Category: Celebrities

Comedian Quincy Jones talks to Asbestos.com about how he’s using his upcoming HBO comedy special to raise mesothelioma awareness.

HBO will air the stand-up comedian’s one-hour special later this spring. His mesothelioma diagnosis will likely raise awareness of the disease.

Former Pittsburgh Steeler Johnny Lattner has died of mesothelioma linked to asbestos exposures in the U.S. Air Force and various summer jobs in college.

Comedian Jon Stewart, former host of The Daily Show used his star power to lobby Congress in support of 9/11 first responders and their health.

Mrs. Florida International contestant Vida Hargrett hopes the beauty pageant publicity will help her spread awareness of mesothelioma and asbestos dangers.

Jazz legend and founder of The Crusaders, Joe Sample, died of mesothelioma. He was 75.

The wrongful death lawsuit filed by actor Ed Lauter’s widow casts a wide net, ensnaring CBS, Ford and others blamed for his death from mesothelioma.

Actor Ed Lauter, known for his gritty roles in ‘The Longest Yard’ and ‘Death Wish 3,’ dies of asbestos-related cancer at the age of 74.