Information Regarding our Veterans: Bangor Outpatient Clinic
Relevant contact information for Bangor Outpatient Clinic is 304 Hancock Street, Suite 3B Bangor, ME 04401 Phone: (207) 561-3600.
There are certain individuals who are more easily injured by exposure to asbestos. Read each of the subsequent items for the most common characteristics of people who may be at risk for asbestos exposure:
- Anyone with breathing problems
- Those with ongoing exposure to asbestos
- Anyone who thinks they have had ongoing exposure to asbestos
- Immediate family members of people who have worked in asbestos-related vocations, even if the individual who worked with asbestos has no noticeable symptoms or respiratory issues
Four specific diseases have been linked to asbestos exposure: lung cancer, asbestosis (a serious, chronic, non cancerous fibrous hardening and scarring of the lungs), mesothelioma (a cancer of the thin membranes lining the thoracic and abdominal cavities and surrounding internal organs), and pleural plaque and thickening (scarring of the lining of the lung). The most commonly known symptoms of asbestos-related diseases are coughing, coughing blood, shortness of breath, chest pain and weight loss. Unfortunately, the detectable signs of contact with asbestos can appear up to 25 years after primary exposure. Annual or even semi-annual asbestos detection tests are recommended.
If you need more information from your doctor, don't be afraid to ask.It is crucial that the other testing is an x-ray (side and front view of your chest.) Further tests may include a pulmonary function test, blood work, a CT scan and/or biopsy. Doctors sometimes speak a language unintelligible to the layman. Weitz & Luxenberg stands by the belief that all those who have participated in the American Armed orces should receive the benefits they deserve. This includes compensation for deadly diseases such as lung cancer.
If you or someone you love has developed lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos, we want to help. It's never too late for a free case evaluation. The form below starts the process.
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