mesothelioma asbestosis

A non-cancerous lung disease asbestosis. Inhalation of asbestos fibers caused a longer period of time. This disease is 25-40 years to develop. The asbestos fibers become trapped in the lungs, the body's acid to try to eliminate these fibers. Finally, the continuous production of acid in the scar tissue in the lungs. Workload can cause scarring of the lungs are not functioning properly. This can lead to severe breathing problems. Asbestosis if untreated, can cause heart failure. There is currently no effective treatment for this disease. People who are renovating or demolition of buildings that contain asbestos, the greater risk of getting asbestosis. The chance of the disease, physical contact with a person who works with asbestos is minimal. People who worked in the shipyards were the first people diagnosed with asbestosis.

In many cases lung cancer can be attributed to asbestos exposure. Lung cancer is actually the leading cause of death of all disease caused by exposure to asbestos. You aggravate the effects of lung cancer is approximately fifty percent, if you start smoking. Workers in occupations where directly involved in handling asbestos are at greater risk of becoming cancer. Exposure to asbestos and other carcinogens and cigarette smoke, take the greater risk of lung cancer from exposure to asbestos are alone. There was a study showing that exposure to asbestos and the smoke is ninety times more likely to contract lung cancer as the person is not exposed. Some of the symptoms of lung cancer, coughing, breathing irregularities, chest pain, anemia. Typically lasts 15-30 years of exposure to asbestos contract lung cancer.