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New York City Mesothelioma Lawyer
Mesothelioma is known as one of the worlds deadliest forms of cancer. If you or a family member have been diagnosed with mesothelioma and you live in New York State, NYC, Manhattan, Bronx, Staten Island, Lond Island, Brooklyn and more then call a New York City Mesothelioma Lawyer to discuss your options.
The medical definition of mesothelioma, according to the National Cancer Institute, is "a rare form of cancer [wherein] cancer (malignant) cells are found in the sac lining the chest (the pleura), the lining of the abdominal cavity (the peritoneum) or the lining around the heart (the pericardium)."
The cancer of the abdominal cavity, called peritoneal mesothelioma, makes up anywhere from 20% to 35% of all reported cases of mesothelioma, according to researchers.
Mesothelioma is almost always caused by having breathed in asbestos in a consistent, significant way over time. Virtually everybody with mesothelioma has either worked construction jobs before asbestos was known to be deadly, or they have lived in a home with asbestos unknowingly contained within it.
In some individuals, consistent exposure to asbestos for only about two months seems able to cause mesothelioma in them even up to 40 years later.
People who were exposed from the 1940s through the 1970s are now being diagnosed more and more with mesothelioma, proving that this form of cancer has an extremely long latency period--which makes it all the more frightening for younger people who think they might have been exposed to asbestos in a significant way but aren't sure.
Asbestos was actually being used in commercial construction as far back as the 1880s and 1890s. It was during WWII that its use became extremely widespread, however.
There was no definitive proof that breathing in significant amounts of asbestos was leading to cancer for nearly 50 years--in large measure due to the extremely long latency period--although some in the medical community were seriously speculating that it was.
With this conflict of interest between health and commercial construction success unable to be resolved due to what many believed was just over-reaction and scare tactics, manufacturers and builders continued to use it all the time. That is why it is best to consult a New York City mesothelioma lawyer who specializes with lawsuits involving this type of cancer.
In the late 1970s the federal Consumer Products Safety Commission outlawed its use as wallboard patching compounds and artificial fireplace ash, citing that it could be all too easily released into the air. By 1989, far more research results were in, and the EPA outlawed all use of asbestos in new construction from that time forward.
But asbestos still remains in countless buildings, and it is not completely outlawed--it's even still imported.
Talk to your medical doctor about prognosis, chances of remission or cure and any new pharmaceuticals being tested that might work well to treat mesothelioma, but consult with a New York City mesothelioma lawyer if you:
- Feel that you have been undiagnosed by your doctors but have mesothelioma
- Suspect that federal/state laws were violated in new construction or housing that directly involves you
- Suspect that you may work in a place where laws about removing or safely covering up asbestos have been ignored and you have been exposed as a result
then you may have a strong legal case and be able to win compensation. If you suspect any of these things to be true, contact a New York City mesothelioma lawyer that specializes in cases of mesothelioma and misuse of asbestos in your area.
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