"Controversial Asbestos Screening "
June 8, 2003
There were hundreds of examiners in Oregon, Washington, Montana, and other states to screen hundreds of veteran aluminum workers. What the examiners found was that 30-40% of the tested workers showed signs of asbestos related diseases, including mesothelioma. Since some people have not yet experienced symptoms, individuals worry that one day they will suffer the serious and deadly diseases associated to asbestos exposure but do not know when it will strike.
Public health reports from 1920s to 1960s had a high number of incidents of workers that were injured and killed because of asbestos exposure. Doctors had learned from the many asbestos patients that the asbestos fibers could scar lungs and membranes if inhaled to result in deadly cancer such as mesothelioma.
For years, workers continued to suffer asbestos related illnesses and many workers never talked about it because of the economy and some people just did not realize the risks they were enduring. In addition, due to the latency period of disease symptoms onset, many asbestos exposed workers are now just getting diagnosed with illnesses. As more information was learned, a higher number of asbestos- mesothelioma lawsuits were filed over the years. Now, some people are hoping asbestos screening will better identify mesothelioma sufferers, as well as other illnesses, in order to combat the problems of asbestos-exposed workers.
For more information contact us to confer with an asbestos attorney.
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