MANY PEOPLE MAY BE SURPRISED TO LEARN THAT THE RISKS OF ASBESTOS EXPOSURE ARE NOT LIMITED TO THOSE WHO WORK DIRECTLY WITH IT. SPOUSES AND CHILDREN OF THOSE WHO WORKED WITH ASBESTOS YEARS AGO MAY ALSO FACE A HIGHER RISK OF CONTRACTING MESOTHELIOMA, A CANCER THAT AFFECTS THE LINING OF THE INTERNAL ORGANS.
MOST MESOTHELIOMA OCCURS IN HEAVY INDUSTRY FACTORY WORKERS. A HUG FROM DAD AFTER HE GOT HOME FROM WORK COULD HAVE CAUSED THE CANCER THAT IS DEVELOPING ONLY NOW IN A CHILD. A WIFE COULD HAVE BEEN EXPOSED BY WASHING HER HUSBANDʼS WORK CLOTHES. SUCH LIMITED EXPOSURE CAN CAUSE HEALTH PROBLEMS THAT DONʼT SHOW UP FOR FORTY YEARS.
SYMPTOMS INCLUDE LUNG PROBLEMS, DRY COUGH, SHORTNESS OF BREATH, NAUSEA, LOSS OF APPETITE, AND CHEST PAIN.
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