|
|
Mesothelioma Cancer Attorney Guide
Mesothelioma is a very rare malignancy in the general population, but
found quite commonly in asbestos-exposed individuals. In fact, asbestos
is the only known confirmed cause of mesothelioma in the United States.
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the lining of the lung, known as the pleura,
(pleural mesothelioma) or the lining of the abdominal cavity, known
as the peritoneum (peritoneal mesothelioma).
Mesothelioma is a very serious condition which usually first develops
many years after a person was first exposed to asbestos. The time
it takes for mesothelioma to develop following first exposure to asbestos,
known as the latency period, can be from ten to fifty years. People
exposed to asbestos, including people who worked at a summer job involving
intensive asbestos exposure while they were in their teens or in school,
may be shocked to learn many years later that the mesothelioma they
developed came from a fleeting, short term exposure to asbestos. That
is why an extensive occupational and asbestos exposure history is
explored with each potential client suffering with mesothelioma to
discover the source of their disease.
|
