Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that comes from the exposure to asbestos. This disease is very expensive for patients who logically want to extend their lifetime. These costs take place in the diagnosis, treatment, surgery, traveling and more. Since this, there has emerged a considerable amount of charity foundations, that work with the goal of helping in different ways to those affected. Likewise, there also several law firms working in order to ensure that patients get proper compensation from the companies that exposed in one way or another to affected people.
This is an expensive disease mainly because of the numerous studies that have to be made in order of knowing in which stage is and how much has spread. Other reason why Mesothelioma is deeply expensive is because there are only few centers capable of giving a …show more content…
It must be said that these companies were aware of the risk that this mineral had, but they kept (even now they still keep) using it due to its characteristics. The law firms job is advanced because even if the person does not know where was exposed they start a research. This compensation is usually useful for patients in order to finish completely with their treatments and sometimes is even bigger and helps to ensure the family future.
In conclusion, even though Mesothelioma is an expensive disease due to several factors, there are also several ways to cut down these expenses by seeking for appropriate help. Foundations can give assistance on how to cope with this disease, and also could give the patient a place to live while the treatment is taking place. Meanwhile, law firms can help the patient obtain a proper compensation from the companies or the place they were exposed to asbestos that led to them developing