Claiming Compensation Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a terminal and debilitating illness that almost always results from exposure to asbestos. If you suffer from mesothelioma as a result of the negligence of someone else, you may be entitled to claim compensation on a victory, no, no payment of fees.

Some important information about asbestos-related form of cancer, mesothelioma, and how to apply for compensation if you are suffering from this disease.

What is mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a terminal cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma forms when malignant cancer cells develop along the mesothelium or the protective lining that covers internal organs of the body.

The lungs and chest cavity are the most common site for mesothelioma. Cancer cells that lead to Mesothelioma can also (rarely) develop around the heart or abdomen.

Symptoms of mesothelioma may include coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue and weight loss.

Why asbestos is dangerous?

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that has been banned from use in the United Kingdom because of its toxicity. However, until the early 1980s, and especially in the 1970s, the mineral was widely used for industrial purposes because of its seemingly valuable properties of thermal insulation, electrical resistance and chemical absorption and strength.

The many uses of asbestos in the past years have included concrete, bricks, pipes, coatings of insulation of ceilings, floors, roofs and fire resistant. Asbestos has been used so widely for so long that hundreds of thousands of people have been exposed to its toxic fibers, often without realizing they were in danger of the substance.

Claiming compensation

Some people who have been exposed to asbestos have gained experience asbestos-related diseases such as mesothelioma. People suffering from mesothelioma or asbestosis, which have been exposed to asbestos through work, without the dangers due to their employer or can not attribute their exposure to someone else's negligence, May be able to claim compensation.

This option is sometimes open to patients who have been exposed through work. It is also open to family members who have been exposed to asbestos causes fibers to be reduced on the working clothes of a family member. If there is no evidence that the negligence of someone else leads to diseases related to asbestos, compensation payable in May to the sufferer.

To claim this compensation, it is possible to claim a victory, no, not for remuneration, by personal injury lawyers. Usually, a personal injury claim must be made within three years of an accident occurring.

However, diseases related to asbestos are an exception to this rule, because the symptoms can appear several decades after exposure has occurred. For this reason, many asbestos claims related to injuries are backdated many years.

To see if you can make a claim, contact a lawyer as soon as possible after symptoms appear. They will be able to assess your application and whether you are eligible to compensation of mesothelioma.