What is Mesothelioma?- Minneapolis Cancer Lawyer

 
Minneapolis workers' compensation attorney, Dean Salita, explains how Mesothelioma is a fast-spreading cancer affecting the membrane lining of the lungs and abdomen. Malignant mesothelioma is the most serious of all asbestos-related diseases. Exposure to asbestos is the primary cause and risk factor for mesothelioma.
 

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos which is the primary cause of mesothelioma. When a person ingests asbestos either by inhaling or swallowing into the digestive system it causes cancer.   Cancer is not a single disease.  It strikes when cells grow in an abnormal and often uncontrolled manner.  As there are many types of cancer and diagnoses. 

Mesothelioma is when cancer forms on the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers the lungs, abdomen, heart and testes. This exposure often occurred in the workplace or in the military.

At Schmidt-Salita Law Team we discuss your employment history and have significant records with known asbestos-containing materials and job sites such as the Iron Range. We have handled many cases on behalf of victims of Mesothelioma or Asbestos disease and their families. We pursue claims and lawsuits against those employers, mining companies, manufacturers and third parties for medical care, lost earnings, the victim’s pain and suffering, or the survivors’ losses.

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