I was just reading about Mesothelioma, a fairly rate disease with only 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma diagnosed each year in the United States. It is a serious disease with the only known cause exposure to asbestos. By the time the symptoms appear and are diagnosed, the disease is often in advanced stages and the average survival time just a year. 10% make it to 5 years and better treatments have seen this improving over time.