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Mesothelioma Cancer


What is mesothelioma?

Risk factors for malignant mesothelioma

Those indirectly at risk

Domestic exposure

Men working with asbestos often brought it home with them as dust, because laundering facilities for coveralls were not usually provided by their employers.

Family members of asbestos workers are therefore also at risk of developing malignant mesothelioma, especially women laundering asbestos-dust laden clothes, or those cleaning dust shed into furnishings, carpets, drapes and upholstery.

Domestic exposure has been reported to occur in up to 15% of malignant mesothelioma cases according to one source, although in another study 26% of cases were in family members of asbestos workers.




The information provided in this site is general in nature and constitutes neither legal nor medical advice. If you are concerned that you or someone you know is at risk of an asbestos-related disease, please consult your physician and an attorney experienced in asbestos litigation cases.
 

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