:

Mesothelioma is an uncommon form of cancer, usually associated with previous exposure to asbestos, which affects the pleura, a sac which surrounds the lungs, the peritoneum, the lining of the abdominal cavity, or the pericardium, a sac that surrounds the heart.

In this disease, malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body’s internal organs. Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles, or have been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways, such as by washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos, or by home renovation using asbestos cement products.

So in a nutshell, we have all these ambulance-chasing lawyer types out there trying to make some money on asbestos lawsuits, and that’s the reason for your clogged inbox and the frequent mentioning of mesothelioma.

Related: Mesolthelioma at Wikipedia

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  1. Comment by Pete — April 17, 2005 @ 9:53 pm

    I notice Google had no lack of relevant entries to provide for your ads…including attorney Sam Bernstein (maybe it was relevant due to “ambulance-chasing” appearing in your post).

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