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Asbestos exposure
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A 41-year old asked:
What are the symptoms of asbestos exposure?
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A 35-year old asked:
How much asbestos exposure will make you sick?
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A 45-year old asked:
What do you recommend if i had asbestos exposure!?
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A 40-year old asked:
What types of conditions should make me worried about asbestos exposure?
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A 31-year old female asked:
My dad did renos in our home in the 80's. how concerned should I be of asbestos exposure? I was only a child at the time. Home was built in 1958.
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A 32-year old female asked:
Growing up my dad worked in an automobile repair shop.Didnt change breaks often at all but am at risk of asbestos exposure from him bringing it home?
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A 39-year old male asked:
I worked as an electrician for about 6 years. The vast majority of it was in new construction, however some of it was in old homes. Attics, crawl spaces, etc. Could I be at risk for health problems considering the possibility of asbestos exposure?
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A 24-year old male asked:
If a chip from my popcorn wall is broken off does that create constant asbestos exposure or just a quick one time release of asbestos fibers?
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A 45-year old male asked:
Pef66% have trouble taking a deep breath. Previous asbestos exposure 2013 for 30min. Asbestosis? ILD? OLD? Other? Concerned! Thoughts?
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A 25-year old male asked:
OSHA claims people can develop mesothelioma from just a few days of asbestos exposure. Most doctors say 20+ years at high levels. Which is correct?
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A 32-year old male asked:
I recently left my job as a project manager of an abatement company. I assume I had numerous encounters of asbestos exposures (Maybe 5 minutes at a time for a dozen or two times through 5 years). I have anxiety about it now. How worried should I be?
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A 43-year old male asked:
Can asbestos exposure impact the digestive sys.. I was xposed 3mo ago briefly and now I have a lot of belching/ burning/ chest pain all after exposre.
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A 24-year old male asked:
Worried about potential asbestos exposure from partially collapsed roof, under 30 mins whilst exploring abandoned building at 17 yrs age. What's the risk? My grandad died from what we believe was asbestos exposure, so I'm very shaken?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Can asbestos exposure cause thyroid cancer?
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A 39-year old asked:
Does asbestos exposure always lead to lung cancer?
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A member asked:
Can asbestos exposure cause or contribute to copd, how are tobacco use and ptsd connected? This is for my late husband and a benefits claim
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A 47-year old asked:
Can asbestos exposure be associated with strep throat?
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A 56-year old female asked about a 59-year old male:
Best noninvasive test for mesothelioma. Asbestos exposure daily for a year in 1980. Dry cough and some sob on exertion. Think CT negative. Worried?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Do host characteristics, diet, smoking status determine weather someone who has asbestos/silica dust exposure will develop malignant, benign, or no disease? Does amount of exposure or characteristics above play a role in latency, morbidity or type?
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A 51-year old asked:
What happens with exposure to asbestos?
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A 27-year old asked:
What does minor exposure to asbestos mean?
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A 44-year old asked:
Should I be worried about exposure to asbestos while i'm at work?
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A 53-year old male asked:
I had exposure to asbestos during renovation to my apartment which took 4 months during the day i would to work. i am really worried to death about ex?
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A 25-year old male asked:
I was outside on decking in a garden that had asbestos under it, is there a risk of exposure ? The asbestos has been untouched for years ?
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A 80-year old female asked:
Could bronchiectasis been caused by exposure to asbestos?
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A 23-year old male asked:
Can a single exposure to asbestos make you sick in the long run?
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A 19-year old male asked:
How many exposures to asbestos does it take for it to be harmful enough to cause cancer? 1 exposure years ago probably wouldn't cause any ill effect
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A 44-year old asked:
Can exposure to asbestos cause thyroid disease?
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A 28-year old asked:
Can lung nodules be caused by exposure to asbestos?
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A male asked:
Can calcified granuloma be caused by exposure to asbestos? 6 nodules ranging in size from .3 to .6 cm. Exposure over period of 18mos.
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