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Most
occurrences of mesothelioma are caused by an exposure to asbestos.
It does not take much exposure to cause mesothelioma. However, the
cancer can take years to occur, which makes diagnosis of the cancer
difficult. Although there is no link between smoking and the onset
of mesothelioma, the time frame that it takes to develop mesothelioma
has been proven to be reduced by victims with a history of smoking.
The
symptoms of mesothelioma can be any or all of the following:
# Pain in the chest cavity
# Difficulty in breathing
# Fatigue
# Strong cough or wheezing
# Blood being presented during coughing
# Anemia
Unfortunately, all normal treatment options used for other types
of aggressive cancers have proven to be unsuccessful. Mesothelioma
is an aggressive disease which, while taking years to show its presence
in the body, will cause the victim to be consumed within a year
of being diagnosed.
Because the disease is extremely deadly and would have been easy
to prevent if a number of companies had not been negligent, many
lawsuits have been submitted regarding the mesothelioma disease.
It is known that the first lawsuit was brought around 1929, and
since that time, at least 600,000 suits have followed. The US government,
from time to time, will try to enact a law to help victims of the
disease, none have passed so far.
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