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- What is asbestosis?
- Symptoms of asbestosis
- Causes of asbestosis
- Prevention of asbestosis
- Risk factors for asbestosis
- Complications of asbestosis
- When to see a doctor about asbestosis
- Diagnosis of asbestosis
- Conventional treatment of asbestosis
- Alternative/complementary treatment of asbestosis
- Living with asbestosis
- Caring for someone with asbestosis
There are some well-known risk factors associated with the development of asbestosis:
- Asbestos in the home - many buildings, prior to 1977, were insulated with asbestos and if the asbestos fibres were disturbed in some way (renovation work, part of the structure accidentally coming apart), then there would be a risk of inhaling the asbestos fibres and developing asbestos at some point in the future
- Asbestos workers - people who work with asbestos (and it is still in some use today), have a risk of developing asbestosis, but with tighter regulations about protective clothing when handling this material, this risk should be quite minimal
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- Chrysotile workers - there is a new material which has been manufactured, which is a supposed to be a more tightly bound material and less likely to degenerate, but it is still made of asbestos, so the risk of exposure still exists and care should be taken when handling this material
- Smoking cigarettes - research shows that smoking cigarettes increases the risk of developing asbestosis, due to the damage to the lungs that smoking causes, which makes them more likely to succumb to damage from the asbestos fibres
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< 4: prevention 6: complications > Last reviewed: 27 October 2007 || Last updated: 15 March 2009
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Disclaimer: This guide is not intended to be used for diagnostic or prescriptive purposes. For any treatment or diagnosis of illness, please see your doctor.
