For years now the inhalation of asbestos fibers has been associated with numerous types of cancer, the most serious is mesothelioma, as well as chronic and deadly fibrotic diseases of the lungs. Tragically companies that manufactured, distributed, and supplied asbestos containing products knew, or should have known, that the products they were selling to the unsuspecting workforce and general public would years later result in the epidemic of disease being realized today...
Mesothelioma
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Mesothelioma information
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. The most common site of Mesothelioma is the pleura the outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall, but Mesothelioma may also occur in the peritoneum the lining of the abdominal cavity, the heart,the pericardium a sac that surrounds the heart or tunica vaginalis.
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