When a person is exposed to asbestos, in many years that person may exhibit a variety of symptoms that are indicative of past exposure. Some of the signs of asbestos exposure are more serious than others. Probably the most serious of the consequences is pleural effusions.
Exposure to asbestos can result in a variety of consequences in a person. Depending on the level of exposure experienced, one can develop different lung symptoms. High level, continuous, long-term exposure is more likely to result in asbestosis. On the other hand, low, intermittent exposure to asbestos is much more likely to result in malignant [...]
Malignant mesotheliomais is a relatively uncommon form of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos, usually in the workplace. It affects the mesothelial cells that line three of the body’s largest cavities surrounding the lungs, heart and abdomen and is an aggressive form of cancer. Pleural mesotheliomais is the most common form of mesothelioma, [...]