| An increasing number of people are found to be | | | | interior areas of the lungs. This is also due to the |
| afflicted with lung cancer in the recent years. A careful | | | | inhalation of the asbestos dusts. Since the human lungs |
| look shows that many of these lung diseases that | | | | are made up of alveoli where carbon dioxide and |
| people have are directly related to asbestos. | | | | oxygen pass through, there will be interruptions where |
| There are several asbestos lung diseases that a | | | | this natural system is concerned should there be |
| patient can develop due to his continuous exposure to | | | | asbestos dusts in the alveoli. These fibers can damage |
| asbestos. The scary fact is since so many household | | | | the alveoli extensively. |
| materials have been built from asbestos, we really | | | | Pleural plaques |
| cannot tell if we have already been exposed too | | | | Pleural plaques refer to the scarring or inflammation of |
| much. | | | | the membranes surrounding the lungs. It is not fatal but |
| Mesothelioma | | | | the patient will experience discomfort and pain in |
| Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by the small fibers | | | | breathing. It could be a symptom or a precursor to a |
| from asbestos. Once inhaled, these fibers can | | | | deadlier asbestos lung disease. |
| accumulate in the stomach or chest affecting the cell | | | | Pleural thickening |
| lining at the pleura (sacs of the chest or lungs) or the | | | | Pleural thickening occurs when the pleural or sacs of |
| abdomen. People with mesothelioma often complain of | | | | the lungs thickens and hardens. This is due to the |
| shortness of breath and chest pain. As the disease | | | | presence of a great amount of asbestos fibers that |
| progresses, the patient will experience more episodes | | | | can really harm the lungs. Patients would find it difficult |
| of shortness of breath, weight loss, loss of appetite, | | | | to breathe when they have this asbestos lung disease. |
| and night sweats. | | | | For people who are suffering from asbestos related |
| Asbestosis | | | | lung disease, they are in need of both legal and |
| Asbestosis is a form of pneumoconiosis. This is an | | | | medical help. |
| asbestos lung disease where damage occurs at the | | | | |