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New Jersey General Assembly To Consider Mesothelioma Awareness Day
By asbestoshub | September 26, 2009
Today marks the 5th annual Mesothelioma Awareness Day, and each year more and more states participate. This year, New Jersey Senator Tom Kean moves for an official recognition of September 26th as Mesothelioma Awareness Day by the state of New Jersey.
Senator Kean wants to call attention to the fact that there is no cure for mesothelioma. He hopes that by raising awareness about the fatal asbestos-related disease, research and effective treatments will grow.
Kean says, “Our designation of each September 26th as ‘Mesothelioma Awareness Day’ will help ensure that the public, researchers and policymakers don’t forget about those suffering from this disease… Thousands of rescue and constructions workers labored for months at Ground Zero in hazardous conditions. We don’t know if those who worked at the World Trade Center site will develop mesothelioma, but we do know that we want to have effective treatments ready to help anyone who falls ill.”
Senator Kean’s legislation has already been approved by the New Jersey Senate and moves, next, to be heard by the General Assembly.
We hope that by next year several of the non-participating states will follow the lead of those who have already become a part of Mesothelioma Awareness Day.
