Contracting Mesothelioma

Find out how you Contract Mesothlioma

In order to contract mesothelioma sometime in your lifetime you must have been exposed to asbestos. Asbestos exposure is the only known cause of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma results from breathing microscopic asbestos fibers into the lungs. When breathed into the lungs, asbestos tears the lung tissue. The fibers cause the lungs to form scar tissue again and again (asbestosis) or can cause lung cancer. If asbestos fibers damage mesothelial tissue, it may lead to mesothelioma.

Smoking is unrelated to mesothelioma. However, the combination of smoking and asbestos exposure increases the risk of an array of other cancers including mesothelioma. Also smoking can increase the likelihood that a person will contract mesothelioma if they were exposed to asbestos in the past. The combination on asbestos and the tar left behind from cigarette smoke is a terrible combination.

Asbestos was used to make many different materials, including cement, brake linings on pads and shoes, roof shingles, flooring products, textiles and insulation. Particles released from any of these materials can be inhaled or carried home on clothing-- where they expose family members to the risk of mesothelioma.

Generally, it takes 20 to 40 years from the time of asbestos exposure until symptoms appear or mesothelioma is diagnosed. This time is called the "latency" period.

Mesothelioma is a serious disease and should b treated as such. Half of the patients diagnosed at an early stage and treated aggressively live two years from the date of the diagnosis. One in five are still alive five years after diagnosis. Many patients live more than five years after diagnosis. Any person who believes they might have mesothelioma should contact a health professional immediately and look to an attorney for legal compensation.

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