by admin | Jan 21, 2013 | asbestos
Facts about Asbestosis Asbestosis, like mesothelioma, is a disease that could be avoided if it was possible to avoid asbestos fibers completely. Unfortunately, asbestos remains a ubiquitous part of America. It won’t disappear anytime soon. Although many...
by admin | Jan 21, 2013 | asbestos
Asbestos-Related Diseases and Smoking Individually, asbestos exposure and smoking lead to the development of multiple cancers and diseases. Asbestos is closely associated with mesothelioma while smoking is often synonymous with lung cancer. Researchers determined that...
by admin | Jan 21, 2013 | asbestos
Asbestos Cancer Inhaled asbestos can lodge itself in the body’s organs, causing cells to mutate and become cancerous While the term “asbestos cancer” most often refers to mesothelioma, a number of other cancers are associated with asbestos exposure. Lung...
by admin | Jan 21, 2013 | asbestos
Asbestos Cancer Facts and Statistics An asbestos-related cancer is any cancer that can be caused by asbestos exposure. Lung cancer is the most frequently diagnosed asbestos-related cancer in the United States, affecting about 4,800 people each year. Mesothelioma is...
by admin | Jan 21, 2013 | asbestos
Breast Cancer and Asbestos Exposure One in eight women in the United States is diagnosed with breast cancer, making it the second-most common cancer among women. While some men get the disease, women are 100 times more likely to be diagnosed with it . The cancer may...
by admin | Jan 21, 2013 | asbestos
Colorectal Cancer and Asbestos Exposure Exposure to asbestos has been clearly linked to the development of multiple diseases, but colorectal cancer has not definitively been included in this category. This cancer, defined as a disease of the large intestine or rectum,...
