{"id":11229,"date":"2022-09-19T18:55:00","date_gmt":"2022-09-19T18:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/?post_type=blog&#038;p=11229"},"modified":"2023-02-13T22:17:36","modified_gmt":"2023-02-13T22:17:36","slug":"asbestos-cigarettes-and-the-navy-a-deadly-combination","status":"publish","type":"blog","link":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-blog\/asbestos-cigarrillos-marina-combinacion-mortal\/","title":{"rendered":"Asbestos, Cigarettes and the Navy: A Deadly Combination"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-embed-handler wp-block-embed-embed-handler wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Asbestos, Cigarettes, &amp; the Navy: Navy Veteran Cancer Help\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OvaL11ff7qs?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column p-4 mx-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-dangers-of-asbestos-and-smoking-apply-to-many-naval-vets\">The dangers of asbestos and smoking apply to many naval vets.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\">Many Naval Vets were exposed to asbestos while in service, and it can make cigarette smoking much more likely to result in lung cancer.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">But compensation is available for Naval vets for asbestos exposure, even if they were lifelong smokers.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Asbestos continues to claim thousands of lives each and every year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Americans of all ages and backgrounds could be exposed to potentially life-threatening concentrations of asbestos, naval veterans are among the highest-risk groups in the entire country. For decades, the United States Navy required the use of asbestos-containing materials on almost every ship constructed before the early 1980s.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For many decades, nearly every inch of naval vessels contained asbestos. Many Naval vets were exposed.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Although the Navy had doubts about asbestos\u2019s safety, the service believed that this so-called \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/asbestos-blog\/asbestos-the-miracle-mineral\/\">miracle mineral<\/a>\u201d could help keep ships and sailors safe from fire.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We know today that no amount of asbestos can be considered safe: asbestos exposure has been associated with a variety of serious illnesses, up to and including cancer. Any U.S. Navy veteran who served aboard a military vessel between the 1930s and early 1980s could be at risk for asbestos-related diseases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns align_center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column sign-mobile text-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:15%\">\n<p class=\"fs_200 color_red\">!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>If you may have been exposed to asbestos, speak with your healthcare provider about tests and screening to help detect the presence of asbestos fibers and <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/asbestos-injuries\"><strong>asbestos-related damage<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>However, asbestos affects everyone differently. Just as some military occupational specialties had elevated rates of asbestos exposure, veterans\u2019 lifestyle choices could impact their chance of developing certain illnesses.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While scientists are still trying to understand the relationship between military service, asbestos exposure, and cigarette smoking, researchers believe that U.S. Navy veterans who have a history of both asbestos exposure and cigarette smoking are significantly more likely to develop lung cancer than veterans who have a history of only asbestos exposure or a history of only cigarette smoking.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"boxtextnew\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">\n    <div class=\"row p-5\">\n        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n            <table>\n                <tbody>\n                    <tr>\n                        <td>\n                            <h3>&#8220;The overall evidence suggests there is no safe level of asbestos exposure.\u201d<\/h3>\n                            <p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/about-cancer\/causes-prevention\/risk\/substances\/asbestos\/asbestos-fact-sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Cancer Institute\n<\/a> (NIH)<sup>1<\/sup><\/p>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n            <\/table>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns background_pampas is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column p-4 mx-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-asbestos-in-the-navy\">Asbestos in the Navy<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Asbestos is a term used to refer to a category of six naturally occurring minerals, each of which exhibits seemingly incredible qualities. Asbestos is inherently:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Resilient<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Strong<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Anti-corrosive<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Electricity resistant<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Heat resistant<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>People have sought out asbestos for its seemingly \u201cmiraculous\u201d qualities for thousands of years. However, asbestos production in the United States only began to peak in the early 1900s, as home builders, heavy industry, and manufacturers believed the substance could help meet the country\u2019s growing demand for cheap consumer products and inexpensive urban housing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Much of WWII-era asbestos manufacturing was directed toward naval use.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Asbestos was used in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/sources-of-asbestos-exposure\">all branches of the U.S. armed forces<\/a>. But beginning in the 1930s, the United States Navy also began ordering massive amounts of asbestos-based products, hoping the substance could fireproof ships and prevent potentially catastrophic accidents.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asbestos was used to fireproof and strengthen naval vessels of all kinds.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Asbestos was used to create and reinforce many parts of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/sources-of-asbestos-exposure\/us-navy\/us-navy-data\/\">U.S. Naval vessels<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Adhesives&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Bedding compounds&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Cables&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Fuel lines<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Gaskets&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Packing materials&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Pipe insulation&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Textiles&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Valves&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>While scientists began raising concerns about asbestos in the mid-20<sup>th<\/sup>-century, the Navy continued using asbestos aboard its ships until the early 1980s, when the federal government began banning the import, manufacture, and sale of most asbestos-containing materials.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"block_ward_blog my-4\">       \n        <p class=\"title\">Do You Qualify For Compensation?<\/p>\n        <p class=\"description\">Quickly and easily find out how you were exposed by searching W.A.R.D., the largest asbestos database on the planet.<\/p>\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/worldwide-asbestos-research-database\/\" class=\"btn\">FREE SEARCH &gt; <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column p-4 mx-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-medical-dangers-of-asbestos-exposure\">The Medical Dangers of Asbestos Exposure&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>Asbestos is a known human carcinogen, capable of causing serious disease up to and including cancer.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sailors who worked with and around asbestos-containing materials could have inadvertently inhaled asbestos fibers\u2014fibers so small they are invisible to the naked eye.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once asbestos enters the body, it can accumulate inside the lungs. Unfortunately, asbestos\u2019s resiliency is what makes it so dangerous. Since the body\u2019s natural immune system lacks the means to destroy asbestos, the fibers can stay stuck inside the lungs for years, causing significant scarring and inflammation.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The American Lung Association has stated that once inhaled or swallowed, some asbestos fibers never leave the body.<sup>2<\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes, the body\u2019s inability to fight asbestos can trigger <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biomedcentral.com\/about\/press-centre\/science-press-releases\/4-dec-2014\">a series of mutations<\/a>, which could prompt uncontrollable cellular growth. Left unchecked, a mutated cell could rapidly multiply, transforming into a malignant and cancerous tumor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although asbestos exposure is most often associated with mesothelioma, an unusually aggressive cancer, it can also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/asbestos-symptoms-and-treatment\/asbestos-injuries\/\">facilitate other illnesses of similar severity<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"boxtextnew\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000;\">\n    <div class=\"row p-5\">\n        <div class=\"col-md-12\">\n            <table>\n                <tbody>\n                    <tr>\n                        <td>\n                            <h3>\u201cGenerally, those who develop asbestos-related diseases show no signs of illness for a long time after exposure.\u201d <\/h3>\n                            <p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancer.gov\/about-cancer\/causes-prevention\/risk\/substances\/asbestos\/asbestos-fact-sheet\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Cancer Institute\n<\/a> (NIH)<sup>3<\/sup><\/p>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody>\n            <\/table>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1430\" height=\"510\" src=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Image-smoking-article-body-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11233\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Image-smoking-article-body-1.jpg 1430w, https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Image-smoking-article-body-1-540x193.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Image-smoking-article-body-1-768x274.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Image-smoking-article-body-1-18x6.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1430px) 100vw, 1430px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns background_pampas is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column p-4 mx-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cigarette-smoking-and-asbestos-exposure\">Cigarette Smoking and Asbestos Exposure<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<h3 class=\"mt-0 wp-block-heading\">Asbestos and smoking work together to increase the likelihood of lung cancer.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">This is known in medical terms as a \u201csynergistic effect\u201d.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.technologijos.lt\/n\/mokslas\/idomusis_mokslas\/S-85267\/straipsnis\/Mokslininkai-siulo-prisiminti-asbesta---pamirstos-jo-kasyklos-gali-padeti-isgelbeti-pasauli\">Asbestos<\/a> and cigarette smoking have both been tied to lung cancer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">People who have a history of cigarette smoking are:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Between 15 and 20 times more likely to be diagnosed with lung cancer than people who do not smoke.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Have a 10 to 20 percent life-time chance of developing lung cancer.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Account for roughly 80 percent of all lung cancer cases each and every year.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Asbestos exposure has similarly been linked to:&nbsp;<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>An increased risk of lung cancer, with about 4 percent of all lung cancer diagnoses attributable to asbestos exposure.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Other serious lung-related respiratory illnesses, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.health-guide.info\/asbestosis\/\">asbestosis<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/asbestos-blog\/what-are-asbestos-pleural-plaques\/\">pleural plaques<\/a> and effusions, and aggressive cancers like <a href=\"https:\/\/asbestosdefinition.com\/2021\/04\/28\/mesothelioma-symptoms\/\">mesothelioma<\/a>.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Relationship Between Asbestos Exposure, Cigarette Smoking, and Lung Cancer&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Taken separately, both cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure increase an individual\u2019s life-time odds of developing lung cancer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, a growing body of research suggests that cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure could have a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestos.com\/asbestos\/smoking\/\">synergistic and multiplicative effect<\/a>:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>People who smoke cigarettes are more likely to develop cancer than people who have never smoked.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"2\"><li>People with a history of occupational, environmental, or secondary asbestos exposure are more likely to develop lunger cancer than people with no prior history of asbestos exposure.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" start=\"3\"><li>People who have histories of both combustible tobacco use abuse and asbestos exposure are significantly more likely to develop lung cancer than people who have a history of only cigarette smoking or a history of only asbestos exposure.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Cigarette Smoking Makes Asbestos Exposure Worse&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists are still struggling to understand the relationship between tobacco use, asbestos exposure, and serious medical conditions such as a lung cancer and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/asbestos-symptoms-and-treatment\/asbestos-injuries\/malignant-injuries\/\">malignant pleural mesothelioma<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smoking could affect the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestos.com\/asbestos\/smoking\/\">clinical severity<\/a> of asbestos-related illnesses by:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Suppressing the body\u2019s immunity system<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>When asbestos fibers are inhaled, they can get trapped inside the lungs and its pleural lining, causing extensive scarring and substantial inflammation. Cigarette smoking can further compromise the body\u2019s natural ability to eradicate embedded asbestos fibers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Damaging lung tissue<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Cigarette smoke and asbestos fibers can both scar lung tissue. Since smoking hinders the body\u2019s ability to defend and repair itself, the lungs can sustain more damage from asbestos exposure than they otherwise would.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Impairing the lungs\u2019 natural functions<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>Regular tobacco abuse can damage the small, brush-like cilia of the bronchus. Cilia, which help remove foreign particles from the airway, are integral to respiratory function. Tobacco smoke can degrade the cilia and destroy other respiratory functions, making it more difficult for the lungs to circulate blood and oxygen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Understanding the Synergistic Effect Between Tobacco Use and Asbestos&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Scientists know that smoking and asbestos exposure can erode the body\u2019s ability to stay healthy and heal itself after injury.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, researchers cannot fully understand why people who have histories of tobacco abuse and asbestos exposure face an elevated risk for developing lung cancer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Consider these facts about asbestos and cigarette smoking:&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Smoking increases an individual\u2019s life-time risk of lung cancer 10-fold; and<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Asbestos exposure increases an individual\u2019s life-time risk of lung cancer 5-fold; but<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Smoking and asbestos exposure, taken together, increase an individual\u2019s risk of lung cancer 50-fold.<\/strong><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Separately, cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure could both be considered \u201crisk factors\u201d for lung cancer.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Since an individual\u2019s risk of developing lung cancer increases significantly with both risk factors present, researchers consider the interaction between cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure a \u201cmultiplicative effect.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ongoing research on the synergistic effects of asbestos and smoking cigarettes.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers do not yet know exactly why cigarette smoking and asbestos exposure produce such a pronounced effect. One proposed theory suggests that <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/1577332\/#:~:text=Asbestos%20and%20other%20synthetic%20mineral,generation%20of%20this%20reactive%20radical\">asbestos fibers act as a cancer-causing carcinogen<\/a> by generating <a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/6290784\/\">free radicals<\/a> and other highly reactive oxygen species.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These tiny, highly reactive molecules can damage tissues and prompt the uncontrollable cellular growth characteristic of cancerous tumors.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column p-4 mx-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-the-asbestos-industry-and-big-tobacco\">The Asbestos Industry and Big Tobacco&nbsp;<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>We know today that there is no safe level of asbestos exposure.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the United States still does not have a full-scale ban on asbestos, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has restricted the manufacture, import, and use of most asbestos-based products since 1989.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the asbestos industry already knew that its products were dangerous. From the early 1900s onward, asbestos companies began commissioning their own reports on the \u201cmiracle mineral\u2019s\u201d reportedly toxic health effects.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But when asbestos companies learned that their products were killing workers and endangering the public, they did not raise the alarm\u2014instead, they let American workers and American consumers continue to put their lives on the line, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/asbestos-learning-center\/legal-history-of-asbestos\/\">choosing to prioritize their profits over hardworking and honest people<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns background_pampas is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column p-4 mx-3 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-asbestosclaims-law\">AsbestosClaims.Law<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p>AsbestosClaims.law is your comprehensive resource for all things asbestos, including info on health and compensation for Air Force Veterans and other former Service Members. We hope this is helpful and are grateful to all who have given of themselves to defend us all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many veterans, industrial workers and their families were exposed to asbestos and developed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/asbestos-symptoms-and-treatment\/asbestos-injuries\">asbestos-related illnesses<\/a>, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/asbestos-symptoms-and-treatment\/asbestos-injuries\/malignant-injuries\/\">cancers<\/a> like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/asbestos-mesothelioma-claims\/mesothelioma\">mesothelioma<\/a>. 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