Asbestos and Cancer: Our lawyers can help you seek justice for your illness.

Asbestos has been classified as a known human "carcinogen"--that is, a substance that causes cancer--by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the EPA, and the International Agency for Research on Cancer. If your cancer is a result of exposure to asbestos, our lawyers can help you file a claim for lawsuit compensation.

Studies have shown that exposure to asbestos may increase the risk of lung cancer and mesothelioma. Although rare, mesothelioma is the most common form of cancer associated with asbestos exposure.

In addition to lung cancer and mesothelioma, some studies have suggested an association between asbestos exposure and gastrointestinal and colorectal cancers, as well as an elevated risk for cancers of the throat, kidney, esophagus, and gallbladder.

Asbestos, smoking and lung cancer

Many studies have shown that the combination of smoking and asbestos exposure is particularly hazardous. Smokers who are also exposed to asbestos have a risk of developing lung cancer that is greater than the individual risks from asbestos and smoking added together. Therefore, people who were exposed to asbestos on the job at any time during their life or who suspect they may have been exposed should not smoke.

Many workers have come forward to say their work environment led to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, asbestosis or lung cancer from asbestos.

If this has been your experience, our asbestos lawyers may be able to help you receive compensation for your health problems.

For over two decades, Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. has handled some of the most legally complicated and groundbreaking asbestos litigation in the country, winning many millions of dollars in verdicts and settlements along the way.

Men and women diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure or secondary exposure may be entitled to compensation from the companies responsible for their disease.

If you would like a free consultation or more information about your legal options, please complete the form on this page, and a representative of our law firm will contact you as soon as possible.