Tennessee is a state located in the Southeastern region of United State of America. Its capital and second largest city is Nashville and Memphis is the state's largest city. Tennessee also has its fair share of asbestos exposure which leads to malignant mesothelioma problems.

Mesothelioma in Tennessee

Asbestos in this state affects a large number of workers of paper and pulp industry, electrical power industry and power plants. These industries used asbestos on a large scale in daily operations, putting millions of local residents and placing employees at risk of exposure. Today, many Veteran service officers are still experiencing problems due to asbestos usage while in service. According a research study conducted in 2002 indicated that 36 percent of those workers who worked in this industry or at least minimum one year were exposed directly or indirectly to asbestos at some point or another. They show sign of symptoms of cancer.

According to a recent research study, Tennessee is ranked 24th in the U.S.A. as far as:

Mesothelioma Doctors in Tennessee

Doctors Name Specialty City State Country Workplace / Treatment Center
Bo Lu, M.D., Ph.D. Radiation Oncology Nashville tennessee USA - United States of America Vanderbilt University Medical Center
David Carbone, M.D., Ph.D. Medical Oncology Nashville tennessee USA - United States of America The Vanderbilt Clinic
Eric H. Liu, M.D. Surgical Oncology Nashville tennessee USA - United States of America Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Eric S. Lambright, M.D. Thoracic Surgery Nashville tennessee USA - United States of America The Vanderbilt Clinic
Timothy Scott Blackwell, M.D. Pulmunology Nashville tennessee USA - United States of America Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Mesothelioma Centers in Tennessee

Name of the Hospital/Center/Facility City State Country Year Founded
Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center Nashville tennessee USA - United States of America
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