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Mesothelioma may take years or decades to develop after asbestos exposure, which can complicate diagnosis. Asbestos workers should be aware of their lung health and seek treatments for lung and chest symptoms. The most common form of mesothelioma affects the pleura, the protective lining that surrounds the lungs. When microscopic asbestos fibers are inhaled, they …
While most people think of mesothelioma as a form of lung cancer, it’s important to be aware that it can also appear in the lining around the abdomen and the lining around the heart. Neither one of these kinds of mesothelioma are very treatable, and the prognosis is poorer for people who are diagnosed with …
The idea of mesothelioma sounds scary, and a lot of people hear and fear the term, but they don’t know what the disease really is or how a person gets it. If you have never been exposed to asbestos, you should certainly stop worrying about contracting mesothelioma, because the disease is linked to asbestos exposure. …
There is nothing easy about discovering the existence of cancer in your body. Perhaps nothing can describe the way you might feel as the doctor describes to you the discovery made. What comes next, however, can be devastating. A prognosis is an educated estimate on the outcome of a particular illness. Usually, cancer prognoses are …
A diagnosis of Mesothelioma can be a very frightening thing, but one of the first things that most people want to know once they get over the initial shock is what kinds of treatment options they have. They intend to fight their disease, rather than just let it take them over, and that’s a great …
Recently, I was watching television on a Sunday afternoon and I stumbled upon a television program that was highlighting the effects of mineral called asbestos. The program talked about the various uses of asbestos in construction; however, what the program focused exclusively on was the fact that when disturbed asbestos can wreck much havoc. The …
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer. It attacks the lining around the lungs – the pleura – and is often termed a ‘pleural cancer.’ Other people just call it lung cancer. It comes from exposure to asbestos. In the past, people didn’t know that asbestos was dangerous, so they used it for insulation in homes, …
Many cancer cases require surgery to remove portions of the tumor. In instances of more advanced or aggressive forms of the disease, the affected organ may also need to be removed in whole or in part (e.g. mastectomy in breast cancer cases, excision of an affected testicle). The removal of affected tissue and the potential …
Carcinogenesis is defined as the process of cancer growth. Specifically, the term refers to the process by which normal cells in the body mutate into cancer cells. In order for carcinogenesis to occur, damages in healthy cell DNA must occur. For this reason, carcinogenesis is often tied to genetics. However, exposure to certain chemicals and …
Veterans often develop cancer as a result of exposure to hazardous materials – even when the exposure happened decades ago. The herbicide Agent Orange was used in Vietnam and it is acknowledged to cause prostate and respiratory cancers. The Department of Veterans Affairs even states that any respiratory cancer in a veterans known to have …