{"id":15920,"date":"2024-03-19T14:10:58","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T20:10:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/?page_id=15920"},"modified":"2024-03-19T14:10:59","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T20:10:59","slug":"asbestos-related-cancer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-related-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"Asbestos-Related Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-i-have-been-diagnosed-with-an-asbestos-related-cancer\">I Have Been Diagnosed with an Asbestos &#8211; Related Cancer<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<style>td#title-section-1 { background: #000; text-align: center; color: #fff; }table.tb tbody tr td { vertical-align: middle; } .bg-black { background: #000; }.text-center { text-align: center !important; }.fwhite { color: #fff !important; }h3.text-center.f-black.section_1 { color: #000 !important; font-size: 35px !important; font-weight: 400 !important; } .fblack{color:#000 !important} .border-1{border:1px solid #000}table.tb.nw-section-1 tr td table { table-layout: fixed; }a.broken_link { text-decoration: none; }header.article-header h1 { margin: 0 !important; } .bggriss{background: #f4f4f4;}span#point { font-weight: 700; color: #000 !important; } span#point { font-weight: 700; color: #000 !important; margin: 0 7px; }\r\n\r\n.nw-style { font-weight: 700; font-style: italic; } .font-stake { color: #000; font-style: italic !important; font-family: Tinos !important; text-align: center; font-size: 65px; font-weight: 500; display: block; margin: 29px 0; } .bg-title{background:#986e31; color:white} .f-black{color:#000 !important}.container__stake { margin: 33px 0; text-align: center; justify-content: center; flex-direction: column; display: flex; align-content: center; align-items: center; } div#bortitle { border: 1px solid #000; max-width: 61%; width: 100%; }\r\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-asbestos-can-cause\">Asbestos Can Cause<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-blog\/asbesto-y-cancer-de-pulmon-comprension-de-la-conexion\/\">C\u00e1ncer de pulm\u00f3n<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-blog\/puede-la-exposicion-al-asbesto-causar-cancer-de-garganta\/\">Throat Cancer<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbesto-sintomas-y-tratamiento\/lesiones-por-asbesto\/lesiones-malignas\/\">Stomach Cancer<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-blog\/ovarian-cancer-and-asbestos-exposure-what-women-should-know\/\">Ovarian Cancer<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-blog\/the-risk-of-stomach-cancer-in-individuals-exposed-to-asbestos\/\">Colon-Rectal Cancer<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbesto-mesotelioma-reclamaciones\/reclamaciones-de-cancer-de-mesotelioma\/\">Mesotelioma<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbesto-sintomas-y-tratamiento\/lesiones-por-asbesto\/lesiones-no-malignas\/\">La Asbestosis<\/a> \u2022 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/asbestos-blog\/que-son-las-placas-pleurales-de-asbesto\/\">Placas pleurales<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"container__stake\"><div id=\"bortitle\"><\/div><div class=\"font-stake\"><span>Stake<\/span><span style=\"color:#a5853e\"> Your<\/span><span> Claim<\/span><\/div><div id=\"bortitle\"><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading f-black\" id=\"h-billions-of-dollars-in-financial-support-are-available-without-a-lawsuit\">Billions of Dollars in Financial Support Are Available&#8230; Without a Lawsuit.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"color: #000 !important\"><em>No Retainers <span id=\"point\">\u2022<\/span> No Lawsuits <span id=\"point\">\u2022<\/span> No Court Visits or Fees <span id=\"point\">\u2022<\/span> No Depositions <span id=\"point\">\u2022<\/span> No Hassles <span id=\"point\">\u2022<\/span> No Risk<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading f-black\" id=\"h-fortunately-the-fastest-and-easiest-route-to-financial-help-for-asbestos-injuries-does-not-require-filing-a-lawsuit-it-is-called-an-asbestos-bankruptcy-trust\">Fortunately, the fastest and easiest route to financial help for asbestos injuries does not require filing a lawsuit. It is called an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/fideicomisos-de-asbesto-2\/que-son-los-fideicomisos-de-asbesto\/\">asbestos bankruptcy trust<\/a><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading f-black\">You just have to qualify and file your claim.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading f-black\">But many people do not know their cancer or other health problem qualifies them for financial support.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-financial-support-for-cancer-treatment\">Financial Support for Cancer Treatment<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<table class=\"tb nw-section-2 mb-4 mt-4 bg-title\" width=\"100%\" border=\"1\">\r\n<tbody>\r\n<tr>\r\n<td colspan=\"6\" class=\"p-4 text-center\"><h5 class=\"m-0\" style=\"color:#fff !important\">2\/3rds of bankruptcies are the result of medical bills.<\/h5>\r\n<\/tr>\r\n<\/tbody>\r\n<\/table>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fblack\">Medical bills are by far the biggest cause of bankruptcy in America.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fblack\">There is some financial assistance through workers compensation and veterans disability, but it\u2019s often not enough.&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Cancer treatment in the U.S. is particularly expensive, with expensive medicines costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars per month. Health insurers have increasingly shifted costs to patients. Even in remission, studies show that cancer survivors pay more out of pocket for their medical care than other medical patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/asbestosclaimslaw.bigscoots-staging.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/asbestos-relatedcancer-bg3.jpg\" alt=\"asbestos relatedcancer bg3\" class=\"wp-image-14837\"\/><\/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 border-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fblack mt-0\" id=\"h-what-are-asbestos-bankruptcy-trusts\">\u00bfQu\u00e9 son los fideicomisos de quiebra de asbestos?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asbestosclaims.law\/es\/fideicomisos-de-asbesto-2\/que-son-los-fideicomisos-de-asbesto\/\">Los fideicomisos de bancarrota de asbesto<\/a> (tambi\u00e9n llamada <em>compensation funds<\/em>) provide compensation for qualifying individuals to help pay for treatment, lost wages, and costs brought on by asbestos-related cancer or other health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fblack mt-0\" id=\"h-are-they-lawsuits\">Are they lawsuits?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No, they are legal claims you file with a trustee in charge of distributing the money. There is no court case or deposition or court fees. There is no opponent or penalty. If you don\u2019t receive compensation, you owe nothing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fblack mt-0\" id=\"h-do-i-have-to-be-declaring-bankruptcy-to-receive-money-from-them\">Do I have to be declaring bankruptcy to receive money from them?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-no-they-have-nothing-to-do-with-anyone-having-to-go-bankrupt\">No. They have nothing to do with anyone having to go bankrupt.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>They are called that because when asbestos companies went bankrupt from lawsuits for hiding the truth about asbestos, courts wanted to make sure there\u2019d be money to compensate all the people hurt by asbestos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-asbestos-related-cancer-and-other-diseases-take-20-50-years-to-appear\">Asbestos-related cancer and other diseases take 20-50 years to appear.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p>Courts knew the money needed to last a long time, so they made asbestos companies put the money in trusts, to be managed carefully and given only to people with asbestos-related health problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fblack mt-0\" id=\"h-who-can-receive-money-from-asbestos-trusts\">Who can receive money from asbestos trusts?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Anyone with a qualifying asbestos-related cancer or other health problem (asbestosis, pleural plaques) caused or aggravated by asbestos exposure that took place before 1982 may be able to file a claim with an asbestos trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After 1982, asbestos companies could no longer hide what they knew about the dangers of asbestos. Once the truth came out about asbestos, regulations were passed to reduce its use. But many people still carried the asbestos in their bodies, and often diseases like cancer only appear much later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many industrial workers and their families have filed claims and been compensated by asbestos trusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thousands of them are our clients, who have received awards ranging from tens of thousands to seven figure awards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Asbestos trusts are one of our principal focuses at AsbestosClaims.Law.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We put up all the resources to research, qualify and file your claim.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We only charge after you receive money. There is no risk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are still billions of dollars unclaimed in these trusts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Call us to qualify, and stake your claim.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Learning about asbestos and cancer<\/h2>\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 border-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>Asbestos dust can contribute to cancer of the lungs, stomach, throat, ovaries and mesothelium (the lining around the lungs). But asbestos-related cancer and other diseases take decades to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Millions of industrial workers were exposed to asbestos dust at work before the mid-1980s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of their family members were exposed to asbestos dust on their work clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>None of them had any idea it would cause cancer and related health problems years later.<a><\/a>If you are over 50 and either you, or your household member worked in an industrial job in the 1970s, asbestos may have contributed to your cancer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How does asbestos exposure contribute to cancer?<\/h2>\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 border-1 has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#f3f3f3\">\n<p style=\"font-size:25px\"><strong>Asbestos causes cancer.<\/strong> Health researchers are learning <em>how<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Los estudios demuestran que las fibras de amianto se incrustan en el tejido corporal:<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Causando cicatrices<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Alterar los mecanismos de defensa del cuerpo.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Aumento de la formaci\u00f3n de radicales libres (cargas el\u00e9ctricas que se sabe que aumentan la probabilidad de c\u00e1ncer)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Da\u00f1ar el ADN que controla el crecimiento celular, lo que podr\u00eda conducir a la formaci\u00f3n de carcinomas (tumores cancerosos)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\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 border-1 is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fblack mt-0\"><strong>Asbestos-related cancer is underreported in women.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, in 2021, the CDC announced that in the past two decades, the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma rate in women actually went up, and was still being under-reported. One big reason for this is that one in five of the women with mesothelioma described themselves as <em>homemakers<\/em>, people who had no reason to suspect they were being exposed.<a href=\"#_ftn1\" id=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading fblack mt-0\"><a><\/a><strong>Latency of asbestos diseases and the importance of screening.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Asbestos-related cancer and health problems also take 20 to 50 years to appear. As one researcher put it, \u201cMany patients who developed asbestos cancer, especially women, were unaware that they had been exposed to a time-bomb with a very long fuse.\u201d<a href=\"#_ftn2\" id=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A simple X-ray can show if you have asbestos scarring. You may be at risk if you worked an industrial job or lived in a household with an industrial worker prior to 1982.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Researchers say that \u2018Asbestos Exposure is the most important cause of mortality from on-the-job lung cancer.\u2019 They recommend that former asbestos workers and their household members who are currently 50 and older should be screened for asbestos scarring.<a href=\"#_ftn3\" id=\"_ftnref3\"><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One big reason for this is that one in five of the women with mesothelioma described themselves as <em>homemakers<\/em>, people who had no reason to suspect they were being exposed. Many are now my clients, and with their ongoing exposure, some unfortunately have even worse health problems than the spouse whose work clothes they were washing. And as people exposed in their youth are getting older, the children who washed their parents\u2019 work clothes, or spent a lot of time around the dusty vehicles, garages and laundry rooms where they were worn, are getting chest X-rays and discovering their lungs have asbestos damage which has taken decades to reveal its menace.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>[1]<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC9098251\/\">Malignant mesothelioma mortality in women\u2014United States, 1999\u20132020<\/a>. Mazurek, J.M., Blackley, D.J. and Weissman, D.N., 2022., <em>Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report<\/em>, <em>71<\/em>(19), p.645.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>[2]<\/sup><a href=\"https:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1002\/ajim.23042\">Lung cancer screening in patients with Libby amphibole disease: High yield despite predominantly environmental and household exposure<\/a>. Loewen, G., Black, B., McNew, T. and Miller, A., 2019., <em>American journal of industrial medicine<\/em>, <em>62<\/em>(12), pp.1112-1116.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><sup>[3]<\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdpi.com\/1660-4601\/19\/5\/2688\">Lung cancer screening in asbestos-exposed populations<\/a>., Markowitz, S.B., 2022. <em>International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health<\/em>, <em>19<\/em>(5), p.2688.<\/p>"},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I Have Been Diagnosed with an Asbestos &#8211; Related Cancer Asbestos Can Cause Lung Cancer \u2022 Throat Cancer \u2022 Stomach Cancer \u2022 Ovarian Cancer \u2022 Colon-Rectal Cancer \u2022 Mesothelioma \u2022 Asbestosis \u2022 Pleural Plaques Stake Your Claim Billions of Dollars in Financial Support Are Available&#8230; Without a Lawsuit. 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