Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer in the general population. However, in individuals that were exposed to asbestos, it is not as rare.

There are various symptoms of Mesothelioma cancer, but sometimes they don't appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos, hence the importance of following the series of recommendations for prevention of asbestos-relate d diseases among asbestos workers. The most common Mesothelioma symptoms are shortness of breath and pain in the chest. These symptoms occur due to a buildup of fluid in the pleura, what is known as Pleural Mesothelioma. However the symptoms of Peritoneal...

If you have recently been diagnosed with mesothelioma, it is important to contact an attorney as soon as possible in order to be able to file a lawsuit. You have a right to sue asbestos companies if... Author: Oksana Czebiniak - Legal - August 24, 2006

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Globe and Mail, Canada -... Asbestos causes lung cancer and mesothelioma, a cancer that affects the lining of the body's major organs, as well as the breathing disorder asbestosis -- ...

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Comparison within a study cohort shows that subjects who smoke and have been exposed to asbestos have the highest risk of lung cancer. Scientists from Australia conducted a study "to examine if the risk of lung cancer declines with increasing time since ceasing exposure to asbestos and quitting smoking, and to determine the relative asbestos effect between non-smokers and current smokers. A cohort study of 2935 former workers of the crocidolite mine and mill at Wittenoom, who responded to a questionnaire on smoking first issued in 1979 and on whom quantitative estimates of asbestos exposure are known. Conditional logistic regression was used to relate asbestos exposure, smoking category, and risk of lung cancer." "Eighteen percent of...