The shipyards cancer risk: One man's story

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In recent news, a man died of lung cancer after he spent most of his working life exposed to asbestos.

The 84-year-old died of lung cancer and also contended with lung ailment asbestosis.

He worked in shipyards throughout his life which involved working in confined spaces.

He would regularly be exposed to asbestos as he would have to drill through insulation on the ships.

From World War II until the 1970s, thousands of men and women worked at Navy shipyards throughout the United States.

During their careers, these workers were exposed to asbestos on a daily basis.

Unlike other pollutants these workers breathed in asbestos fibers and dust remain in the lungs, where they were trapped in their airways and lung tissue. Each and every day these workers were at the shipyards, more and more asbestos was trapped in their lungs.

As a result, thousands of workers have become ill with serious lung diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.

How we can help shipyard workers with asbestos-related cancer

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