ASBESTOSIS MESOTHELIOMA PLEURAL PLAQUES
ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASE CLAIMS

Accident 999 is a network of personal injury solicitors who have detailed experience in dealing with asbestos related disease claims including pleural plaques, mesothelioma and asbestosis. Our team provides legal advice at no cost and works on a completely risk free no win no fee basis. You do not have to fund or finance your claim in any respect and you do not have to pay for any expenses as the claim proceeds. Compensation is paid in full with no deductions and win or lose there is no charge. If you submit your details an experienced advocate who is a member of The Law Society Panel of personal injury experts will respond and give free advice on pleural plaques, mesothelioma or asbestosis compensation claims without obligation.

Mesothelioma is a very serious but rare form of cancer that is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. Malignant cells are found in the lining of the chest or abdomen. Even a brief or minimal exposure can cause this condition. As it progresses it spreads beyond the lining of the chest to the lymph nodes in the chest and may continue into the chest wall, and heart, through the diaphragm, or abdominal lining, into nearby lymph nodes and eventually may spread to distant organs or tissues. Mesothelioma is classified as "dose responsive" which means that the more a person is exposed, the greater the risk he has for developing the disease. Victims may have been exposed to asbestos many years before the cancer developed and the average period is 30 years, but can be less than 15 years or more than 40 years.

Asbestosis, unlike mosothelioma, is a non cancerous condition caused by fibres lodged in the lungs which causes scar tissue to develop and diminishes the lung's capacity for oxygen. It is a progressive disease which can cause severe shortness of breath, fatigue, chest pain, and lead to heart problems. The illness typically develops many years after a person's initial exposure. Symptoms often do not show until 15 or more years after initial exposure. The more a person is exposed the higher is the risk. There is no currently known treatment or cure for this condition.

Pleural plaques is another common condition caused by exposure. It occurs where there is scarring of the thin membranes that line the chest cavity. This asbestos related disease may consist of pleural plaques which is localised thickening of the lining of the lung, or may be “diffuse pleural thickening” over a wider area. This condition typically does not develop until many years after a person's initial exposure and is not a cancer like mesothelioma.