Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer. According to the American Cancer Society, there are an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new cases per year of the disease in the United States, but this number seems to be increasing. This growing figure is related to the prevalent utilization of asbestos from the 1940s to the end of the 1970s. European researchers studying the disease anticipate deaths from mesothelioma to hit the highest point around the year 2020 and then fall off, because asbestos use has be...