Tragically, mesothelioma is a form of cancer that can have an extremely long incubation period.
This means that people who have mesothelioma may have been exposed to asbestos many years ago. Furthermore, people who were exposed to asbestos at work may have brought home the fibers and passed them onto their families.
It oftentimes takes many years- even decades- for someone to show symptoms of sickness due to exposure to asbestos.
When a retiree is diagnosed with mesothelioma, it’s a sure sign that somewhere in their work history they were exposed to asbestos.
People who worked around asbestos may have also exposed their families to the fibers.
Those family members may also take decades to show symptoms of mesothelioma.
When people get sick with Mesothelioma or other asbestos-related illnesses, this means that airborne asbestos fibers and particulates were inhaled or ingested.
This is what ultimately leads to the development of the disease.
Mesothelioma is a dangerous form of cancer that is usually diagnosed when it’s already become late-stage.
Treatment for mesothelioma is physically demanding and financially challenging.
This is why it’s so important that people who’ve been sickened by asbestos exposure take the steps necessary to hold the companies who sickened them responsible and collect the compensation they need.
At The Gertler Law Firm, we were the first in Louisiana to win a judgment in a case linking mesothelioma to asbestos exposure. We’ve helped countless families confront this difficult diagnosis head-on in the decades since.
If you or your loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma in New Orleans, call us today at (504) 527-8767 for a free consultation with an experienced New Orleans mesothelioma lawyer.
