Cancer News World » mesothelioma http://www.cancernewsworld.com Info about cancer screening, research and prevention Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:45:59 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Asbestos and Lawyers http://www.cancernewsworld.com/2008/asbestos-and-lawyers/ http://www.cancernewsworld.com/2008/asbestos-and-lawyers/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 07:11:18 +0000 admin http://www.cancernewsworld.com/2008/mesothelioma-and-lawyers/ Mesothelioma is one cancer that has a generally accepted cause, that being exposure to asbestos fibers. Asbestos has been known as a hazardous material for some time, so attorneys have made a business out of seeking people that have succumbed to this cancer in order to sue those that may have caused the exposure.

The most salient facts that these lawyers try to find out are:
Your current medical condition, be that asbestosis or mesothelioma.
Your work history, eg jobs that might have had asbestos exposure situations.
Your prognosis, in order to determine an amount of future medical expenses.

]]> http://www.cancernewsworld.com/2008/asbestos-and-lawyers/feed/ 0 Asbestos and Mesothelioma http://www.cancernewsworld.com/2008/asbestos-and-mesothelioma/ http://www.cancernewsworld.com/2008/asbestos-and-mesothelioma/#comments Sun, 26 Oct 2008 03:30:36 +0000 admin http://www.cancernewsworld.com/2008/asbestos-and-mesothelioma/ Mesothelioma is a type of cancer which is almost always caused by an exposure to asbestos. The mesothelium is a part of the body which covers most of your vital organs. The most common area of the body that is affected by asbestos is the pleura, the lining between the lungs and the chest wall.

Exposure to asbestos can be as direct as working with asbestos laden construction materials to something as innocuous as washing the clothes of someone who does come into contact with the fibers. There are many things that you come into contact with everyday that might contain asbestos and most countries in the world have started to make its use something of the past.

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