Get the last few years been submitted ~ both the number of people affected and sometimes sensational claims of several million dollars, fought, won and lost ~ is a rare form of cancer as malignant mesothelioma, is the principle cause of exposure aspestos fibers.
Asbestos, a toxin known since the 1930s, is less fibrous material is extremely durable and resistant to heat. Because of these characteristics has for many years, used in industry in the United States. Even after they were discovered carcinogenic (cancer causing) properties, many industries have continued use of asbestos, endangering those who have been suspended. Asbestos-containing products remain to this day environments in buildings, ships, industrial facilities and others. The EPA stated that asbestos “an unreasonable risk to human health.” Even low exposure to asbestos can not only mesothelioma, asbestosis, but also the disease of the breast and lung cancer, the diseases caused almost exclusively by asbestos. The statistics of recent years show an average 3,000 people die every year from causes related to aspestos.
Since the products were used aspestos so heavily on the industry, many people in contact with asbestos fibers through their jobs (eg through occupational exposure) was. There is also a risk to the relatives of those who work in dangerous occupations, the exhibition entitled exposure paraoccupational. People who have near sites that asbestos live in the complex, also in danger. (The exhibition is very likely that they were manufactured before 1973, but the latency period can be up to 40 years to develop for most types of lung cancer.)
Malignant Mesothelioma is the formal medical term for this type of lung cancer. (A time limit for the corresponding condition is Aspestos Cancer). Mesothelioma is the term used to describe a cancer tumor, the mesothelial cells of an organ, usually the lungs, heart or abdominal organs go.
The occurrence of lung cancer, mesothelioma is very slow: aspestos time between exposure and onset of symptoms may last for many years. The most common symptoms of mesothelioma are pain in the chest and back pain. Sometimes the pain is accompanied by shortness of breath, cough, weight loss and fever.
The symptoms of pleural mesothelioma (lung / chest area) are:
~ Pain in the chest and back pain
Shortness of breath ~
~ Cough
Weight Loss ~
Fever ~
The loss of muscle weakness and sensory ~
~ Swelling of the face and arms
Hoarseness ~
~ Hemoptysis
Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma (involving the abdominal cavity of the stomach, liver, spleen or the bowel) are:
~ Abdomen due to accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity
Nausea and vomiting ~
~ Swelling of the feet
Fever ~
Altered bowel function ~
The diagnosis of mesothelioma (in the context of Western medicine) may be difficult because the symptoms are very similar to those of other diseases and conditions. A Western medical diagnosis of mesothelioma can include part or all of the following: Consider the case history and exposure to asbestos, a full physical examination with X-ray of the chest or abdomen and lung function testing, CT or MRI of the chest or abdomen, a biopsy.
If diagnosed with mesothelioma in force, the next step is to determine the stage of disease. To determine the staging “process, which part of the body that the cancer has spread in turn determine a course of treatment. If the cancer is localized only on the membrane, where they found their origin is called”. “If it has spread beyond the surface of the membrane of origin to other parts of the body, called “Advanced”. Read the rest of this entry »