Soluble Mesothelin-Related Peptides

Asbestos is a heat- and fire-resistant insulating material that was widely used in construction, shipbuilding, and the automotive industry after 1945 through the 1970s. Workers breathed in the tiny fibers that comprise asbestos. Those fibers entered their pleura, the lining of the chest cavity and lung, and damaged its cells. Mesothelioma develops over a long period of between 15 and 40 years.  Research has also shown that family members and others living with workers exposed to asbestos are at an increased risk of developing mesothelioma.