Archive for the ‘Mesothelioma’ Category
Sunday, February 14th, 2010
Malignant pleural mesothelioma is the most typical form of mesothelioma, which is a cancer affecting the mesothelium. Only around 3k total mesothelioma cases are reported a year in the US and the pleural form accounts for three quarters of it. It has effects on the pleura, which is the lining that protects the lungs. The [...]
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Monday, February 1st, 2010
A group of fibrous minerals, referred to as asbestos, are used widely because of their durability, heat and fire-resistance and strength. Though still used in many ways, asbestos fibers have been found to cause serious illnesses including a rare and deadly cancer known as mesothelioma.
How Asbestos Causes Health Problems
The microscopic fibers of which asbestos is [...]
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Friday, June 12th, 2009
Naturally occurring and mined in open pits, asbestos, although very useful, is a serious health hazard if you breathe it in. Because of this, it is a good idea to take precautions when you encounter asbestos in your home or business, including asbestos removal. Historically, people working unprotected with asbestos are at the highest [...]
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Tuesday, May 12th, 2009
chemotherapy
Chemotherapy protocol is a concept familiar to cancer patients, but it remains totally unknown to people who do not have any direct or indirect contact with the disease.
For those of you unfamiliar with the concept, it is a list of procedures and characteristics that describe the aim, the means, the potential risks and complications [...]
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Malignant Mesothelioma disease is an uncommon, but no longer rare, cancer that is difficult to diagnose and poorly responsive to therapy. Malignant mesothelioma is the most serious of all asbestos-related diseases. A layer of specialized cells called mesothelial cells lines the chest cavity, abdominal cavity, and the cavity around the heart.
The mesothelium is a membrane [...]
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Friday, May 8th, 2009
Asbestos disease, mesothelioma cancers, lung cancers and asbestosis are the diseases caused because of asbestos exposure. Asbestos constitutes different naturally occurring fibrous minerals in some rocks and soil. It has found widespread use in industries and building materials such as fireproofing, roofing shingles, electric insulation, furnace, hot pipe covering, and friction products.
Recent studies have, however, [...]
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Friday, March 6th, 2009
The use of asbestos was a popular material that was used frequently in construction during the 1980’s and before. This was mostly due to the fact that asbestos was very resistant to heating and fire damage. It wasn’t until over time that the adverse side effects of asbestos began to become apparent. The most [...]
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Monday, February 9th, 2009
The lung diseases asbestosis and mesothelioma have been proven for decades to be a result of asbestos exposure. Yet, asbestos continues to be mined, and employers still fail to protect workers from the dangers of asbestos. Faint warnings to the public have been made barely audible, and a deadly global health epidemic is looming on [...]
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
What are Mesothelioma Cancers? Mesothelioma cancers are the cancers that spread in the mesothelium tissues. Mesothelium in general is the name of tissue that forms lining of different body organs such as heart, lungs, abdomen and reproductive organs. The lining around abdominal organs is known as peritoneal membrane. Lining around lungs is called pleural [...]
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
Mesothelioma and lung cancer aretwo types of asbestos cancer that can develop following exposure to asbestos fibres. These are malignant asbestos mesothelioma cancer, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, asbestos pleural thickening and asbestos pleural plaques, however, doctors who do not regularly diagnose asbestos disease can misdiagnose (or be slow to give a diagnosis) what the condition [...]
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