What To Do If You Find Asbestos If you are a tradesman or anyone else who may be exposed to it, it is important for you to know what to do if you find asbestos. Asbestos was used extensively in the construction industry until it was finally banned in 1999. Therefore, there is a very good chance that it is in many buildings that you may visit and may even be in your own home.There is no reason to panic if you suspect there may be asbestos...more
Studies Show Asbestos Claims On The Rise As public awareness grows regarding the legal issues surrounding asbestos, there are increasing concerns over asbestos claims on the rise. Asbestos was finally banned in 1999 after the health risks regarding asbestos were proved. However, it was used in a number of domestic, commercial and industrial applications prior to that time and thousands of people have been diagnosed with mesothelioma in the...more
Asbestosis – Untreated, it Leads to Cancer Asbestosis is a non-cancerous disease. It is a serious and harmful disease of lungs which is developed when asbestos fibers are inhaled and embedded in the inner tissues of the lungs. Asbestos fibers are tiny fibers which penetrate into one's body through the inhalation of asbestos dust. It is believed that asbestos cannot be harmful for one's health when it is undisturbed. But when materials made of asbestos are broken they turn into dust. The latter is inhaled by people and it becomes the cause of asbestosis and the main disseminator of it. This illness is identified through cancer diagnosis . This is a test which shows the amount of asbestos fibers in one's body. The test also helps to identify the level of the disease and stage of its diffusion but it can't help to predict how the disease will develop.The symptoms of asbestosis are as follows: Difficulties in breathing Cough Pain in chest Loss of appetite Shortness of breath Asbestosis is non-cancerous.But when asbestosis remains untreated and not under the control it can lead to serious consequences as cancer. In its early stages the illness can be cured and this feeling of...more
Malignant Mesothelioma Staging Malignant Mesothelioma treatment programs depend on many factors which primarily include the mapping of the stage at which the cancer is and the extent to which it has spread. It also depends on the location in the body that has been affected. Different cancer cells have different features and growth patterns...more
Types Of Malignant Mesothelioma A person who is exposed to asbestos inhales or ingests fiber that is not really visible to the naked eyes. Over time these fibers react with the body cells in a manner that they undergo mutation and cause malignant Mesothelioma. This exposure can be direct and also indirect, when family members and friends...more
Reducing Mesothelioma Life Expectancy Chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery or a combination of the three is used in the treatment of mesothelioma. The survival ratio can only be ascertained after diagnosis (up to 5 to 10 years) and implementation of varied treatment some of which are yet undergoing clinical trials. The membrane lining of the abdomen, lungs and the heart gets affected by the cancer referred to as malignant mesothelioma, triggered by exposure to asbestos. The condition is caused almost always due to the ingestion or inhalation of asbestos. The disease takes approximately 30 to 40 years to manifest initial signs and symptoms, from the time of initial ingestion or inhalation. This is one of the reasons why mesothelioma is mostly seen in older people. This is one of the most painful, fatal and aggressive type of cancers, even though it is not very common, and efforts are being made to improve mesothelioma life expectancy. Types of malignant mesothelioma Pleural mesothelioma, peritoneal mesothelioma and pericardial mesothelioma are the three types of cancers triggered by asbestos exposure. Pleural mesothelioma occurs in the tissues surrounding the lungs...more
How Much Does an asbestos Lawyer Cost? Asbestos exposure can be the cause of serious illnesses such as mesothelioma and asbestosis. These diseases are caused by the occupational exposure to the toxic mineral. People who work in factories and...more
Why asbestos lawyer sucks: myth vs. Reality Asbestos has been mined and used in production for about 2000 years. But only in 1920's it was discovered that asbestos can be the cause of serious cancerous and non-cancerous diseases. One of them...more
5 life lessons learned from navy asbestos Prior to the mid 1970-s the ships of the U.S. Navy fleet were riddled with asbestos. Asbestos was used in at least 300 materials on the ship. This was conditioned by fact and reason that asbestos was...more
Asbestos lawyers work hard to help those who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure. Exposure to asbestos often occurs as a result of breathing in asbestos fibers in a workplace situation and generally occurs decades before...more
Mesothelioma attorneys work hard to help those that have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a deadly cancer of the lining of the lung caused by asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma is a rare but deadly form of cancer that typically develops around the...more
New developments in nanotechnology may present health hazards similar to those caused by exposure to asbestos such as the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Recent findings, as reported by Nature Nanotechnology, report on the risks of nanotechnology...more