Gary Cohn

Asia is heading for a huge jump in asbestos-related diseases in the coming decades, according to numerous scientific studies and two of the world’s most prominent experts on public health and asbestos exposure. Not surprisingly, the consequences are expected to be felt most severely in India and China, two emerging economies and most populous countries in the world.

“What we can expect is very predictable – an absolute catastrophe of death and disease,” Dr. Arthur Frank, chairman of environmental and occupational health at Drexel University, said in a recent interview with this reporter. He added that the coming catastrophe is “all preventable.”

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Welcome to the Mesothelioma Cancer Alliance Investigations department! We could not be more excited to unveil this new area of our blogging community. Below is an introductory message from the newest member of our blogging community; MCA Investigations lead reporter and Pulitzer Prize winner, Gary Cohn.

Greetings,

My name is Gary Cohn and I’ll be serving as lead reporter on a number of different investigative projects in the coming months. Here you will find a fresh perspective on topics that matter most to our site’s visitors and members of the larger cancer community in general. We’ll address healthcare access, the role of pharmaceutical companies in cancer care, environmental concerns and the lesser-known public policy matters that affect people’s lives- including your own.

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