Paper mill worker diagnosed with mesothelioma

Paper mills and other work places exposed employees to asbestos-containing materials. Get a free legal review via the form on this page if you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma or lung cancer.

In recent news about asbestos, a worker developed mesothelioma cancer after two decades of work at a paper mill.

The man, who lives in Arizona, used compressed air to clean a large felt ribbon that contained asbestos, his lawyer said in an interview.

The 70-year-old worked at the mill from the late '60s to mid-80s.

Three years ago, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare cancer of the pleura, the thin covering that protects the lungs.

Mesothelioma is largely caused by exposure to asbestos, a mineral fiber widely used in construction and manufacturing for most of the 20th century.

Nowadays, the paper mill and others like it, use synthetic fibers instead of asbestos in their ribbons.

Unfortunately, those who worked in paper mills before 1980 also risk developing mesothelioma or other cancers.

Those who were exposed to asbestos years ago, are still going to be developing diseases, because they are such long-latency diseases.

In the U.S., about 3,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma annually.

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