As asbestos-containing materials were ubiquitous on board ships, navy seamen are among those most at risk of developing the asbestos cancer mesothelioma. Learn more about naval exposure to asbetos and veterans’ mesothelioma rates here.

Mesothelioma, the rare cancer which is associated with asbestos exposure, could be a concern for workers at Electric Boat, and anyone who has worked at Electic Boat should find out more about asbestos and mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma may possibly be a concern for anyone who has worked at the Defoe Shipyard, as the machines used there contained asbestos. Exposure to asbestos, especially prolonged or repeated exposure, can lead to malignant pleural mesothelioma, which affects the lungs and chest.

The Alcoa Aluminum plant, like many plants around the nation, once contained high levels of asbestos, which has put its former workers at risk to contract mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer almost exclusively linked to asbestos exposure, which affects the lungs and chest.

Asbestos, an organic mineral that has been widely used in industrial and commercial processes because of its heat- and fire-resistant properties, can present a risk to millwrights who may have worked with it and developed mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare but aggressive cancer almost exclusively linked to prolonged asbestos exposure, affecting thousands of millwrights.