History of smoking and any other respratory ailments. Exposure to any other respiratory inflammatories. Allergies, family history. Often they will take a whole series of chest x-rays and use the "best" one as proof of no disease. Often, these cases are not settled until after a person has died. Family members of these victims have become sick as well because of exposure to coal dust brought home on clothing, etc.
History of smoking and any other respratory ailments. Exposure to any other respiratory inflammatories. Allergies, family history. Often they will take a whole series of chest x-rays and use the "best" one as proof of no disease. Often, these cases are not settled until after a person has died. Family members of these victims have become sick as well because of exposure to coal dust brought home on clothing, etc.