Asbestos is Composed of These things


Asbestos is composed of fibrous mineral silicates of different chemical compositions. When inhaled, asbestos fibers settle deep in the lungs, causing scars. Asbestos inhalation also can cause the two layers of membrane covering the lungs (the pleura) to thicken; these thickenings are called pleural plaques. These plaques do not become cancerous.
Inhaling asbestos fibers can occasionally [...]

What Causes Epithelioid Mesothelioma?


Asbestos fibers that are longer than 5 micrometers and thinner than 2 micrometers can cause illness when inhaled. Although asbestos clearly causes respirator illness, it does so only if it is disturbed so that fibers break free and become airborne. Experts must determine whether it is safer to encapsulate asbestos in a building and leave [...]

Asbestos and Mesothelioma


Asbestos, a naturally occurring mineral, was once widely used in buildings and on various producs because it resists burning and chemical damage. Asbestos easily crumbles into fibers, which, when airborne, can enter human respiratory passages. Asbestos-related problems include:
asbestosis (shortness of breath resulting from scars in lungs)
lung cancer
mesothelioma (a rare cancer of the pleural membrane)
As you [...]

Epithelioid Mesothelioma Attorneys


Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always 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. Its most often seen site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall), but it may [...]

Some Mesothelioma News


The Harry and Stephen Gray Mesothelioma Snowdrop Memorial Fund will hold a fund raiser to commemorate the second anniversary of Stephen Gray’s death from …
Mesothelioma victim’s family wins $4 million verdict against …
A Newport News, Virginia jury awarded $4 million to the family of a Navy veteran who died of mesothelioma just five weeks before [...]