Over 60 Illinois oil refineries, power plants, factories, businesses, marine facilities, and schools have been accused of negligently exposing their employees and other individuals to asbestos. Asbestos exposure in these and other Illinois locations can lead to serious health problems, including asbestosis (a non cancerous lung diseases), lung cancer, mesothelioma (cancer of the organs’ lining), and other forms of cancer.
Asbestos, a naturally occurring group of fibrous minerals, has long been prized for its durability, heat and flame resistance, sound proofing, insulating, and other properties. While the risks of asbestos exposure have been known for a century, businesses consistently chose profit at the expense of human health. Thousands of Illinois workers and other citizens have needlessly been exposed to asbestos, only to develop a serious illness years or even decades later.
Asbestos Statistics in Illinois
According to official estimates, nearly 2,000 citizens of Illinois lost their lives because of mesothelioma or another asbestos related disease between 1979 and 1999. This number is significantly high compared to the death rates in other states in the Union.
If you have been exposed to asbestos in Illinois or diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, contact the Mesothelioma Treatment Centers for more information about the legal rights of mesothelioma victims.
Illinois Mesothelioma Treatment Centers
For those who may have been exposed to asbestos, it is wise to seek regular health check-ups and contact a mesothelioma treatment center at the first sign of symptoms that may indicate an asbestos related disease. Please see the following list of mesothelioma treatment centers in Illinois.
The University of Chicago Medical Center
Dr. Hedy Lee Kindler
Director of the Mesothelioma Program
5841 S. Maryland
MC 2115
Chicago, Illinois 60637
At the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, everyone here knows that being diagnosed with lung cancer or mesothelioma is a major, life changing event. Seeing new cancer patients as quickly as possible and helping them to grasp the many disease and treatment opportunities are how this center helps to put people’s minds at ease. This cancer facility has more than 200 cancer experts on staff, highly innovative treatments, cutting edge research and clinical studies that are not available at every cancer facility.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has been designated care center by the National Cancer Institute, and is one of just two such facilities in this state. Also, the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has awarded this medical center with a 3 year accreditation. The cancer treatment program earned the very highest rating in seven areas, such as early detection and prevention, cancer outcomes analysis and quality improvements in cancer care.
The collaborative cancer treatment team in this facility offers advanced imaging technology and advanced genetic testing; new treatment combinations of surgery/chemotherapy/radiation therapy. Also, it offers new approaches to blood/bone marrow stem cell transplants for patients in all age categories.
Our cancer experts use only the best and latest cancer treatments and techniques to improve your quality of life while also beating the disease. Also, this comprehensive cancer center receives more cancer research funding than any other facility in the state.
Louis A. Weiss Memorial Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Gary D. Steinberg, MD
4646 N. Marine, Urology Center 5-B
Chicago, Illinois 60640
At the University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center, everyone here knows that being diagnosed with lung cancer or mesothelioma is a major, life changing event. Seeing new cancer patients as quickly as possible and helping them to grasp the many disease and treatment opportunities are how this center helps to put people’s minds at ease. This cancer facility has more than 200 cancer experts on staff, highly innovative treatments, cutting edge research and clinical studies that are not available at every cancer facility.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has been designated care center by the National Cancer Institute, and is one of just two such facilities in this state. Also, the American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer has awarded this medical center with a 3 year accreditation. The cancer treatment program earned the very highest rating in seven areas, such as early detection and prevention, cancer outcomes analysis and quality improvements in cancer care.
The collaborative cancer treatment team in this facility offers advanced imaging technology and advanced genetic testing; new treatment combinations of surgery/chemotherapy/radiation therapy. Also, it offers new approaches to blood/bone marrow stem cell transplants for patients in all age categories.
Our cancer experts use only the best and latest cancer treatments and techniques to improve your quality of life while also beating the disease. Also, this comprehensive cancer center receives more cancer research funding than any other facility in the state.
University of Chicago Cancer Research Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Nicholas J. Vogelzang, MD
5841 S, Maryland Ave., MC 1140,
Chicago, Illinois 60637-1470
The University of Illinois Medical Center at Chicago
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
1740 West Taylor Street
Chicago, IL 60612
Clinical Research, Decatur Memorial Hospital Cancer Care Institute
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
James L. Wade III, MD
2300 N. Edward
Decatur, Illinois 62526
Ingalls Memorial Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Mark F. Kozloff, MD
One Ingalls Dr
Harvey, Illinois 60426
Adventist LaGrange Memorial Hospital
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
James E. Hannigan, MD
1325 Memorial Dr
LaGrange, Illinois 60525
Illinois CancerCare
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
James A. Knost, MD
Paul A. S. Fishkin, M.D.
Srinivas Jujjavarapu, M.D.
Sachdev P. Thomas, M.D.
8940 N. Wood Sage Rd
Peoria, Illinois 61615-7828
CCOP-Carle Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Kendrith M. Rowland, MD
602 W. University Ave.
Urbana, Illinois 61801
Loyola University Chicago Medical Center, Cardinal Bernardin Cancer Center
Mesothelioma Treatment Section
Kathy Albain, MD
2160 S. 1st Avenue
Maywood, IL 60153
Legal Help Illinois
If you have suffered exposure or cancer due to asbestos in Illinois, contact for Illinois Asbestos lawsuit information to learn more about your legal rights.
