ASBESTOSIS
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Asbestosis
This usually progresses slowly and can cause severe breathlessness. There is no known treatment to alter the progression of the disease. Asbestosis can take around 10 – 20 years from when you were first exposed to asbestos until it is detected.
There is usually a 10% chance of developing mesothelioma and a 20 – 50% chance of developing lung cancer (the commonest complication of asbestosis).
Smoking significantly increases your chances of developing lung cancer if you have asbestosis.
There are other conditions which can mimic asbestosis such as Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis or Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis (also known as bird fanciers lung), Carcoidosis or Rheumatoid Disease.
However the majority of people with asbestosis live with their disability all their lives and once it reaches a plateau it tends not to deteriorate further and they do not die from it.
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