Mesothelioma often arrives like a letter postmarked in the 1970s that doesn’t hit the mailbox until the 2020s. That “long latency” isn’t a coincidence or a paperwork glitch—it’s baked into the biology of asbestos fibers and the slow, cumulative way they injure tissues over time. Understanding why the disease takes decades to surface isn’t just […]
Month: August 2025
From Exposure to Diagnosis: Building a Reliable Asbestos History
A trustworthy asbestos history is the backbone of good mesothelioma care and any related legal claim. It links a person’s current disease to past exposures that may have happened decades earlier, often across multiple jobs, homes, and life stages. Done well, it gives clinicians what they need to diagnose confidently and plan treatment, and it […]
Dangers of Asbestos
Asbestos was once woven into the bones of modern life—insulation, floor tiles, brake pads, shipyards—because its fibers resist heat and wear. We now know those same fibers can pierce the lungs’ delicate architecture and stay there for decades, triggering scarring, chronic inflammation, and cancers including mesothelioma, a highly aggressive tumor of the linings around the […]