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In order to get more information, the contact info for North Chicago VA Medical Center is 3001 Green Bay Road North Chicago, IL 60064 Phone: (847) 688-1900 or (800) 393-0865.

Read below to see if you may be at risk for exposure to asbestos. Read each of the subsequent items for the most significant characteristics of people who may be at risk for asbestos exposure:

Anyone with breathing problems
Individuals with extended exposure to asbestos
Anyone who thinks they have had ongoing exposure to asbestos
Immediate family members of those who have worked in asbestos-related industries, even if the person who worked with asbestos has no obvious signs of exposure or respiratory issues

Four specific diseases are associated with asbestos exposure: 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), pleural plaque and thickening (scarring of the lining of the lung) and lung cancer. The warning signs of asbestos-related diseases are coughing, coughing blood, shortness of breath, chest pain and weight loss. Unfortunately, these warning signs of asbestos exposure can appear up to 25 years after primary exposure. Annual or even semi-annual asbestos detection tests are recommended.

It is important 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.

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