It takes decades, somewhere between 20 to 30 years, before mesothelioma or any asbestos-related cancer develops. This is because it takes time before the asbestos fiber to really cause damage in the lungs, the abdominal cavity or any parts of the body where there is a large presence of asbestos fiber. Thus, people, usually men, who have worked in settings like shipyards, industrial plants and construction sites only find that they have cancer after ten or twenty years of waiting. Worst comes to worst, they do not even discover their sickness at all, until several days before they die.Once you have contracted mesothelioma or any asbestos-related disease, it is best to seek professional advice on how to fairly compensate the damages, and injuries that you incur with regards to exposure....