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Malignant Injuries

Asbestos Symptoms and Treatment - Asbestos Injuries - Malignant Injuries

Health Problems Caused By Asbestos Exposure Can Take Up to Fifty Years to Appear.

Unfortunately, some of the health conditions that can result from asbestos exposure are aggressive and potentially fatal. These are generally known as malignant injuries.

If you have symptoms of an asbestos-related illness, speak to a healthcare professional.

Why is asbestos exposure so dangerous to a person’s health?

The short answer is:

  • Asbestos is fibrous, and its fibers are extremely tiny and durable.
  • When a person inhales or swallows asbestos fibers, they never leave the body.
  • Asbestos fibers embed in the lungs and other body tissue, irritating and inflaming them.
  • Over time, the scarring and damage caused by asbestos fibers leads to respiratory problems and other health conditions, including cancer and other fatal illnesses.
  • Even a small exposure can cause severe damage over time.
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“Although it is clear that the health risks from asbestos exposure increase with heavier exposure and longer exposure time, investigators have found asbestos-related diseases in individuals with only brief exposures.

Generally, those who develop asbestos-related diseases show no signs of illness for a long time after exposure.”

Source: National Cancer Institute (NIH)2

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What diseases and health problems are caused by asbestos exposure?

Asbestos-related illnesses are often divided into two categories:

Malignant asbestos-related conditions.

Malignant illnesses caused by asbestos are highly damaging and often fatal. They include mesothelioma and other cancers.

Non-malignant asbestos-related conditions.

Non-malignant health problems brought on by asbestos exposure are not as aggressive, and may not be fatal. While these conditions are not always life-threatening, they are often painful and incurable.

Malignant asbestos-related diseases

Research into the health effects of Asbestos has established conclusively that inhaling asbestos can lead to significant and aggressive cancers and other potentially-fatal diseases:

  • Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium, the thin layer of tissue surrounding the body’s organs)
  • Lung cancer
  • Laryngeal cancer (cancer of the larynx, the voice-box part of the throat)
  • Ovarian cancer (cancer of the ovaries)

If you have symptoms of asbestos-related illness, speak to a healthcare professional.

Other malignant diseases that may be linked to asbestos exposure.

Asbestos is highly durable.

That is why it was used so widely in industry, households and products. Once inhaled or swallowed, some asbestos fibers never leave the body.

And some health studies have shown that asbestos can cause illness later than was previously thought.

So health researchers continue to study the effects of asbestos.

Unfortunately many studies show that asbestos fibers can extend their damage beyond the lungs and respiratory system to other parts of the body.

This can lead to other aggressive cancers, including:

  • Stomach cancer
  • Pharyngeal cancer (cancer of the pharynx, the part of the throat behind the nose and mouth)
  • Colon cancer

Asbestos exposure may also be related to cancer of the kidneys, gallbladder, esophagus and bile ducts. These connections are still being studied by health researchers.

Even cancers caused by other factors may be aggravated and intensified by asbestos damage to the body.

Our firm constantly monitors the most up-to-date health research on asbestos. We use it to update our database to develop and strengthen our asbestos claims for our clients.

And while many of our clients suffered from respiratory cancers, we have also helped clients recover compensation from the asbestos industry for cancer in other areas of the body.

If you have symptoms of asbestos-related illness, speak to a healthcare professional.

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Justinian C. Lane, Esq.

Millions of workers and their families were exposed to asbestos because the asbestos industry hid the dangers of its product.

Courts ordered that billions of insurance dollars be placed in trusts to compensate people with asbestos-related illnesses.

But many people with asbestos-related illnesses who were exposed to asbestos do not know they qualify for compensation.

Most can receive money without filing a lawsuit.

Justinian Means Justice.

We have helped thousands of people receive compensation for health issues that they developed from asbestos exposure.

If you have symptoms of asbestos-related illness, speak to a healthcare professional.

Our archival database has virtually all available information on asbestos use and its health effects. If you think you may have worked with asbestos, we can check your worksite or the products you worked with on our database.

Asbestos never leaves the body.

Asbestos can cause these health problems even if your asbestos exposure took place forty or fifty years ago. Symptoms can take decades to appear.

Applying for asbestos trust fund compensation is not getting into a fight.

This money was set aside in a trust account for those who were injured.

Applying for a payment from these trusts is not affecting any company or coming out of anyone’s pocket. This is insurance money specifically to help people hurt by asbestos.

The court ordered the funds because the asbestos industry could no longer hide its secret: asbestos is very dangerous to breathe.

Justinian C. Lane, Esq.

My grandfather, grandmother and father were all exposed to asbestos in their work, and all three died of respiratory-related cancers.

I found out too late about the health effects of asbestos to help them.

But my firm has helped many other people receive compensation for health problems they developed from exposure to asbestos.

Call, text or email us for a completely free consultation with no obligation. I will listen to the details of your story, and explain your options. We work on contingency, meaning we only get paid if you do.

Every case is different, but the Law Offices of Justinian C. Lane, Esq. – PLLC has obtained large settlements for thousands of people harmed by asbestos. This compensation has helped ease our clients’ financial burdens, and offers a legacy to leave for their loved ones.

At AsbestosClaims.Law, we’ve helped thousands of people who were exposed to asbestos in their job, car or at home.

Can we help you?

1 Malignant Mesothelioma: Facts, Myths and Hypotheses, Michele Carbone, Bevan H. Ly, Ronald F. Dodson, Ian Pagano, Paul T. Morris, Umran A. Dogan, Adi F. Gazdar, Harvey I. Pass, and Haining Yang, Journal of Cellular Physiology (2012).
2 National Cancer Institute (NIH), Asbestos Fact Sheet.

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