The 5th Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference is scheduled for March 27-29, 2009 and will be held at the Manhattan Beach Marriott in California. Sponsored by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) the conference brings together individuals who have been affected by asbestos exposure, as well as employers and employees of asbestos-related industry, research scientists, and other experts.

Experts in the field of asbestos research will speak to those in attendance about exposure prevention and will also provide crucial information about asbestos-related disease, including mesothelioma, a fatal cancer. Jordan Zevon, the son of musician Warren Zevon, who died in 2003 following a battle with mesothelioma cancer, will be the keynote speaker.

Zevon is a well-known advocate for individuals who have been wrongfully exposed to asbestos and are suffering from related ailments. In addition to speaking out about the dangers of asbestos, Zevon is also a musician, like his late father.

Linda Reinstein, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the ADAO, said that “communicating” is key when it comes to preventing deadly asbestos exposure, and that it is imperative that primary care physicians have an understanding of how to diagnose an asbestos-caused disease, as these types of illness are often misdiagnosed due to a lack of information.

“Primary care physicians often do not recognize the signs of disease as they fail to ask patients about possible risk factors they have experienced when completing health history questionnaires,” Reinstein stated. Possible risk factors that would increase a person’s likelihood of developing an asbestos-caused ailment include previous exposure to asbestos while at work or even second-hand exposure, which may occur when an individual washes the work clothing of a spouse or family member who is in contact with the hazardous material.

The conference is funded by generous support from the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and the International Ban Asbestos Secretariat. Those interested in attending can find more information by visiting www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org.

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