My dad passed away on 16th May this year from secondary liver cancer (which was only diagnosed on 27th March 2006 after he was admitted to hospital after an 'abnormal liver scan' on 13th March). For 25 years he had worked at a local plastics factory (which makes castors etc for chairs) and when I looked up causes of liver cancer on the internet, it mentioned Vinyl Chloride was a potential cause, this was used at the factory my dad worked in. Has anyone else heard of this link to this particular cancer before?
2006-09-20 06:45:11 · 7 answers · asked by babycakes mummy 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Cancer
Well, many potential toxic substances have been linked to cancer, and because we didn't know about them in the past, unfortunately many people were inadvertently exposed to harmful things. Current OSHA laws are designed to protect workers, but these laws didn't exist many years ago.
Secondary liver cancer means that the cancer primarily started in another body part, and spread, or metastisized to the liver. The liver is a "filter" for the blood, so advanced cancer often spreads there.
You may want to give your dad's doctor a call and ask what she/he thinks. What was the primary cancer? Is there a known link between that type of cancer and PVC exposure? Did your dad actually work in an environment with significant exposure for a significant length of time without protection?
There are occupational medicine clinics that specifically work with such issues and risks.
good luck!
2006-09-20 06:58:59 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i feel very sorry for your loss, may he rest in peace. Yes different chemicals can cause liver cancer, the big thing is to prove that his was caused by this one chemical and then to prove that the source was his employment and nothing else. Unfortunately this is very hard to prove. If you talk to his doctor, they may call it idiopathic (unknown cause). Feel sorry for your loss again, good luck
2006-09-20 13:51:23 · answer #2 · answered by HK3738 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The liver was not the primary site of the cancer. If we knew where it developed we could better answer.
2006-09-20 14:57:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like you may have a case. Contact an injury attorney right away or wrongful death attorney. I do not know what the statue is on it but they can help with all that.
2006-09-20 13:53:27 · answer #4 · answered by Stephanie J 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sorry to har about your lose. But there are even medicines that cause and hurt the liver and kidneys read the warnings
2006-09-20 14:01:37 · answer #5 · answered by mike L 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't have an answer for you.
I am very sorry for your loss.
So many good people die from this terrible disease.
Again, I am sorry for your loss
2006-09-20 13:53:08 · answer #6 · answered by gobblygoo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No sorry...but i would say its sounds worth following up on.
2006-09-20 13:54:54 · answer #7 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋