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Firebrick - Mesothelioma and Asbestos Exposure Risks

Asbestos used to be used in the fabrication of many different products including fire brick. Fire brick is used around boilers and furnaces and were cemented in place with asbestos furnace cement. The purpose of fire brick was to quarantine a fire if one should erupt and keep it in a closed in space to prevent it from spreading throughout a building.

Asbestos was a common product used for fire retardant materials such as fire brick because of its resiliency, fire retardant properties, durability and cost effectiveness. However, at the time that asbestos was in constant use, the health ramifications were not well known by most people. Today, fire brick is not made with asbestos and much of the asbestos fire brick has been removed and replaced with non-asbestos fire brick.

Asbestos is now known to cause serious health problems and cancer called mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer that is not cured by traditional cancer treatments such as radiation or chemo therapy. The cancer is of the mesothelium, the lining surrounding most of the internal organs. Mesothelioma is most common in the pleura, the lining of the lungs, but has also been seen in the lining of the heart or abdomen.

While statistics show that mesothelioma is a relatively rare type of cancer, only causing three per cent of annual cancer-related deaths, there are some 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma reported each year. The only known cause for mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos products such as fire brick.

For people who worked for companies manufacturing asbestos fire brick, as well as construction workers who installed fire brick, the chance of mesothelioma is there. However there is no direct link between the amount of exposure to asbestos and increased chances of contracting mesothelioma. There are many people who've only had limited exposure to asbestos and have contracted the disease, while others with extensive exposure have not.

Asbestos fibers are very thin and virtually indestructible. They are easily inhaled and can become lodged in the lining of the heart, lungs or abdomen. These lodged fibers cause inflammation which leads to mesothelioma. However it takes between 15 and 40 years for symptoms of mesothelioma to appear, which makes it difficult for people or lawyers to pinpoint the cause of the mesothelioma cancer.

However, if you specifically worked installing fire brick or worked manufacturing fire brick, a mesothelioma lawyer can help you. If you or someone you love has fallen victim to this terrible and incurable cancer, contact a mesothelioma lawyer to discuss launching a lawsuit against the manufacturing companies and companies who used asbestos fire brick.

Many of the companies continued to use, make and install asbestos fire brick even once it was known that asbestos is harmful to health, and many still did very little to prevent exposure for their employees.

Today, there is very few products that are made with asbestos and most of the existing asbestos products, such as fire brick, have been removed from buildings. However, in some older buildings, it is possible that some asbestos fire brick is still in use. There's been a lot of information regarding the harmful effects of asbestos and most companies and buildings have worked to remove asbestos products from their areas.

If you, or someone you love, has mesothelioma cancer, contact a mesothelioma lawyer to discuss your case.

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