Site Map: Asbestos Diseases, Asbestos Exposure, Resources

Asbestos Network Site Map

The Asbestos Network will help you learn more about asbestos exposure, the different types of asbestos, asbestos diseases, and worker safety issues. You can also find resources such as support groups for asbestos victims and a list of medical centers. Use the site map below to locate the information you need.

Asbestos Network Home Page

Overview of asbestos diseases, asbestos resources, and jobs with high asbestos exposure risk.

Asbestos Defined

Description of asbestos fiber types and products.

Types of Asbestos Fibers
Describes common asbestos fibers and mineral families.
History of Asbestos Use
Asbestos use from ancient times to present.
History of Asbestos Health Effects
How companies concealed medical problems caused by asbestos.
Asbestos Products
Types of consumer and commercial products containing asbestos.

Asbestos Exposure Risks

Explains asbestos exposure risk factors, latency period for asbestos diseases, and secondhand asbestos exposure.

Asbestos Exposure Risks
Risk factors for developing asbestos diseases.
Occupational Hazards: Asbestos Exposure on the Job
Lists industries with high asbestos exposure risk.
Construction
Asbestos exposure of insulators, electricians, and other construction workers.
Ships
History of asbestos disease in shipyard workers and sailors.
Railroads
Asbestos brakes and insulation in railway cars.
Automotive
Asbestos in auto brakes and auto repair shops.
Firefighters
Asbestos exposure from burning and damaged building materials.
Teachers
Teachers may be exposed to asbestos dust in the classroom from worn, damaged or disturbed building materials.
Mining
Asbestos contamination of talc and vermiculite mines.
Unions
Discusses the unions' fight to reduce asbestos exposure hazards.
Worker Safety
Discusses construction and asbestos abatement standards, and why there is no safe level of asbestos exposure.
OSHA Asbestos Violations
Asbestos laws concerning schools.
Consumer Products Containing Asbestos
Asbestos in small appliances and other household products.
Asbestos in the Home
Discusses asbestos in tiles, pipe, roofing, and other products and how to avoid asbestos exposure in your home.
Public Places
Asbestos in schools, roads, and buildings.
Asbestos Exposure in Schools
Asbestos laws concerning schools.
Roads Surfaced with Asbestos
Asbestos in serpentine soil and in roads.
Smoking and Asbestos
How smoking increases the chances of developing asbestos diseases.

Health Issues

Discusses diagnosis and treatment of mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and asbestosis.

Asbestosis
Describes how asbestosis progresses; also discusses asbestos pleural disease.
Asbestosis Diagnosis
Discusses the development of asbestosis; detection of symptoms.
Asbestosis Treatment
Ways to lessen the pain of asbestosis, which is an incurable disease.
Asbestos Lung Cancer
How asbestos lung cancer develops.
Asbestos Lung Cancer Diagnosis
Biopsy and imaging techniques to detect asbestos lung cancer.
Asbestos Lung Cancer Treatment
Improving the life of the asbestos lung cancer patient through surgery, chemotherapy, and other methods.
Mesothelioma
Describes mesothelioma and how it develops.
Mesothelioma Diagnosis
The use of imaging and tissue sampling to detect mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma Treatment
Mesothelioma surgery, chemotherapy, radiation, and other techniques.

Tools and Resources

Information and medical help for patients with asbestos diseases.

Medical Centers
Medical centers treating mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and other asbestos diseases.
Asbestos Support Groups
Mesothelioma and cancer support groups for patients and their families.
Glossary
Medical terms concerning mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and other cancers.
Asbestos Bankruptcy
Bankruptcies of companies manufacturing asbestos products.
Asbestos Web Links
Links to information about asbestos exposure, asbestos fiber types, and asbestos diseases.

Asbestos News

Legal, legislative, and medical news of interest to asbestos victims and their families.

Legal
Includes news about lawsuits by mesothelioma and asbestos lung cancer victims.
Legislative
Legislation concerning asbestos products, asbestos exposure, and asbestos claims.
Medical
Medical research about mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer, and asbestosis.

About Brayton Purcell

Describes our legal staff and our firm’s philosophy.

About the Firm: Our Asbestos Attorneys and Staff
Our law firm goals and philosophy; how we help injured asbestos workers and their families.
Contacting an Asbestos Lawyer
Firm locations and other contact information.
Request Information
Online form to request information about your asbestos case.
E–mail
Send direct e–mail to Brayton Purcell.
Disclaimer
Explains our privacy policy and how our asbestos web site should be used.
Privacy Policy
Explains our current privacy policy.
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