I know that asbestos is dangerous for workers and people who come into contact with it. Our house was built in 1952 and has asbestos siding. My parents swear that it's fine because it is not falling apart. I'm extremely worried and I stress about it every day. I have a huge fear of lung cancer after our grandmother died from it a year ago. I'm getting professional help but it's not working. Any advice?

My mom smoked, drank, ate a horrible diet of fast food, and sweets. She volunteered in her community. She raised 2 kids. Had 11 siblings. She died of ovarian cancer, because it was hereditary. Not because of her diet choices, or other bad habits/behaviors. Health counselling for these behaviors would not have helped her. My biological father did not smoke, did not drink, raised his other kids, not me. He served his country. He worked hard, and cared about his kids. He died from cancer, from exposure to asbestos. Health counselling would have done him no good in his behaviors. My question is, why do you choose to be miserable, eating and doing things you wouldn't normally, to HOPEfully maintain good health, when you don't know what you will die from, that had nothing to do with what you eat, or how you exercise? What do healthy people die from? Thankfully, my cousins and aunts can have hysterectomys, or at least monitor their bodies accordingly. My parents should be here.

The last 2 months have been a pain in the rear! I have had numerous tests done to see what this chronic swelling in the face and neck and the doc thought my lymphoma might be back- it was not. The swelling did not go away though. So, he decided to check the chest/lungs, stomach, kidneys, gall bladder, liver, and pancreas. Everything was fine except the lungs. The lungs showed 4 small nodules, but the oncologist was not too worried. Now I have a stabbing pain under my right rib cage and it feels like I'm itching from the inside out. Could this be more serious. Does this sound like lung cancer?

I quit smoking 3 years ago and I didn't smoke real often to begin with. I don't live with smoker and am not in close contact with any. I have never been exposed to asbestos. I just don't get it!

asbestos treatments?

I have spend about at most 5 hrs demolishing a bathroom with tile and inhaled the dust most of the time, am I going to be able to sue due to developing mesothelioma?
Really, am I going to get cancer?
thanks
'cause I like the smell of asbestos, punk

The CSI Fingerprint Examination Kit contains no lead. Instead it it contains 5 percent asbestos. Merry Christmas from our Chinese friends. And if your child get mesothelioma from this, well, that's just globalization.

Mesothelioma is most of the time caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. It is a cancer of the mesothelium. The mesothelium is the lining cover of the internal organs. This cancer typically affects the mesothelial lining of the lungs, heart and abdominal cavity.

When the lungs are affected, the cancer presents with symptoms of chest pain and difficulty in breathing, other symptoms like anaemia , weight loss show up at the latter stages of the disease.

The abdominal type of this cancer shows up with symptoms of weight loss, abdominal pain,abdominal swelling as a result of excessive fluid collection. Advanced cases of abdominal mesothelioma presents with symptoms of bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anemia and fever.

When the tumor spreads to other parts of the body, there could be symptoms of pain and swelling of the face and neck. Difficulty in swallowing could also show up when the tumor spreads to the neck region.

Most victims inhaled these asbestos fibers while working for companies manufacturing and marketing asbestos fibers.These companies ,made huge profits at the expense of the health of their workers. If you have a history of exposure to asbestos and you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma you have a right to claim for compensation on various grounds.

Mesothelioma attorney in Houston will represent such victims of this rare and avoidable disease. He/she can get the victim and their families the compensation they deserve. This may not help cure the disease, but it may provide financial support to the affected.

The first lawsuit on mesothelioma was registered in 1966. Since then, the mesothelioma lawyers have been able to get rightful compensations for many such unfortunate cases. In Houston or any place for that matter, finding a mesothelioma lawyer can be a tedious, long and tiresome process. You need to select a lawyer with whom you can have a good rapport. You need to meet a variety of lawyers before you can choose your right Houston mesothelioma lawyer. Start your search in bar associations, Martindale-Hubbell Law directory, yellow pages and the Internet. Then contact them by phone and explain your legal issue to them and ask how best they can handle the case. You need to seek clarifications regarding their initial consultation fee and the approximate cost to handle a mesothelioma lawsuit. Then meet the prospective mesothelioma attorney in Houston, Texas to confirm for yourself his ability, knowledge and experience in handling such cases. After a brief introspection, you can make your decision regarding your lawyer.

It was Texas, in United States, where the first product liability cases against the manufacturer was recorded. Texas provides speedy trial settings for the mesothelioma victims and this ensures the chances that the victims will live to enjoy their compensations. Get a 'no risk, free evaluation' at your earliest convenience once you have decided on a Texas mesothelioma attorney.

Your lawyer will need to know your work history,names of co-workers and the type of asbestos brands and products used in the companies where you worked.

Be rest assured that filing for a mesothelioma case in Houston is the right thing to do as the laws in Texas are public friendly and your mesothelioma attorney has a very good chance of getting compensation for you.

Examples of mesothelioma lawyers in Houston Texas are: -Duboise lawfirm PLLC www.duboiselawfirm.com
-Michael R.Bilbery law offices,
PL -Cooney &Conway Lawfirm
-Find Legal connection www.Findlegalconnection.com

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In 4 years I moved into a house in the mountains, very old, renovated, can be made of asbestos?
I moved to 10 in a house with newer ...
Up to 5 years, in summer, I was 2 weeks in a house (my grandfather) and the walls were well protected, but perhaps in asbestos, now I have 17 years, risk anything?
Needless to say my grandfather died of lung cancer, say for cigarettes, now I begin to doubt it ...

I NEED HELP !!!!!!!!!!!!!

Every year, Canada exports 400,000 tons of asbestos to developing countries. This mineral causes cancer with a vengeance! It's used in buildings, often as an insulator. It hasn't been used in Canada or any other first world country in over thirty years, since it was discovered to be so hazardous. Places like India want it because it's cheap. Canada is and will be responsible for causing millions of cases of cancer in developing countries: A lot more than what North Korea allegedly wants to do with a dirty bomb.

The owners (the Port Authority) had previously been REFUSED permission to have the buildings demolished on the grounds of the resulting toxic dust that would cover NY, so surely plenty of people in authority in NY were aware of this situation? why didn't they evacuate the whole area for a few weeks?

there were 2,000 tons of asbestos in the WTC used as fire-retardant up to at least the 40th floors. asbestos was banned in 1971 & the owners were required to remove it.
just 7 days after 9/11, the EPA stated the air around ground zero was safe to breathe & yet workers were claiming they weren't feeling well whilst working there 6 weeks after 9/11.

360+ have died so far, 600 already have cancer now & a database exists of 71,000 names of those exposed.

http://www.mesotheliomasos.com/newsWTCcoroners.php
http://www.ucsusa.org/scientific_integrity/interference/ground-zero-air-pollution.html
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2008/05/08/2008-05-08_360_post911_workers_have_died_including_.html
Dri-fit - read it again, i said SIX WEEKS AFTER 9/11
Gekokujo - thanks for understanding the point! the EPA basically lied to people & rescue workers were not given the proper suits & breathing apparatus & now they're all dying - that's murder.
Freedom - you're quite right, the 'little' people don't count in their eyes