Asbestos was heavily used in construction products for most of the last century. While asbestos has been banned for most uses since the 1980s, many of those buildings still contain asbestos. An event such as a fire can cause the microscopic fibers that make up asbestos to release into the air where they can be inhaled by firefighters or residents. Exposure to asbestos has proven to result in a wide range of health conditions, including mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs, heart or abdomen. Asbestos.com offers a one-stop resource on all asbestos and mesothelioma-related issues ranging from occupational exposure to mesothelioma clinical trials.