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Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused by asbestos
exposure. The cancer attacks mesothelial cells,
which make up the membrane lining in the chest
and abdominal cavity. Asbestos companies have
known about the dangers asbestos poses long before
ever warning the public about the harmful and
deadly risks. The asbestos fibers are not
visible and it took years of exposure before workers
knew they were inhaling the toxicfibers. Workers
were constantly surrounded by the asbestos fibers
while the fibers continued to hook themselves
into the lining of their lungs and respiratory
tract. Once asbestos fibers are in your body,
they remain there forever. If you have developed
mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure and would
like to know your legal rights, please contact
us.
For years workers have been handling and breathing
asbestos every day at their jobs. Until recently
the public did not realize the number lives affected
by asbestos exposure. It was not nationwide knowledge
that thousands of people were suffering from the
harmful effects of asbestos and entire towns were
plagued with death and suffering. The asbestos
companies have been criticized for failing to
disclose that they knew about the dangers of asbestos
years before warning the public of the risks.
Many years passed before workers realized they
were surrounded by the toxic asbestos fibers,
especially since asbestos fibers cannot be seen
in the air. Because of the latency period between
initial asbestos exposure and the onset of mesothelioma,
years continued to pass and the duration of the
workers’ exposure continued to grow. Mesothelioma
has continued to be on the rise since 1980 and
asbestos is expected to cause an estimated 60,000
deaths due to mesothelioma as well as 250,000
other deaths due to different cancers by the year
2030. Please contact
a Mesothelioma Attorney if you would like
to learn your legal rights involving asbestos
exposure and mesothelioma.
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