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Mesothelioma
A type of cancer, mesothelioma strikes adult men and women years after exposure to particles of the mineral asbestos.
Treatments
It is crucially important after receiving a mesothelioma diagnosis to obtain treatment. Without it, the chances of surviving more than six to 12 months are slim. However, with treatment, survival of two to five years and longer is possible.
Symptoms
Mesothelioma can be difficult to diagnose because early-stage symptoms often look like those of other diseases.
Research
Mesothelioma research is ongoing and discoveries leading to a better understanding of this unusually aggressive cancer continue to be made. As scientists increase their knowledge of mesothelioma, hope grows for better treatments and longer survival times—perhaps one day even a cure.
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Asbestos Exposure
Homes, offices, schools, factories, shopping centers, hotels, restaurants— until around 1970, asbestos contaminated many such places. However, to this day, there remain structures still containing the deadly mineral.
Products
Asbestos found its way into a shocking variety of industrial and everyday household consumer products because of its exceptional ability to insulate against heat and make things fireproof.
Dangers
When a product containing asbestos is bumped or scratched, tiny particles of the mineral flake off and float freely in the air. A person walking through those particles may inhale or swallow some, later producing sickness or cancer.
Lung Cancer
More men and women die from lung cancer than any other type of cancer, even though the death rate for lung cancer has declined by nearly 3 percent on average each year for more than a decade.
Risk Factors
People who smoke run a serious risk of developing lung cancer, as do those who are exposed to radon gas or asbestos or have a family history of the disease.
Treatments
The most appropriate treatment for lung cancer depends on which stage the disease is in when diagnosed and what type of lung cancer cells are present.
Military Veterans
A great many victims of mesothelioma have in common past service in the armed forces. The reason is that all five branches of the military—Navy, Army, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard—once made wide use of asbestos.
Exposure
Veterans who served in the Second World War and those who followed until the time of the first Gulf War in the early 1990s risked the greatest exposure to mesothelioma- triggering asbestos.
Help for Vets
The Department of Defense was slow to recognize the plight of veterans afflicted with mesothelioma. However, in the last 15 years, the department has worked to make sure veterans receive access to full-spectrum mesothelioma care and support.
Mesothelioma in Your Line of Work
The way mesothelioma sneaks up on you depends on the type of work you do. Click the icon for your line of work to learn about the risks your job poses (even if you’re retired from it).
Mesothelioma Lawyers
If you or a loved one has mesothelioma, you and/or they may be entitled to compensation from the companies found responsible for causing this cancer. Such compensation can range from under $100,000 to $5 million or more, depending on the nature and strength of the case brought against the defendant companies.
To obtain the best results, use only attorneys whose practice focus is mesothelioma and who have a track-record of favorable mesothelioma verdicts and settlements. See the names of lawyers in your area who meet those requirements. Click here.
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About the author…
Beth Gori graduated from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1995 with a degree in Biology. She attended law school at St. Louis University and graduated with a J.D. and certificate in Health Law Studies in 1999.