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Woonsocket RI Mesothelioma Treatment Options

The Northern Rhode Island Hematology/Oncology Program from Landmark Medical Center was established in 2005. It uses a multidisciplinary approach to coordinate patient care, which may consist of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, biotherapy, and other services to target cancer in patients. On-site laboratory services are offered at the facility. A variety of support services are available through the program, including free transportation to and from appointments, patient-assistance programs for prescriptions and community referral for support groups and nutrition services. Patients can also participate in FDA-regulated clinical trials.

Veterans can seek treatment from the Providence VA Medical Center, Rhode Island. This hospital boasts an integrative health and wellness center, an oncology program, onsite pharmacy and social work services.

Another option for area veterans is the community-based outpatient clinic of the Middletown VA Clinic. This facility provides primary health care services and pharmacy services. Additionally, patients receive mental health services via psychosocial evaluations, individual counseling, group counseling, family counseling and substance abuse and counseling.

Veterans Exposed to Asbestos in Military Bases Near Woonsocket Rhode Island

Located about 45 minutes away from Woonsocket Rhode Island is the Station Point Judith United States Coast Guard base in Narragansett, Rhode Island. It was commissioned in 1876 and is one of the oldest facilities operated by the United States Coast Guard. This military installation is operated under the First District, the main operational command in the U.S. Coast Guard. This base is responsible for 110 kilometers of coast and Block Island. It is responsible for search and rescue operations, maritime safety, maintenance of lighthouses and environmental protection.

Although the Coast Guard is much smaller than other branches of the military, it has an asbestos exposure rate that rivals that of the much larger Navy. This is because asbestos was used in many components throughout ships, including as insultation to boilers. Coast Guard members could have been exposed to asbestos when working on these vessels.

Woonsocket Rhode Island Asbestos Site Exposure List

Woonsocket, Rhode Island residents may have been exposed to asbestos at the following jobsites:

• Automatic Screen Products
• Branch River Textile
• Carol Cable
• Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
• Lawton Spinning Corporation
• Reliance Moulded Plastics
• Rhode Island Dyeing and Finishing
• S&H Stamp Center
• Social Manufacturing Company
• Star Market
• Stop & Shop, Walnut Plaza
• S. Bobbin and Shuttle Company
• S. Rubber
• Woonsocket Dam Generator
• Woonsocket Electric Machine and Power Company
• Woonsocket High School
• Woonsocket Telephone