Mesothelioma is an incurable asbestos cancer. This short film was produced to raise awareness of the issues around mesothelioma. It includes interviews with people who have the disease.
Mesothelioma is an incurable asbestos cancer. This short film was produced to raise awareness of the issues around mesothelioma. It includes interviews with people who have the disease.

Asbestos is a dangerous fibrous mineral that when inhaled can lead to fatal diseases and cancers such as mesothelioma. The symptoms of asbestos exposure seem to take years to surface, which makes diagnosis very difficult. To learn more about asbestos and mesothelioma, check out this Buzzle article.

The symptoms of asbestos exposure are very subtle in most cases. In fact, most people don't even begin to show asbestos exposure symptoms until 20 or 30 years after the initial inhalation. This makes it very difficult to make a proper diagnosis before it's too late. This article will expand further on this subject with some interesting info.