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Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure Objective: Provide a brief overview of the hazards associated with asbestos exposure SLIDE #1 (Tray 1-1): Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #2 (Tray 1-2): Magnification of asbestos fibers 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestos Exposure Can Cause: Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 Asbestos Exposure Can Cause: Asbestosis Mesothelioma Lung cancer Other types of cancer SLIDE #3 (Tray 1-3): Asbestos exposure can cause: ■ Asbestosis ■ Mesothelioma ■ Lung cancer ■ Other types of cancer 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 ASBESTOSIS SLIDE #4 (Tray 1-4): ASBESTOSIS 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 Alveoli SLIDE #5 (Tray 1-5): Body and lungs, with close-up of Alveoli 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #6 (Tray 1-6): Normal alveoli and scarred alveoli Normal Air Sacs Scarred Air Sacs 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #7 (Tray 1-7): X-ray of lungs w/early damage 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #8 (Tray 1-8): X-ray of greater lung damage, particularly on lower right. Note: Skip the next slide in the tray as it is a duplicate of this one. Slide #9 in this script will be slide #10 in the tray. 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #9 (Tray 1-10): X-ray of major lung damage 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 Lung Cancer Cancer of the Esophagus Stomach Cancer Rectum Cancer SLIDE #10 (Tray 1-11): Lung Cancer, Cancer of the Esophagus, Stomach Cancer, Cancer of the Large Intestine, Rectum Cancer Cancer of the Large Intestine 5/19/02 CPWR

Warning Signs of Lung Cancer Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 Warning Signs of Lung Cancer Coughing up blood Sudden weight loss Fatigue SLIDE #11 (Tray 1-12): Warning signs of lung cancer; Coughing up blood, sudden weight loss, fatigue 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #12 (Tray 1-13): A cigarette being put out in an ash tray 5/19/02 CPWR

Warning Signs of Digestive Cancer Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 Warning Signs of Digestive Cancer Blood in stool Sudden weight loss Fatigue Change in bowel habits SLIDE #13 (Tray 1-14): Warning signs of digestive cancer; blood in stool, sudden weight loss, fatigue, change in bowel habits 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #14 (Tray 1-15): Mesothelioma Mesothelioma 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #15 (Tray 1-16): Body illustration the PLEURA (lung sac) and the PERITONEUM (GI sac) 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #16 (Tray 1-17): X-ray showing damage to the pleura 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 SLIDE #17 (Tray 1-18): An abdominal cancer 5/19/02 CPWR

Warning Signs of Peritoneal Mesothelioma Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 Warning Signs of Peritoneal Mesothelioma Pain and Swelling Abdomen Weight Loss Fatigue SLIDE #18 (Tray 1-19): Warning signs of Peritoneal Mesothelioma: Pain and swelling abdomen, weight loss, fatigue 5/19/02 CPWR

Asbestor Worker Course 5/19/02 Mesothelioma seems to develop twice as quickly, as other asbestos-related diseases, once it is found SLIDE #19 (Tray 1-20): Mesothelioma seems to develop twice as quickly, as other asbestos related diseases, once it is found. Note: Its latency period actually appears to be a bit longer than the other asbestos-related cancers; however, once it is diagnosed, its development or spread is rapid. 5/19/02 CPWR