Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos on a regular basis. This cancer can take many decades to develop, usually at least several decades. Therefore, people that worked with asbestos perhaps thirty or forty years ago are only now being diagnosed with this disease. Mesothelioma can affect several vital organs: the most popular variation (Pleural Mesothelioma) is that which affects the lungs, causing fluid build-up which in turn causes a variety of symptoms such as breathing difficulties, shortness of breath, persistent coughing and difficulty swallowing; the second variation (Peritoneal Mesothelioma) affects the stomach and abdominal area and can cause symptoms such as vomiting, nausea, bowel obstruction and loss of appetite; and the rarest version (Pericardial Mesothelioma) affects the heart and can cause palpitations, persistent coughing and chest pain. However, because mesothelioma takes so long to manifest you will find that the onset of these symptoms comes many, many years after the actual exposure that causes the disease.
Many employers and the manufacturers of asbestos knew about the dangers of asbestos and mesothelioma when they exposed employees to this material. And now that the effects of this exposure are coming to light, these companies are being forced to pay out millions to sufferers who have been sentenced to a short life span as well as being subjected to pain and misery. And because so many cases of mesothelioma are now coming to light, a wide range of lawyers and law firms have started to specialise in mesothelioma law suits to get victims and their families the compensation they deserve.
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