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5/30/2006

What is peritoneal mesothelioma?

Filed under: Criticism, Marginalia, and Notes,Deep Thoughts,Life, the Universe, and Everything — Posted by the Network Geek during the Hour of the Hare which is terribly early in the morning or 6:45 am for you boring, normal people.
The moon is Waxing Crescent

I got thinking the other day, and that’s always a recipe for trouble.

In this case, I got thinking about those adwords that make so much money. Lawyers and mortgage companies I understand, but some of that other stuff was new to me. I found myself asking, “Hey, yeah, what is peritoneal mesothelioma? And, why would lawyers care about it?” Turns out mesothelioma is a kind of cancer. And peritoneal mesothelioma is, basically, cancer in the chest or chest cavity. Now, based on that, I’m figuring that the lawyers who sue the cigarette companies for giving people cancer are advertising pretty heavily. But, then, I started looking at it more closely and saw that this particular flavor of cancer seems to be caused by asbestos. So, really, it’s the lawyers that are sueing the asbestos companies that are advertisting so much. And, based on the rates they pay for advertising, they’re either stupid or make boatloads of money. Or, both, I suppose.

2 Comments

  1. Mesothelioma is a critical kind of cancer which affects the lining of the lungs or abdomen or heart and is usually related with contact to asbestos dust. Mesothelioma is generally found among people who are long exposed to asbestos. As asbestos is being extensively used for industrial and construction purpose until thirty years ago, those affected by the disease were those persons that have worked in the manufacturing and construction industries.

    Comment by anatasia — 7/20/2006 @ 5:35 am

  2. Okay, that last comment might be blatant advertising for that website, but, screw it. If it was, it was such good, well directed, and informative spam, I’ll give them the free advertising!

    Comment by the Network Geek — 7/20/2006 @ 6:10 am

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