4. Other Related Cancers (laryngeal cancer, esophageal cancer, gallbladder cancer, kidney cancer and throat cancer)
Laryngeal cancer is less common than other types of cancer, but there is still a relation between asbestos exposure and the disease, particularly in people with other risk factors such as smoking or drinking. Laryngeal cancer is diagnosed in about 13,500 people every year in the U.S., and 60 percent of them live longer than five years. Other cancers, which have increased risk due to asbestos, include esophageal cancer, gallbladder cancer, kidney cancer and throat cancer. Despite the fact that asbestos is not the only cause for the development of these cancers, exposure to it can increase the probability of developing them.
My husband was diagnosed with asbestosis last fall. Is there a prognosis from this? I once read that, once diagnosed, a ten year span of degenerative lung problems can be expected, ending with death. Have I more to look forward to or is this about it?
I worked for a asbestos company for 25years most in a works office. I had to walk through the works every day. I’ve recently been diagnosed with Broncichaosis could this have anything to do with where i worked.
I am a second generation asbestos victim..my father died of mesothelioma…I have pleural plaque in both lungs…and experiencing the bone on bone shoulder rubbing (as you called it)…I am seeing an orthopedic Dr. for the shoulder pain…but never connected it to asbestos until I saw this article…I would like to know more and show this to my Doctor…
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Corrected spelling of my name from previous comment…