Please allow us to assist you in comprehending the particular conditions and cancer-causing potential of asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma is an extremely dangerous but uncommon kind of malignant cancer that is nearly always brought on by exposure to asbestos. Among mesothelioma’s most prevalent types are:
- Mesothelioma of the pleura
- Mesothelioma of the abdomen
A kind of cancer that affects the lining of the lungs is called pleural mesothelioma (called the pleura). A kind of abdominal asbestos cancer termed peritoneal mesothelioma develops in the lining of the abdominal cavity (called the peritoneum).
Other varieties include testicular mesothelioma, which is extremely rare, and pericardial mesothelioma, which affects the heart.
Did you know that even a brief or insignificant exposure to asbestos can result in mesothelioma?
Sadly, it’s accurate. For instance, mesothelioma patients who are the wives and kids of workers who unwittingly transported asbestos dust into their homes on their work clothing have occurred in a number of instances (called second-hand asbestos exposure).
A “dose-response” illness, mesothelioma.
This implies that a person’s probability of contracting the disease increases with the amount of asbestos exposure he receives.
The latency time for mesothelioma is quite long.
This indicates that asbestos exposure occurred several years before mesothelioma symptoms appeared. Mesothelioma has a 30-year latency period on average, although it can be as short as 15 years or as long as 40 years.
ASBESTOS-RELATED DISEASES
Asbestosis or pleural illness are two more asbestos-related diseases that mesothelioma victims may potentially develop. Despite being caused by asbestos, these non-cancerous illnesses are diseases that are medically distinct from mesothelioma. As a result, mesothelioma does not “grow” from a condition like asbestosis.
Some mesothelioma patients also have asbestosis many years before the illness because asbestosis has a shorter latency period than mesothelioma. Less than 15% of asbestosis patients, according to medical professionals, will ever develop mesothelioma. A person can also develop mesothelioma without ever developing asbestosis or another illness linked to asbestos.
You may be eligible to compensation from those accountable if you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma. Throughout the legal procedure, make sure to have the finest mesothelioma attorneys on your side.