The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has announced that it will conduct its Seventh Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference April 1-3, 2011 at the Atlanta Marriott Buckhead Hotel & Conference Center, in Atlanta Georgia. The conference will bring together researchers, scientists, physicians and educators from around the globe to discuss Asbestos: Impact on Public Health, Environment and Economy.
The conference is supported by the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute of Detroit Michigan which is one of 40 National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer centers in the United States. Attendees of the Conference are expected to hear about the “most advanced medical, occupational and environmental information to prevent home, school and work exposure,” according to ADAO’s press release.
ADAO was formed in 2004 by victims of asbestos and their families. The goal of ADAO is to:
unite asbestos victims and give them and other concerned citizens a united voice to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure;educate the public and medical community about asbestos-related diseases;support research that leads to early detection, prevention and a cure;and ban use of asbestos.According to its website, ADAO will not be influenced by “outside sources such as drug companies, law firms, or companies that manufacture or use asbestos.”
According to the ADAO, more than 107,000 people are estimated to die this year from asbestos-related diseases, thus making their mission of educating the public about asbestos exposure and fighting for a universal ban relevant and urgent.
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