Clapper, Patti, Schweizer and Mason

Although the majority of asbestos products were banned in the late 70s by the Consumer Products Safety Commission, exposure from previous decades is just beginning to surface among many veterans. Many military installations designed for combat situations, and industries such as shipbuilding and construction, used asbestos products - in line piping, electrical fixtures, hull constructions, insulation, roofing tiles and more. Technicians who worked aboard naval vessels or other military installations most likely encountered asbestos on numerous occasions, Blackanthem Military News reports. Asbestos is most dangerous when fibers are disturbed and can be inhaled by workers and even carried home on clothing, endangering family members. Health effects related to inhaled asbestos fibers range from minor respiratory disease such as asbestosis to mesothelioma, a particularly painful and aggressive cancer that originates in the lining of the lung. The mesothelioma attorneys at Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason urge all veterans to obtain a lung checkup now during Lung Cancer Awareness Month. For more information log on to www.blackanthem.com.