19 Comment(s)

1. On Dec 30, 2009, davidsnoodles said:

   Asbestos has been shown to be carcinogenic, or to cause cancer, so it might be that because he worked in an environment containing asbestos, he could have formed cancer from that exposure.

2. On Dec 31, 2009, ucla bruin fan! said:

   No its a material that cannot be processed or expelled by the body.

3. On Jan 3, 2010, rushmore223 said:

   I am very sorry for your loss.

   I believe it is called Mesothelioma. Hope I have the spelling right.

4. On Jan 5, 2010, Barrowboy said:

   I think it has to be recorded on the Death Certificate if it was caused by asbestos. What did it say on the D.C?

5. On Jan 6, 2010, andrew said:

   This is caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. It is not cancer.

   The disease process of asbestosis is not yet fully understood. It appears that asbestos fibers in the lungs cause irritation and inflammation. The body tries to neutralize these fibers in various ways, and this process leads to further inflammation and cell damage. A fibrosis or scar tissue develops in the area around the small airways and air sacs. The thickening and scarring prevents oxygen and carbon dioxide from traveling between the air sacs and the blood cells, thus breathing becomes less efficient

6. On Jan 6, 2010, super_santa_kick said:

   yes asbestos can cause cancer but you have to take in all the possiblities of his diet his protection in the enviroment history and a few otherthings before he was diognosed with cancer to be sure on what could have cause this fatal disease

7. On Jan 7, 2010, Margaret said:

   Asbestos is very dangerous to work with, you have to wear special clothing and a mask etc to work with the stuff.It must be disposed of by professionals who know what they are doing………very dangerous indeed…………

8. On Jan 8, 2010, Margaret P said:

   Asbestos expsoure can cause a cancer by the name of Mesothelioma. It is a cancer that appears in the lungs. 99% percent of the time, this cancer is caused by asbestos. I am a respiratory therapist and studied this in school.
   Sorry that your father had to suffer through that.
   God bless.

9. On Jan 9, 2010, zeffiro said:

   I am sorry for your loss.
   Asbestosis can cause a lounge cancer.

   Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory medical condition affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs. It occurs after long-term, heavy exposure to asbestos, e.g. in mining, and is therefore regarded as an occupational lung disease. Sufferers have severe dyspnea (shortness of breath) and are at an increased risk regarding several different types of lung cancer.
   As clear explanations are not always stressed in non-technical literature, care should be taken to distinguish between several forms of relevant diseases. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), these may defined as; asbestosis (the subject of this article), lung cancer, and mesothelioma (generally a very rare form of cancer, but increasing in frequency as people exposed to asbestos age).

10. On Jan 10, 2010, Crissie said:

    so sorry for your loss, i work for a solicitors and do get asbestosis claims if you want some more info go onto:

    and if you want to make a claim go onto:

11. On Jan 12, 2010, Chris said:

    It’s hard to determine exactly what would have caused your father’s cancer, but the fact that he did work around Asbestos(I assume heavily), and that he had traces in his lungs is a very strong indicator that it was, at the least, a major contributor to his cancer.

    Unfortunately, I did not know him, or his lifestyle, so there could be other factors, such as genetics and habits such as smoking, that caused this. My condolences.

12. On Jan 15, 2010, artiststree said:

    Asbestosis is a chronic inflammatory medical condition affecting the parenchymal tissue of the lungs.

13. On Jan 16, 2010, budgie said:

    I’m very sorry for your loss. Asbestos is a substance which was widely used for various buildings and things. It was proved to be a major contributor to cancer of the lungs. If your fathers death certificate or postmortem report showed that asbestos could have been a factor in his death then try this website –
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    For more information try typing asbestos into a search engine it will tell you much more.

14. On Jan 18, 2010, mac said:

    Absolutely–the asbestos particles deposited in his lungs and caused cancer—get a good attorney…..it’s just like the coal miners with lung cancer. Good luck to you and I’m sorry for your loss—and by the way—go to the hospitals — all of the places your father had xrays of his chest within the last 10 years -especially if there were any BEFORE he started working there–and get all the records—once you get a lawyer and they contact the hospitals–the xrays will mysteriously disappear.

15. On Jan 21, 2010, laplandfan said:

    Firstly I am so very sorry to hear of your Dads death.
    As a nurse I have nursed a few that have had what is believed to be Asbestos related cancer.
    There is much research that believes that Asbestos can indeed cause problems in the lungs and indeed cancer.
    Many people are also claiming compensation owing to working in Asbestos related environments (in the past) as they now have asbestos related illnesses. Before the 80’s it was not recognised the dangers of working with asbestos and at the time they had no protection from it. The deposits of asbestos would stick to their lungs and over time and years cause asbestos related illnesses.
    I do not want to raise your hopes but you may be able to claim compensation if his death was owing to asbestos related illness.
    mesothelioma( cannot spell it sorry) is also another chest related asbestos cancer.

16. On Jan 23, 2010, Kainoa said:

    Of course, it’s been shown to be a carcinogen.

17. On Jan 23, 2010, Stevie(Bright Spark) said:

    The way they can tell if it was caused by asbestos is in the formation of the tumour, my mum died of this aged 70, 52 years after working in an office of CAPE BOARDS when she was 18 years old. This was being discussed recently as these companies bring in new ways to pay compensation.

18. On Jan 26, 2010, intelligentbutdizzy said:

    Sorry to hear about your loss.

    Asbestos can cause cancer. Lung cancer can be caused by asbestos but also by other things. If your dad smoked then the chances of his contracting cancer through asbestos exposure would be greatly increased because smoking would have initially impaired his lung function.

19. On Jan 26, 2010, Bren said:

    there are different types of lung cancer caused by asbestos. mesolthilioma is one and is cancer of the lining around the lung. if asbestos caused his death u can get compensation. even tho it was in the 1950s he was exposed and he died in 2001 we got money from the industrial injuries board. no amount of money can make up for losing someone u love but at least it may help make yr mums life easier and he would be happy to know she is ok financially.