There are many symptoms of asbestos exposure. When asbestos fibers enter the lungs, they can become stuck in the lungs, leading to very serious health conditions like mesothelioma. Several different types of mesothelioma exist, including pleural mesothelioma, a type of cancer found in the chest, peritoneal mesothelioma, an abdominal cancer and pericardial mesothelioma, a form of cancer affecting the cells lining the heart. Read more