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Occupations Commonly Associated With Later Development of Mesothelioma
Occupations that deal with asbestos and which are often associated with the onset of mesothelioma later in life are as follows:
| •Insulators |
•Pipe Fitters |
•Plumbers |
| •Electricians |
•Painters |
•Plasters |
| •Crane Operators |
•Floor Coverers |
•Pot Tenders |
| •Welders |
•Paper Mill Workers |
•Custodians |
| •Steam Fitters |
•Tile Setters |
•Aerospace |
| •Mechanic |
•Building Engineers |
•Demolition Crews |
| •Former US Navy Personnel |
•Packing/Gasket Manufactorin Workers |
•Protective Clothing Manufactoring |
| •Rubber Worker |
•Warehouse Worker |
•Home Improvement |
| •Hospital |
•Schools |
•Loading Docks |
| •Glass Factory Worker |
•Building Inspectors |
•Bulldozer Operator |
| •Manufacturing Workers |
•Excavating machine operators |
•Heavy Equipment Mechanics |
| •Job and Die setters |
•Contractors |
•Building Managers |
| •Mixing Operatives |
•Laborers |
•Sawyers |
| •Teachers |
•Tinsmiths |
•Weavers |
| •Hod Carriers |
•Excavators |
•Technicians |
Asbestos has been used in association with a number of occupations in addition
to those above. For instance, a number of former military personnel, particularly
naval, came into contact with asbestos during their service. Massive amounts
of asbestos were used in shipbuilding and commercial construction prior to
the mid-1970's. Anyone involved with those industries is at a higher risk for
developing an asbestos-related disease, including mesothelioma. Exposure may
have been direct or indirect, lengthy or brief. The typical exposure period
is lengthy, but some persons with short, indirect exposure to asbestos develop
mesothelioma. Mesothelioma can also occur from non-occupational exposure, as
evidenced by
manifestation of the disease in women whose exposure came from washing the
clothing of men (father, husband, son) who worked with, or araound, asbestos.
A unique feature of asbestos-related injuries is the long latency period between
exposure to asbestos and the onset of the injury or disease. For mesotheliomas,
the latency period is between 15 and 50 years, or more. That means that a person
could have been exposed to asbestos years ago, and develop mesothelioma today.
The average mesothelioma latency period is approximately 35 - 40 years.
According to the National Cancer Institute, approximately 3,000 new cases per
year of malignant mesothelioma are being reported in the United States, and
the
incidence appears to be increasing. The disease is three times more common
in men than in women. In men, the occurrence of mesothelioma is ten times higher
in men between the ages of 60-70 as compared to men between the ages of 30-40.
Occupational exposure to asbestos over the past fifty years in the United States
is calculated to have occurred in approximately eight million people.
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