Asbestosis - what is it?
Asbestosis is a lung condition. Find useful links explaining the stages of asbestos caused lung cancer or mesothelioma and treatment.Asbestosis is a non-cancerous chronic lung condition affecting many American and overseas workers who have a prior exposure to asbestos in their work environment. Asbestosis related lawsuit actions have accumulated since the early 1970s, reflecting the onset of mesothelioma asbestos related malignant Cancer symptoms in workers who suffered asbestos exposure between 15 to 45 years later.
Mesothelioma asbestos related health decline is recognized by a common symptomology which can include shortness of breath, fatigue, fever, hoarseness and coughing, increasing discomfort when swallowing, reduced appetite, erratic sleeping, swelling of the face and extremities, weight loss, swelling in the abdomen and back soreness, and more. While asbestosis is not considered medically as cancerous in nature, it results in a chronic lung disorder and a complex of related symptoms that can only be characterized as serious health impediments.
Attending physicians in asbestosis cases attempt early detection in order to avoid the health spiral which can result in lung Canceras well as Cancerof the larynx and kidneys. In asbestos exposure cases, resulting disease pathways branch between mesothelioma Cancerwhere the thoracic or abdominal lining becomes cancerous and the pathway leading to asbestosis. Co-factors tending to exploit either disease pathway include smoking which has no direct impact on mesothelioma Cancer, yet triggers a 9000% or 90-fold increase in lung Cancerrisk to persons who've experienced asbestos exposure.The mortality implications of asbestos exposure are profoundly serious. Where diagnosed malignant mesothelioma results in a nearly absolute probability of two years life expectancy, asbestosis health data are less defined, however appear as factors in early mortality cases including lung Canceras well as kidney failure and Cancerof the larynx.
Since the late 1800s when asbestos was first mined and then through the first half of the 20th century, millions of American workers have suffered exposures resulting in health declines and early mortality linked to mesothelioma or the related asbestosis. Asbestos dust and airborne particulate matter were common environmental factors in many construction, shipbuilding, drywall insulation, and well work projects associated with World War II armaments production effort. Mesothelioma asbestos health symptoms arose primarily in this at-risk population segment due to their direct exposure while on the workplace. Similarly, mesothelioma asbestos health declines occurred with family household members who received asbestos exposure due to fibrous asbestos residues clinging to Mom and Dad's work clothing, shoes, hats or hair which were released into the home environment. " Second hand" mesothelioma asbestos exposures occurred with workers in nearby factory or production environments receiving airborne asbestos particles from contaminated source sites such as shipbuilding yards or drywall and construction sites.
If you or a family member experienced an earlier asbestos exposure and you have verifiable work records and a current medical diagnosis of mesothelioma asbestos related Cancer, then you may qualify for inclusion in currently running class action mesothelioma lawsuit actions. Be advised, however that asbestosis related lawsuit actions are mired in political clashes, as Congress and the courts attempt to weed-out dubious claims which may outnumber authentic claims by over eight to one and which have caused many of the 8,400 targeted "defendant" firms to seek bankruptcy protection via section 524(g) of the Bankruptcy Code.
On one hand you need to diligently pursue treatment program for asbestos exposure. On the other hand, you should be prudent about putting your estate and financial affairs into order in the event that either you or your estate are named as beneficiaries in a mesothelioma asbestos settlement. In order to explore whether you qualify for participation in a mesothelioma lawsuit, you can use this site as information resources. Meanwhile, for general public health information on asbestosis, you can investigate this site or go to The Lung Information Library or to CancerInformation Service.
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