{"id":6913,"date":"2017-02-27T16:51:49","date_gmt":"2017-02-27T21:51:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10028\/uncategorized\/mesothelioma-asbestos-exposed\/"},"modified":"2017-02-27T16:51:49","modified_gmt":"2017-02-27T21:51:49","slug":"mesothelioma-asbestos-exposed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/article\/mesothelioma-asbestos-exposed\/","title":{"rendered":"Mesothelioma and Asbestos: Where Were You Exposed?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"\/practice-areas\/mesothelioma\/asbestos-and-mesothelioma\/\">Mesothelioma<\/a> is a very deadly type of cancer, although it is very rare. The primary risk factor for developing mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos, which is a collection of six, naturally-occurring minerals. Asbestos was once used frequently in the United States, primarily in building, industrial, and insulation materials. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, it is likely a result of asbestos exposure. The following considers common sources of occupational and non-occupational asbestos:<\/p>\n<h3>Occupational Asbestos Exposure<\/h3>\n<p>Many people were exposed to asbestos during their working years due to asbestos\u2019 use in a variety of building, automotive, and industrial materials. Some of the most at-risk profession include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Construction workers;<\/li>\n<li>Industrial workers;<\/li>\n<li>Boilermakers;<\/li>\n<li>Automotive workers;<\/li>\n<li>Firefighters; and<\/li>\n<li>Shipyard workers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The above list is not complete; nearly anyone in a blue collar job may have been <a href=\"\/practice-areas\/mesothelioma\/asbestos-exposure\/\">exposed to asbestos<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Non-Occupational Asbestos Exposure<\/h3>\n<p>But it is not just workers who were employed in asbestos-heavy industries that may be at risk of developing mesothelioma; non-occupational exposure has been reported, too. This includes cases where:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Asbestos was found in household items, such as home insulation;<\/li>\n<li>Asbestos fibers in a home were disturbed during renovations, leading to inhalation of the fibers by homeowners; and<\/li>\n<li>Cases where family members were exposed to asbestos fibers that were on clothes worn by others in the house who worked in industry, construction, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It can take years after exposure to asbestos, or even decades, for mesothelioma to develop. If you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, please <a href=\"\/contact-us\/\">contact<\/a>\u00a0our law firm today. We can help you to pinpoint the source and seek compensation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mesothelioma is a very deadly type of cancer, although it is very rare. The primary risk factor for developing mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos, which is a collection of six,&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":6914,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[781],"tags":[809],"class_list":["post-6913","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mesothelioma","tag-asbestos-exposure"],"acf":[],"page_builder_type":"gutenberg","gutenberg_data":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6913","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6913"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6913\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6914"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6913"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6913"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/napolilaw.lemonadestand.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6913"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}