The purpose of this site is to provide helpful information to victims of mesothelioma, including information on hospitals, doctors, treatments and legal help.

Miners and Asbestos Cancer

The history of miners in the United States has been one of productive work that supplies our economy with crucial raw materials. Unfortunately, mining is an occupation that poses serious dangers to workers, including the risk of asbestos cancer . Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that has been linked in recent decades to serious illness such as mesothelioma and lung cancer.

Before Asbestos Cancer Regulations

There are currently some 14,000 active mines in the U.S. Before the 1980s, when the uses of asbestos were finally heavily regulated and limited by the federal government, U.S. mines may have been the source of toxic levels of exposure to asbestos cancer. The mining of asbestos itself was especially dangerous, but miners in other kinds of mines have also been at risk of asbestos cancer because of the widespread use of asbestos in mining machinery.

Asbestos Fibers in the Air

The danger lies in the nature of asbestos. When this fibrous mineral is mined, manipulated, disturbed or deteriorating, its fibers are released into the air, where they can float for hours or days; the fibers are invisible to the naked eye, and may only noticed only when there is a significant cloud of asbestos dust.

Mesothelioma Cancer is Fatal

Mesothelioma cancer, a deadly and incurable cancer, begins when asbestos fibers are inhaled. Many miners inhaled asbestos fibers on a regular basis as part of their workday. The fibers lodged themselves in the miners' lungs or other internal organs, and the toxic fibers initiated the disease process that results in mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium, a membrane that lines the inside of the chest).

Decades After the Asbestos Exposure

The "incubation" time for mesothelioma is decades. The symptoms don't show up until about 10 to 50 years after the start of the asbestos exposure.

Since the 1970s, thousands of new cases of mesothelioma cancer have been documented in the U.S., among miners and employees in other industries with high levels of asbestos exposure. Many of the miners who now have mesothelioma cancer began their work in the 1940s, for example.

Learn More about Mesothelioma Cancer

To learn more about the mesothelioma resources available to you, contact mesothelioma treatment center online today. The miners who have brought so much to our economy should not be spending the latter years of their lives struggling with asbestos cancer diseases.

Miners and Asbestos Cancer (english) / Cancer de asbesto y Mineros (spanish)

ATTORNEY ADVERTISEMENT Thank you for your visit. This website was created to provide persons affected by mesothelioma with current, up-to-date information. The content published on this website was not written by medical professionals and should not, at any point, be mistaken for medical advice. Furthermore, the information on this site is intended for educational purposes only and should never interfere with a patient/site visitor and his or her healthcare provider. In addition, viewing the content on this website, requesting additional information, or transmitting information through a contact form should never be considered the formation of an attorney-client relationship. The material published on this site is general and may not apply to your specific circumstances. Every case comes with its own set of unique circumstances; past success discussed on this site does not guarantee future performance. Information found on this website should not be used as incentive to act without seeking counsel from a professional. For more information, please read our disclaimer. The hiring of a lawyer is an important decision that should not be based solely upon advertisements. No representation is made that the quality of the legal services to be performed is greater than the quality of legal services performed by other lawyers.

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome.

This website is sponsored by the law firm of Flood Law Group, LLP. While this firm maintains joint responsibility, most cases of this type are referred to other attorneys for principle responsibility.

Members of this firm are licensed in MA.

Contingent attorneys' fees refers only to those fees charged by attorneys for their legal services. Such fees are not permitted in all types of cases. Court costs and other additional expenses of legal action usually must be paid by the client. The percentage fee will be computed before or after expenses are deducted from the recovery in accordance with state laws.