Mesothelioma

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Between Kindergarten and 2nd grade (I’m in my 1st yr of college now) I was in a school that had asbestos ceiling panels/insulation as well as those cancer-causing PCB fluorescent lights. Honestly, what are my odds of contracting something nasty like Mesothelioma? Granted, I know the asbestos was undisturbed, but still, what are the odds? And please tell me how certain you are of them.
Thank you.
BTW the school district was sued for its endangerment of youth back in the mid 90’s, and cleaned up its act since.

mesotheliomatreatmentoptions.org Recent reports in the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada have indicated that the annual number of mesothelioma deaths is increasing. Mesothelioma is a rare but deadly form of lung cancer related to asbestos exposure. Exposure is often result of working in an industry, such as the insulation or automotive, which uses asbestos in manufacture or production. Because mesothelioma usually manifests 20 to 40 years after the first exposure, many reported cases derive from asbestos exposure that occurred in the 1960s and 1970s. According to calculations by the Center for Disease Control, mesothelioma deaths are expected to peak around 2010 in the United States whereas in the United Kingdom, the Health and Safety Executive predicted mesothelioma cases would continue to rise until 2016. The Canadian government reported mesothelioma cases shot up 67 percent in the last 15 years. Males are more likely to develop mesothelioma, although expects predict the number of mesothelioma cases involving females will increase as well. In some areas, mesothelioma cases have almost doubled, suggesting the increase is due to a legacy of asbestos exposure from the 1960s. Once diagnosed, cancer patients have a grim prognosis, many only living for a few months.mesotheliomamesothelioma lawsuitmesothelioma lawyerasbestosasbestosiscancer