If you or a loved one were diagnosed with lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos, you may be entitled to recover compensation from an asbestos lung cancer lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of asbestos injury attorneys and class action lawyers is investigating potential lawsuit and settlement claims of individuals who were diagnosed with lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos.
Lung cancer is a form of cancer that begins in the lung when abnormal cells in the lung grow out of control. It is one of the most common and deadly types of cancer in the U.S., with more than 236,000 lung cancer diagnoses and more than 130,000 lung cancer deaths, each year.
According to various studies, the risk of developing lung cancer increases with increased asbestos exposure. According to the Environmental Working Group, it is estimated that there are more than 8,500 asbestos-related lung cancer deaths in the U.S. each year.
Lung Cancer Asbestos Lawsuit & Settlement Claims
Asbestos lung cancer lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who were exposed to asbestos and were subsequently diagnosed with lung cancer:
- Lung cancer
- Non-small cell lung cancer
- Adenocarcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Large cell carcinoma
- Small cell lung cancer
- Other asbestos-related disease
There are two basic types of lung cancer: small cell lung cancer and non-small cell lung cancer (which includes squamous cell carcinoma, adenocarcinoma and large cell carcinoma).
Although exposure to asbestos can also cause malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer and mesothelioma are different diseases. Lung cancer develops in the lungs themselves while mesothelioma develops in the pleural lining of the lungs or in other parts of the body.
Lung Cancer Symptoms
Signs and symptoms of lung cancer may include:
- Coughing up blood
- Dyspnea
- Frequent lung infections
- Frequent Bronchitis
- Chest pain
- Cough that won’t go away
- Shortness of breath
- Wheezing
- Weight loss
- Headaches
- Fatigue
- Bone pain
- Hemoptysis (spitting of blood)
- Loss of appetite
- Fluid in the chest (pleural effusion)
- Metastisis (cancer spreading to other parts of body)
- Other lung cancer symptoms
Asbestos-related lung cancers can take 10 to 35 years or more to develop from the first exposure to asbestos fibers and dusts.
If you or someone you love were diagnosed with lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos, you may be entitled to compensation from an asbestos lung cancer lawsuit or settlement. Contact an injury lawyer to request a free case review.
Note: If you or a loved one used a recalled Philips C-PAP machine and were diagnosed with lung cancer, you may be also entitled to recover compensation from a cpap lung cancer lawsuit.
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