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Many people that worked in construction or any industrial job before the mid-1980s had exposición ocupacional to asbestos, a group of fibrous minerals used in buildings and industries of all kinds. Asbestos was prohibió because it causes disease, including cancer. Pero many people living with a family member exposed on the job were also exposed. This is called exposición de segunda mano. Asbestos fibers and dust brought into the home or family vehicle cause all the same enfermedades caused by occupational (primary) exposure, including mesotelioma y other types of cancer. But asbestos compensation funds will pay people with second-hand asbestos disease to help with medical bills and other costs. |
BILLIONS of dollars in asbestos compensation are UNCLAIMED, because people don’t know they can qualify.
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¿Qué Reclamo de Asbesto Obtiene los Resultados Más Rápidos? |
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Can Minor Occasional Second-hand Asbestos Exposure be Dangerous?
Did you know?
- People with second-hand asbestos exposure can recover money from asbestos compensation trusts, without filing a lawsuit.
- One in five women with mesothelioma were homemakers who never spent time in an industrial worksite.
- In 2018, the Supreme Court ruled that second-hand asbestos exposure is a real problem and people injured by it can recover money from the asbestos industry?
“It has been repeatedly and consistently demonstrated in the medical and scientific literature that family members exposed to asbestos dust from laundering a worker’s clothing have a significantly increased risk of developing mesothelioma.” -U.S. Supreme Court, 2018. Air and Liquid Systems Corp. v. DeVries, 139 S. Ct. 986, 586 U.S., 203 L. Ed. 2d 373 (2019). |
What exactly is Asbestos and why is it dangerous?Asbestos is a mineral, a rock that comes from the ground. Asbestos was used in thousands of products, buildings and vehicles because of its durability.
Asbestos also resists ELECTRICITY y SOUND, and is used as an insulator for heat, wire, and acoustics.
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¿Se puede lavar la ropa que ha estado expuesta al asbesto? |
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How long do asbestos diseases take to appear?Asbestos fibers can become incrustan in your lungs, stomach or other parts of your body. Asbestos fibers are durable, and over time they cause damage y scarring that leads to enfermedades relacionadas con el asbesto, incluida la cáncer. |
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Los riesgos para la salud de la exposición al asbesto pueden incluir: |
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Cancer of the mesothelium, the thin layer of tissue surrounding the body’s organs. Caused almost exclusively by asbestos exposure. |
Cáncer de pulmón |
Cancer of the larynx – section of the throat called the voicebox. |
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A chronic lung disease associated with asbestos exposure. |
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Enfermedad Pulmonar Obstructiva Crónica (EPOC) |
Atelectasia Collapsed lung |
Derrame pleural Collection of fluid around the lungs |
Pericardial effusion Collection of fluid around the heart |
! | In studies of asbestos disease, 1 in 5 cases of asbestos deaths were caused by secondary or “take-home” asbestos exposure.6 |
If you believe you have been exposed to asbestos in the past, or if you have symptoms of an enfermedad relacionada con el asbesto, comuníquese con un profesional de la salud.
Treating asbestos-related illnesses can involve expensive hospital bills and medications, as well as lost wages and limitations in your lifestyle. But compensation is available for spouses, household members and others with illnesses affected by their secondary exposure to asbestos. Speak to an experienced abogado de asbesto to understand your options.
1.- Tompa E, Kalcevich C, McLeod C, Lebeau M, Song C, McLeod K, et al. La carga económica del cáncer de pulmón y el mesotelioma debido a la exposición ocupacional y paraocupacional al asbesto. Occup Environ Med 2017; 74: 816-22.
2.- Klebe, S., Leigh, J., Henderson, D.W. and Nurminen, M., 2020. Asbestos, smoking and lung cancer: an update. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(1), p.258
3.- Klebe, S., Leigh, J., Henderson, D.W. and Nurminen, M., 2020. Asbestos, smoking and lung cancer: an update. International journal of environmental research and public health, 17(1), p.258
4.- Lanphear, B.P. and Buncher, C.R., 1992. Latent period for malignant mesothelioma of occupational origin. JOM, 34(7), pp.718-721.
5.- Pierce, J.S., McKinley, M.A., Paustenbach, D.J. and Finley, B.L., 2008. An evaluation of reported no-effect chrysotile asbestos exposures for lung cancer and mesothelioma. Critical Reviews in toxicology, 38(3), pp.191-214.
6.- Tompa E, Kalcevich C, McLeod C, Lebeau M, Song C, McLeod K, et al. The economic burden of lung cancer and mesothelioma due to occupational and para-occupational asbestos exposure. Occup Environ Med 2017; 74: 816-22.
7.- Take-Home Toxin: Following Kesner’s Lead and Creating a Consistent Framework for Determining Duty toward Victims of Secondary Asbestos Exposure, Kelly, B., 2017., Md. L. Rev., 77, p.1166. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) regulations put companies on notice about dangers of asbestos.