This content is machine translated Asbestos victims Federal Council has decided to amend the UVG Financing the Compensation Fund for Asbestos Victims Foundation has proved increasingly difficult in recent years. In order to secure it in the long term, the Federal Council has enacted an...…
View Post 9 min This content is machine translated Pleural mesothelioma Development, diagnosis and therapy of the aggressive tumor Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive tumor originating in the pleura. Patients have a short life expectancy after diagnosis also due to limited treatment options. Exposure to asbestos fibers is…
View Post 7 min This content is machine translated A portrait of malignant pleural mesothelioma A disease at its peak Exposure to asbestos until 1990 is taking its toll – including the still-increasing number of malignant pleural mesotheliomas in Switzerland. The life expectancy of those affected is extremely low at…
View Post 2 min This content is machine translated Asbestosis Even without plaques, asbestos may be the culprit The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. Especially in the case of asbestos cancer,…
View Post 4 min This content is machine translated Occupational Medicine If you can also cross out the “i” in IPF…. The fact that pneumological diseases can be caused by work-related factors is often overlooked during the anamnesis in clinical and practical everyday life. An occupational physician used new study results…
