Asbestos Killed My Husband
ASBESTOS KILLED MY HUSBAND By LORRAINE KEMBER He was only a child when it begun -and he played as children do- in his yard with his toy cars and tip trucks But his sand was asbestos blue… In December 1999, my husband and I were walking home from a...
California Mesothelioma Lawyer & Mesothelioma Attorney Facts
California Mesothelioma Lawyer & Mesothelioma Attorney Facts
Mesothelioma is a devastating form of cancer, but also rather
uncommon. This disease stems from the inhalation or ingestion of
asbestos particles. These particles can pierce the...
How to Diagnose Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma diagnosis is very important as far as an early
treatment is considered. It helps with better pain management.
Mesothelioma diagnosis is confusing as the symptoms mimic many
lung infections
Don't sit there and keep guessing....
The dangers of asbestos
If you read the newspaper or watch the nightly news, chances are you've heard about some of the dangers of asbestos. What is often ignored in these messages, however, is that asbestos also has a number of useful properties. If used responsibly and...
What the Asbestos Companies Knew About Mesothelioma
The asbestos industry caused a great amount of pain to many families by ignoring the startling evidence that asbestos exposure is harmful and often deadly. All of the suffering could have been avoided because the asbestos companies knew a lot more...
The Link Between Asbestos Exposure and Smoking
It is common knowledge that smoking is hazardous to one's
health. Additionally, many people know that exposure to asbestos
is very dangerous and can lead to the development of the disease
mesothelioma. What many people do not know, however, is that
when smoking and asbestos exposure are combined, both of the
harmful elements work together to create a much higher risk for
the development of mesothelioma, or other types of cancers.
Cigarettes have many harmful chemicals that break down the lungs
and can be leading causes in cancer. Asbestos exposure also
exposes the lung to harmful chemicals that weaken your body's
defenses against cancers and other lung problems. Studies have
found that cigarette smokers have a four to eleven times greater
chance of getting lung cancer than non-smokers. If a person is a
heavy smoker, than the number goes up to twenty-seven times as
likely. Adding a heavy smoker to asbestos exposure sends the
probabilities for lung cancer skyrocketing. In fact, heavy
smokers with a history of asbestos exposure have a 50 to 90
times greater chance of having lung cancer. Needless to say,
heavy smoking and large amounts of asbestos exposure will almost
certainly lead to lung cancer.
Smoking causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).
People who smoke and have been exposed to
asbestos have higher
occurrences of COPD than people who have not been exposed to
asbestos. Some of the terrible effects of COPD are the
inflammation and eventual destruction of small airways in the
lung tissue. Once these tissues have been destroys, some people
can be completely debilitated.
Studies have shown that people who quit smoking, but still had
asbestos exposure are less likely to have lung cancer than those
people who continue to smoke. Some say that COPD can be reversed
the longer time is spent without smoking. Additionally, people
who are able to quit smoking often feel healthier over time and
significantly increase their life expectancy. Even though any
amount of smoking or asbestos exposure can lead to lung cancer,
the sooner one quits, the better off he or she will be.
Asbestos exposure is very harmful for anyone. However if you
know that you have been exposed to asbestos, and continue to
smoke, you are playing with fate. The sooner someone stops
smoking, the sooner his or her lungs can begin to heal.
Mesothelioma and other cancers are very serious diseases that
often end in death. In order to stay alive for loved ones,
smokers should quit immediately.
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