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 [...]
Mail this post Asbestos was used in the building and construction industries for the better part of the twentieth century because of its value as an insulation material. Many building materials were made with asbestos to help keep heat and cool air inside of dwellings. Pipes and furnaces were wrapped in it to prevent adjacent rooms from overheating. [...]
Mail this post 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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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 [...]
Mail this post There is some evidence that family members of workers heavily exposed to asbestos face an increased risk of developing mesothelioma. This risk is thought to result from exposure to asbestos fibers brought into the home on the shoes, clothing, skin, and hair of workers. How High is the Risk for Cancer?
Not all workers [...]
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Pleural mesothelioma diagnosis is typically met with the striking news that a patient has less than a year or two to live. Early diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma can increase the likelihood of effective treatment. Identifying a level of protein from a specific gene might just be the key to early mesothelioma treatment. Pleural mesothelioma [...]
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