Monday, October 17, 2005

Aid for vicitms of mesothelioma

Asbestos is a heat insulator used widely in buildings, ships, mechanical equipment and boilers preceeding the 1970's, when strict measures were implemented for its usage due to its carcinogenic nature to cause mesothelioma or lung cancer.

Many people recently who worked in jobs where they were exposed to asbestos in the 1940's to 70's have mesothelioma symptoms, as only surface 30 to 40 years later. Many of them have sought the help of attorneys in lawsuits against asbestos related companies they once worked in.

This has created a snow-ball effect where companies, faced with these lawsuits, go bankrupt affecting the jobs of hundreds of thousands and families they support.

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