ASBESTOSIS & MESOTHELIOMA
ASBESTOS RELATED DISEASE CLAIM

Our personal injury solicitors have detailed experience in dealing with asbestos related disease claims including mesothelioma and asbestosis. Our team provides legal advice at no cost and works on a risk free no win no fee basis. You do not have to fund or finance your claim 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 Solicitors Regulation Authority panel of personal injury experts will respond and give free advice on mesothelioma or asbestosis compensation claims without obligation.

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Mesothelioma - Asbestos Cancer

Mesothelioma is a very serious but rare form of cancer that is almost always caused by unlawful 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.

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Asbestosis - Non Cancerous

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.

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Pleural Plaques - Not Actionable for Compensation

Pleural plaques is another common condition caused by exposure to asbestos fibres. It occurs because lodged asbestos fibres scar the thin membranes that line the chest cavity causing either localised thickening of the lining of the lung, or “diffuse pleural thickening” over a wider area. This condition typically does not develop until many years after initial exposure and is not a cancer like mesothelioma. UK law currently precludes a compensation claim for pleural plaques on the basis that the condition lacks any unpleasant symptoms although it does place the victim in a higher risk group of developing other more serious asbestos related diseases.