Asbestos Related Illness
Asbestos affects about 1% of men over 40 in the UK. There are many illnesses that can result from exposure to asbestos including: - Asbestosis - a type of fibrosis affecting the lung
- Lung cancer – resulting from heavily exposure to asbestos dust
- Pleural plaques - inflammation which affect the pleura
- Pleural thickening - similar to pleural plaques but they affect more severe
- Mesothelioma - a tumour of the pleura
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