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- Can exposure to asbestos lead to COPD?
Jul 28, 2022
Older buildings that contain asbestos can put Pennsylvania and West Virginia residents and workers at risk of serious lung illnesses. Among them is chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. If you were diagnosed, it’s important to know the relationship between asbestos and your condition. What is COPD? Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a lung disease that involves chronic bronchitis and emphysema. People with the condition have trouble breathing and symptoms like wheezing, shortness of breath, chest...Read More - Secondary exposure to asbestos can be equally deadly
Jul 28, 2022
You do not need first-hand exposure to asbestos to suffer the harmful effects. You can still be at risk of developing asbestos-related complications from secondary exposure. Therefore, if you’ve worked in an asbestos-intensive industry such as construction or shipbuilding, your close family members may have unknowingly been exposed to the toxic substance. How does this happen? Asbestos is composed of fine and light fibers that separate easily. Therefore, if you come in close contact with...Read More - Why was asbestos used in insulation?
Jul 12, 2022
With everything that we know about asbestos today, it sometimes seems very surprising how much it was used in the past. It can lead to mesothelioma and other very serious diseases. In a lot of cases, these diseases prove to be fatal. Those who were promoting the use of asbestos at the time may not have fully understood exactly how dangerous it was. But why did they choose to use something like this in insulation...Read More - Do masks help with asbestos?
Jun 28, 2022
You know that asbestos is dangerous when it is inhaled. It’s made up of very tiny particles that can get stuck in your lungs or other tissues. These are what lead to mesothelioma, a dangerous type of cancer, and other asbestos-related diseases. As a result, you may think that the best way to stay safe is simply to wear a mask when you’re on the job. But is that mask actually going to protect you...Read More - Why does mesothelioma impact the elderly more?
Jun 15, 2022
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that affects the lining of the internal organs. It is caused by long-term exposure to asbestos. While younger people can be diagnosed with mesothelioma, most of these cases involve senior citizens. But, why is this so? It all boils down to the latency period of the illness. What is mesothelioma’s latency period? The latency period of a disease is the time it takes to grow and develop. For mesothelioma,...Read More - An asbestos case may involve strict liability or negligence
Jun 14, 2022
Asbestos exposure is dangerous, and a diagnosis with an asbestos-related medical issue will likely mean expensive medical care and disruption to your life. If you develop an illness caused by asbestos, like mesothelioma, your entire family may need to make changes after your diagnosis. Individuals who develop mesothelioma or similar asbestos-related illnesses may want to seek financial compensation from a company that expose them to abestos. Typically, they will need to either claim negligence or...Read More - Is mesothelioma and lung cancer the same?
Jun 9, 2022
You may have heard in the past that asbestos exposure can lead to lung cancer or cancers like mesothelioma. Lung cancer and mesothelioma are not the same thing, though, even though mesothelioma is sometimes referred to as a lung cancer. There are a few differences between lung cancer and mesothelioma. The main difference is the pathology, or the way the cancers develop. What to know about lung cancer Looking at lung cancer, it develops within...Read More - Mesothelioma isn’t just a “men’s” disease
May 31, 2022
Mesothelioma has always been considered a predominantly male disease. That’s because the industries in which people have been exposed to asbestos (which is the chief cause of mesothelioma), like construction, manufacturing and shipyard work, employ mostly men. However, some troubling statistics have recently been reported concerning mesothelioma and women. Based on data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), researchers found that between 1999 and 2020, the number of mesothelioma-related deaths among women...Read More - Can mesothelioma be treated?
May 25, 2022
A mesothelioma diagnosis can be devastating for patients and their families. Still, it’s natural to hope for the best and seek out all available treatment options. Unfortunately, those options are usually limited. Mesothelioma is a slow-developing form of lung cancer. Most people don’t find out they have it until years, often decades, after being exposed to asbestos, the substance that causes it. By the time of diagnosis, it is usually too late to remove the...Read More - Smoking won’t prevent you from an asbestos lung cancer claim
May 16, 2022
If you were to poll people about the typical causes of lung cancer, most of them would give you the same answer. Smoking and other forms of tobacco use have a strong correlation with someone eventually developing lung cancer. If you have used tobacco products for any extended period of time, you probably already know that your risk of lung cancer is higher than average. However, there is also plenty of research that directly connects...Read More