The Deadly Truth about Asbestos

Here at Elfenbein & Associates, we are your professional asbestos professionals. We have serves in removal, testing and inspection and demolition. Our aim is to keep you safe from the dangers of Asbestos.

But what exactly is so harmful about it? The truth is, asbestos causes mesothelioma, which is a rare and often fatal cancer of the mesothelium, the membrane that covers most of the body's internal organs. 

There is currently no cure for mesothelioma and 70 to 80% of people who have this cancer have been exposed to asbestos at sometime. The latent period of contracting asbestosis mesothilioma. Lung diseases can range between 25 and 50 years after exposure to asbestos dust containing airborne asbestos fibres.

The symptoms include: shortness of breath, coughing, and pain in the chest. 
The pain that occurs in the upper body is because of the build up of fluid in the chest cavity. You can also experience weight-loss, weakness, fatigue, and loss of appetite. If the mesothelioma develops into a tumor, you may experience abdominal swelling, anemia, and a fever.