ASBESTOS COMPENSATION EXPERTS

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• ASBESTOSIS
  A condition of the lung that is similar to many diseases which are due to the inhalation of mineral dust.
  
• ASBESTOSIS WITH LUNG CANCER
  Recent studies show that the risk of lung cancer significantly increases after asbestos exposure.
• PLEURAL PLAQUES
  Localised areas of scar tissue attached to the lung’s outer wall that are benign.
• PLEURAL THICKENING
  Asbestos related pleural thickening occurs when the lining of the lung, the pleura, hardens as a reaction to asbestos fibres in the lung.
• MESOTHELIOMA
  A form of cancer where malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body’s internal organs.
• PLEURAL EFFUSIONS
  Excess fluid that accumulates in the pleural cavity, the fluid filled space that surrounds the lungs.