| Since the late 1800's Asbestos has been
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| | workers who are heavily exposed develop
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| mined and used commercially. The use of
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| | asbestos-related diseases. Family members
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| Asbestos dramatically increased during
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| | and others living with asbestos workers
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| World War II and since the early 1940's
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| | have an increased risk of developing
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| millions of Americans have been exposed
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| | mesothelioma, and possibly other
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| to asbestos dust working within
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| | asbestos-related diseases. This risk may
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| industries where initally the risks were
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| | be the result of exposure to asbestos
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| not known. There has been widespread
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| | dust brought home on the clothing and
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| exposure to Asbestos by workers within
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| | hair of asbestos workers.To reduce the
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| shipyards, mines and mills, producers of
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| | chance of exposing family members to
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| asbestos products, workers in the heating
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| | asbestos fibers, asbestos workers are
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| and construction industries, and other
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| | usually required to shower and change
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| tradespeople and an increase risk of
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| | their clothing before leaving the
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| deveolping mesothelioma has been the
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| | workplace.The combination of smoking and
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| result. .Today, the U.S. Occupational
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| | asbestos exposure significantly increases
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| Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
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| | a person's risk of developing cancer of
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| sets limits for acceptable levels of
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| | the air passageways in the lung. The Kent
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| asbestos exposure in the workplace. By
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| | brand of cigarettes used asbestos in its
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| contrast, the British Government's Health
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| | filters for the first few years of
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| and Safety executive (HSE) states
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| | production in the 1950s and some cases of
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| formally that any threshold for
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| | mesothelioma have resulted. Smoking
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| mesothelioma must be at a very low level
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| | current cigarettes does not appear to
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| and it is widely agreed that if any such
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| | increase the risk of mesothelioma.There
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| threshold does exists at all, then it
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| | is no curative treatment. Close
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| cannot currently be quantified. For
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| | monitoring (routine X-rays or even
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| practical purposes, therefore, HSE does
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| | pleural biopsy) for mesothelioma is
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| not assume that any such threshold
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| | mandated. Oxygen therapy at home is often
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| exists. People who work with asbestos
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| | necessary to relieve the shortness of
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| wear personal protective equipment to
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| | breath. Supportive treatment of symptoms
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| lower their risk of exposure.The risk of
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| | includes respiratory treatments to remove
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| asbestos-related disease increases with
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| | secretions from the lungs by postural
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| heavier exposure to asbestos and longer
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| | drainage, chest percussion, and
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| exposure time. However, some individuals
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| | vibration. Aerosol medications to thin
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| with only brief exposures have developed
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| | secretions may be prescribedLooking for
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| mesothelioma. On the other hand, not all
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| | information about Mesothelioma?
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