Information for Our Veterans: The Lamar Clinic

Relevant contact information for the Lamar Clinic is High Plains Community Health Center 201 Kendall Drive Lamar, CO 81052 Phone: (719) 336-5972 Toll Free: 866-240-2279. The Clinic provides services to veterans.

Do you think you're at risk for asbestos exposure? Look at the details below and find out more about this deadly substance. The following is a list of individuals at stronger danger of developing an asbestos-related disease:

Individuals with breathing problems
Individuals with ongoing exposure to asbestos
Individuals who think they have had prolonged exposure to asbestos
Immediate family members of individuals who have worked in asbestos-related areas, even if the individual who worked with asbestos has no evident exposure signs or difficulty breathing

Certain illnesses 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 initial 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. All those who have participated in the American Armed Forces should receive the services they deserve. Weitz & Luxenberg is committed to making this happen. This includes compensation for life-threatening diseases that are caused by inhalation of asbestos, such as mesothelioma.

If you or someone you love has developed lung cancer after exposure to asbestos, let us help. It's never too late for a free case evaluation. The form below begins the process.

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