Welcome to the Mesothelioma Crisis Center

If you or someone you know has been exposed to asbestos or has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, lung cancer or just may be at risk, we are here to assist you in exploring your options pertaining to legal recourse and medical treatment. Before hiring an asbestos attorney, lawyer, or mesothelioma specialty law firm it is important to have a basic understanding of asbestos, asbestos related cancers, mesothelioma, mesothelioma symptoms, causes, treatments, and the financial impact this dreaded form of malignant cancer can have upon individuals and families.

Mesothelioma History

Questions about the dangers of asbestos were first raised in 1960, when 33 cases of mesothelioma were discovered in a South African asbestos mining community. Asbestos and mesothelioma gained increasing attention throughout the 1960s, and its use was outlawed in the U.S. in 1970. Although banned in the U.S., it continued to be used in most of Europe until the mid 1980’s. In some instances, it was allowed to be used abroad as recently as 1987.

Because of the prolonged the latency period (it can take 25 years to 50 years for the disease to appear after exposure to asbestos) the peak of disease is yet to come. Consequently, the time to retain an attorney is now is you or a loved one has been exposed to asbestos.

Mesothelioma primarily affects men who worked in construction trades including shipbuilding, where asbestos was most often used. They took the dust home with them on their clothes, however, and typically their wives did their laundry and so received additional exposure at home. Family members of these workers do develop the disease as well. Many countries are seeing the rising tide of an epidemic, and victims and doctors need to know how to recognize and diagnose this disease and what treatments are available.

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