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Mesothelioma and the Health Risks of Asbestos by Peter Kent Asbestos has
been in use since the mythological era of Ancient Greece, but asbestos
can be a modern-day killer. Widely used for fireproof insulation purposes
in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, asbestos has since been
found to cause the deadly cancer
mesothelioma along with other lung conditions. Occupational Exposure and
Dangers To Workers After noticing that chronic diseases, especially cancers
of the lung such as mesothelioma,
were extremely common in construction workers who were exposed to asbestos,
doctors began making a connection between asbestos and mesothelioma. Unfortunately,
construction and other workers who were exposed to asbestos from the 1950s
through the 1970s, when the dangers of asbestos were more fully recognized,
are still suffering from the ill effects of asbestos exposure at work.
There are now laws and regulations in place that are designed to prevent
workers from exposure to toxic asbestos; however, these laws cannot undo
years upon years of exposure to this deadly mineral in the workplace.
Delayed Diagnosis Due To Long Dormancy Period Workers may have been exposed
to asbestos in the 1970s, but may only just now be developing the tell-tale
symptoms of mesothelioma.
This is because the disease is slow to manifest, which challenges doctors
struggling to diagnose and treat mesothelioma patients in time. Because
its symptoms take so long to manifest Click
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