MESOTHELIOMA INFORMATION: - About 4,500 People die from Mesothelioma every year, the rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure.
- There are currently about 3500 new cases of Mesothelioma diagnosed per year, mostly in men over the age of 42.
- It is estimated that 27.5 million Americans were exposed to asbestos between 1940 and 1979.
- Mesothelioma has a latency period of 15 to 50 years after the first exposure to asbestos.
- It is estimated that there will be about 250,000 cases of Mesothelioma before 2015.
- Up to 2007, more than 800,000 People have filed claims against more than 6,000 Asbestos companies. These same companies knew of the dangers for many years before ever warning the public of those risks.
- During the 20th century, millions of tons of asbestos were used in industrial sites, homes, schools, shipyards and commercial buildings in the United States.
- Many asbestos-containing products remain in buildings, ships, industrial facilities and other environments where the fibers can become airborne.
- Statistics from the National Institutions show that around 4000 cases of malignant mesothelioma are reported each year in the United States, and this figure is on the increase.
- It is thought that approximately ten million people in the United States have been exposed to asbestos over the past 40 years, and many more cases - are expected to be reported in the next 10 years.
- The first known asbestos lawsuit was in 1929-1930
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