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| ASBESTOS
JOB SITES |
| Asbestos dust
can be released from pipes, ceiling tiles and other building
materials, and cause mesothelioma to develop years later.
Mesothelioma has developed in people who have been exposed
to asbestos in small amounts and for short periods of time.
The following are examples of places where asbestos was widely
used: |
| Places
Where Asbestos Was Widely Used |
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Shipyards |
Boilers
and Turbines |
Hospitals |
Automobile
Garages |
Steel
Mills |
Ship
and Boat Yards |
Office
Buildings |
Manufacturing
Plants |
Aluminum
Mills |
Railroads |
New
Home Construction |
Schools |
Power
Plants |
Textile
Mills |
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Oil
Refineries |
Cement
Factories |
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Chemical
Plants |
Construction
Sites |
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| MESOTHELIOMA |
| Mesothelioma
is a rare cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs,
abdomen or heart. Mesothelioma is caused by asbestos exposure.
Mesothelioma can strike people who have been exposed to
small amounts of asbestos for even short periods of time.
In most cases, mesothelioma does not develop until 20 to
50 years after the exposure to asbestos. |
| At a mesothelioma
law firm, we dedicate ourselves to thoroughly investigating
our clients' histories to find every possible exposure
to asbestos and to aggressively pursuing the companies
that are responsible for our clients' mesothelioma. If
you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, please contact
us for a free evaluation of
your claim. |
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| MESOTHELIOMA IN FAMILY
MEMBERS |
| Because small
amounts of asbestos can cause mesothelioma, it is not uncommon
for family members of persons who worked with or around
asbestos to contract mesothelioma. Frequently, the spouse
and children of workers were exposed to asbestos dust from
the worker's dusty clothes. By merely shaking the worker's
clothes before washing them, the worker's spouse and children
could be exposed to sufficient asbestos to cause mesothelioma. |
| Even if you did
not work directly with asbestos, if you or a family member
worked around others who used asbestos-containing products,
or worked in a building that contained these products,
you may have been exposed to asbestos. At a mesothelioma
law firm, we dedicate ourselves to thoroughly investigating
our clients' histories to find every possible exposure
to asbestos and to aggressively pursuing the companies
that are responsible for our clients' mesothelioma. If
you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, please contact
us for a free evaluation of your claim. |
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| ASBESTOS AND LUNG
CANCER |
| In addition to
causing mesothelioma, asbestos also has been found to cause
lung cancer, known medically as adenocarcinoma. In fact,
some studies show that, in smokers, exposure to asbestos
may increase the risk of lung cancer by 800%. Asbestos
companies and the tobacco companies knew of this deadly
risk for decades but did nothing to warn people of the
increased risk of lung cancer posed to smokers who were
exposed to asbestos. |
| If you have been
diagnosed with lung cancer and believe that you may have
been exposed to asbestos, please contact us for a free
evaluation of your claim. |
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