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| Mesothelioma Facts and Figures |
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- Medical journals chronicle the first asbestos-related
death in 1924.
- Worldwide, over 10,000 new cases of mesothelioma are
reported each year. Approximately 3,000 new cases are
reported each year in the U.S. alone.
- The first asbestos injury lawsuit was filed December 10,
1966 in Beaumont, Texas against Johns-Manville, Fibreboard,
Owens Corning Fibreglas and several other manufacturers.
- Over half a million asbestos and mesothelioma injury
claims have been filed to date. Over 50,000 were filed in
1998 alone.
- Compensation varies significantly with the average case
settling between $750,000 and $8 million.
- One study estimated that 3,000 different types of
commercial products contained asbestos.
- Asbestos is not only found in the workplace. It may
still be found in 10-15% of schools (about 110,000)
throughout America. The asbestos fibers have also been known
to be picked up through clothing or other articles.
- After exposure to the airborne fibers, the risk of lung
cancer is 7 times greater than that of the general
population.
- Smokers who are exposed to asbestos have a risk 50-90
times greater than the general population of experiencing
lung cancer.
- By the year 2030 there are estimates that asbestos will
have caused 60,000 instances of mesothelioma and around
250,000 other cancers that result in death.
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