Mesothelioma is a rare but very aggressive form of cancer and every year there are two to three thousand people are diagnosed. The number of new cases is projected to rise over the next ten years. There is only one known cause of cancer, and that exposure to asbestos.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous mineral that has been evaluated for its robustness, fire resistance and insulating properties. E 'during the first three quarters of the usedthe twentieth century. There were many types of products in this period with asbestos fibers, including cement, textiles and insulation products.
Mesothelioma attacks the membranes covering the lungs, abdomen and internal organs of the body. There are essentially three ways. The most common form is pleural mesothelioma. This type occurs when asbestos fibers, the cell membrane of the lung, known to penetrate the pleura.
The second most common type ofthis type of cancer is peritoneal mesothelioma of the peritoneum or membrane attack abdominal organs. The less common type of asbestos cancer and mesothelioma of the pericardium, the membrane of heart attacks or pericardium.
The treatment for this type of cancer is not a great success. Since the asbestos cancer is growing so rapidly, it is often not until the later stages of the disease, if the case is for the survival of patients diagnosed wrong. Treatmentsinclude surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy are often associated with the transaction. The ability to care for these treatments is low and the surgery and radiotherapy are often used to relieve pain and other symptoms may simply. A relatively new form of chemotherapy, as chemotherapy is heated, it shows some promise for peritoneal mesothelioma.
The chemotherapy drugs are heated and injected into the abdominal cavity, so thateasier for cancer cells to absorb the chemicals and be killed by them. But unfortunately for most people with asbestos cancer, the prognosis remains poor.
Asbestos products were produced and are widely used in the first three quarters of the twentieth century, despite the fact that the producers knew that the risk to health. Mesothelioma is often discovered only after years or even decades after exposure to asbestos fibers .
Asbestos is still found in many largeBuilding, continuing to put many at risk of exposure. Unfortunately, cancer, asbestos continues to be a risk to health for many years in the future, but with stricter rules, not so much as in the past.
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