Asbestos Cancer and Second-Hand Exposure - Contact an Asbestos Exposure Attorney

Asbestos exposure is the only known cause of mesothelioma, a particularly debilitating and rare form of cancer. Individuals diagnosed with mesothelioma are expected to live less than one year. Over the years, it has become increasingly evident that secondary asbestos exposure also accounts for a significant number of asbestos cancer cases.

If you believe your asbestos cancer or related disease may have resulted from second-hand asbestos exposure, contact the mesothelioma law firm of Clapper & Patti to discuss your legal rights. An asbestos exposure attorney from our firm is available to meet with you and your family at a time and place that is convenient for you.

Primary Asbestos Exposure

Nearly everyone has been exposed to asbestos. A naturally occurring fiber, asbestos is estimated to exist in two-thirds of all rocks found underground. Through natural erosion and the mining of materials from the earth's crust, tiny asbestos fibers are released into the air. Because of this, asbestos exposure in small quantities is inevitable. Often, individuals who are exposed to asbestos are unaware of exposure because asbestos fibers are invisible to the naked eye. They are also odorless and tasteless and do not dissolve into water or absorb into soil. It is only years later, after a diagnosis of asbestos cancer, that many of these individuals recount possible exposure to asbestos and seek the advice of an asbestos exposure attorney.

Who is at Risk?

With close to 4,000 products containing asbestos, nearly everyone is at risk of commercial asbestos exposure. Despite this, mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases are found mostly as a result of prolonged occupational asbestos exposure. In fact, in close to three-fourths of all mesothelioma cases handled by our asbestos exposure attorneys, a previous work history with asbestos has been documented.

Secondary Asbestos Exposure

In addition to occupational exposure, individuals have developed asbestos cancer as a result of paraoccupational exposure, also known as second-hand asbestos exposure. The most common occurrence of paraoccupational asbestos exposure involves the children or spouse of a worker employed in an asbestos at-risk field. Lingering asbestos fibers on the hair, skin and clothing are easily inhaled by family members and can years later lead to an asbestos-related cancer such as mesothelioma.

Nearly one-fourth of all mesothelioma patients developed the cancer as a result of paraoccupational asbestos exposure or because of a secondary type of exposure. If you fall into this category, an asbestos exposure attorney with Clapper & Patti can assist you in filing a mesothelioma lawsuit.

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If you have been diagnosed with asbestos cancer or disease, contact the law firm of Clapper & Patti to speak to our skilled asbestos litigation attorneys about your legal options.