Asbestos Exposure in North Carolina
- Albany Felt Company
- Alcan
- Alco - American Locomotive
- Alcoa
- Bausch & Lomb
- Beech Nut
- Bethlehem Steel
- Blue Circle Cement
- Borg-Warner
- Bristol-Myers
- Brooklyn Navy Yard
- Carborundum Company
- Carrier Corporation
- Chevrolet
- Ciba Geigy-Hercules
- Columbian Rope Company
- Domino Sugar
- Eastman Kodak
- Fairchild Republic
- Garlock
- General Electric - Auburn
- General Electric - Fort Edward
- General Electric - Hornell
- General Electric - Hudson Falls
- General Electric - Waterford
- General Foods
- General Motors
- GM - Tonawanda Engine
- Honeywell
- IBM - Hopewell Junction
- IBM - Kingston
- IBM - Owego
- IBM - Poughkeepsie
- IBM - Yorktown
- International Paper
- International Wire
- Kraft Foods
- Lockheed Martin
- Nabisco
- Nestle
- Northrop Grumman
- Occidental Chemical
- Revere Copper
- Revere Smelting
- Reynolds Metal Company
- Seneca Army Depot
- Stauffer Chemical
- Union Fork & Hoe
- Wabash Alloys
- Wyeth-Ayerst
- Xerox
Cities in North Carolina
Mesothelioma is a serious cancer that occurs in individuals exposed to asbestos. The disease has a long latency (inactive) period of anywhere between 15 - 50 years. While a rare disorder in the general population, mesothelioma is not rare among individuals exposed to asbestos (at risk occupations). There are two to three thousand new diagnoses of mesothelioma every year.
While there is currently no known cure for mesothelioma, medical researchers and scientists around the country are working with patients through clinical trials to develop innovative and improved treatments. If you, or a family member, have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, one of the most important steps you can make is to contact medical professionals who are trained in and experienced with the latest mesothelioma treatments.
Most mesothelioma victims were exposed to asbestos in the workplace and were never told of its dangers or given proper protective gear. The great tragedy of mesothelioma is that it was preventable. Many of the corporations that manufactured and profited from the sale of asbestos-containing products were aware of the hazards of asbestos. These companies did not warn of the risks or protect workers. It is their legal duty to know about about their products, to test them for any potential hazards. If a potential hazard does exist, the company has a responsibility to warn workers of the hazards. In many cases, they hid the knowledge they had in order to protect themselves from liability or having to find a new business model. The result is that many workers have unnecessarily developed mesothelioma.
