Asbestos is known as one of the most carcinogenic substances that exists within the workplace and is the direct cause of lung cancer, asbestosis and the lung mesothelioma. Because these cases presented legal problems facing many companies sued by the same workers who have contracted this disease.
Effects Of Asbestos
The devastating effects of asbestos known as asbestos are well known from earlier times, it is estimated that workers exposed to this mineral are 6 times more likely to suffer lung cancer than the general population.
Lung Cancer
Workers are mostly exposed to asbestos or asbestos, are working on demolition of houses or buildings, mining or working in factories using asbestos. People living near these sites are also prone to suffer any of these diseases like lung cancer.
Asbestos is a direct cause of lung cancer
Prohibition of the Use of Asbestos
Although the use of asbestos has been banned by members of 15 European countries, this remains a potential problem for the future. An estimated 14,000 people the death of workers who have been exposed to asbestos within 5 years in Japan and 98,000 in France in 22 years. Unfortunately, many countries still use this material to be of low cost and their huge profits in the industry, excellent insulation, fire resistance, etc. Asbestos is also used in the manufacture of brakes and clutches for cars and for the manufacture of tile. Asbestos is classified as a major cause of work-related death, especially lung cancer. We hope that many countries benefiting from the global ban on asbestos use, as they are shown the fatal consequences that can cause to health.
Mesothelioma is the name that is called a cancerous tumor that involves the mesothelial cells of an organ. Such are the cells that form a protective coating on the lungs, heart and abdominal organs. The best known of these membranes is the pleura, whose function is to be a surface lubricant that protects the lungs from rubbing against the rib cage.