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Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure

Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure. Objective: Provide a brief overview of the hazards associated with asbestos exposure. Asbestos Exposure Can Cause:. Asbestosis Mesothelioma Lung cancer Other types of cancer. ASBESTOSIS. Alveoli. Normal Air Sacs Scarred Air Sacs.

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Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure

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  1. Health Effectsof Asbestos Exposure Objective: Provide a brief overview of the hazards associated with asbestos exposure

  2. Asbestos ExposureCan Cause: • Asbestosis • Mesothelioma • Lung cancer • Other types of cancer

  3. ASBESTOSIS

  4. Alveoli

  5. Normal Air Sacs Scarred Air Sacs

  6. Lung Cancer Cancer of the Esophagus Stomach Cancer Rectum Cancer Cancer of the Large Intestine

  7. Warning Signsof Lung Cancer • Coughing up blood • Sudden weight loss • Fatigue

  8. Warning Signs ofDigestive Cancer • Blood in stool • Sudden weight loss • Fatigue • Change in bowel habits

  9. Mesothelioma

  10. Warning Signs ofPeritoneal Mesothelioma • Pain and Swelling Abdomen • Weight Loss • Fatigue

  11. Mesothelioma seems to develop twice as quickly,as other asbestos-related diseases, once it is found

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