| Mesothelioma cancer is a disease that results | | | | mesothelioma lung cancer include shortness of |
| from exposure to asbestos related substances. | | | | breath, chest pain, fever and other secondary |
| Asbestos usually consists of fibres that can enter | | | | illnesses such as pneumonia. |
| the body through the mouth, or the skin, and, | | | | Asbestos cancer most often develops in men |
| subsequently, enter the lungs, or blood stream. | | | | between the ages of 50 to 70 years who were |
| Mesothelioma cancer has become more widely | | | | exposed to high levels of asbestos in the |
| documented in the last 5-10 years, due to the | | | | workplace. Asbestos was mainly used in |
| fact that symptoms of asbestos cancer can take | | | | manufacturing industries such as automotive and |
| between 20 to 40 years to manifest. | | | | ship building as well as in the construction industry. |
| Mesothelioma cancer is hard to diagnose, as the | | | | The use of asbestos was only recently banned in |
| symptoms do not tend to manifest themselves | | | | the 1990âs. |
| until the later stages of the disease. Symptoms of | | | | |