Short of a biopsy (or an autopsy), the normal way that asbestosis, or pleural mesothelioma, is discovered is through differential diagnosis---a background of known exposure in conjunction with ruling out other possibilities. The actor Steve McQueen was a heavy cigarette smoker until he came down with a persistent cough which turned out to be lung cancer. It was suggested that the condition was the result of the asbestos in the flame retardant clothing he had worn while filming a movie about car racing. The maker of the clothing was able to demonstrate that the clothing in question had never contained asbestos, but it sort of makes my point. A lifetime of heavy tobacco smoking and a short period of wearing clothing supposedly containing asbestos results in a diagnosis of asbestos related lung cancer. Likewise, I suggest that a person who "took all the precautions" in doing asbestos abatement would be diagnosed with asbestosis because, being involved with asbestos, no other diagnosis would even be considered. Think about it. The protective measures are uncomplicated and well proven, while asbestos is only hazardous, not magic. But by all means a person should be careful dealing with asbestos, or any hazardous substance. Because, remember, if you smoke thirty cigarettes a day for forty years, and once you removed some asbestos wrapped ductwork while wearing only a dust mask instead of a respirator, if you come down with lung cancer, it's going to be because of the asbestos.
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Today's Featured Article - Madison's County - by Anthony West. Philip Madison has been a good friend of mine for quite some time. He has patiently suffered my incessant chit chat on the subject of tractors for longer than I care to remember, and on many occasions he has put himself out, dropped what ever it was he was doing, to come and lend a hand cranking handles, or loading a find onto a trailer. Although he himself has never actually owned or restored a tractor, he was always enthusiastic and always around helping with other peoples projects.
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