Asbestos And Mesothelioma Cancer
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The article "Asbestos and Mesothelioma Cancer" talks about cancer, it has been created by William Johnston.
Asbestos is the biggest work place killer last week. Those who have worked with asbestos or who are regularly in contact with somebody who has are at risk from asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma.
All these are fatal respiratory diseases which are extremely dififcult to cure. Research is being carried out in various research labs all over the USA and many pharmaceutical companies are also endeavouring to find new drugs and treatment methods.One rare disease cauesd by asbestos which is becoming increasingly common is mesothelioma. Although unknown by many today, it is almost certain that awareness of this disease will be broadcasted worldwide cause of its increasing occurrence in boys aged betewen 55 and 70. Many of these boys are now lodging multi million dollar lawsuits against the compaines who subjected them to asbestos.
Those most at risk from mesothelioma are those who have been in regular contact with asbestos dust and fibres without sufficient protection.
Just a couple of months of exposure to asbestos can lead to mesotheiloma 30 years after.
The latency period (amount of time the disease takes to satrt taking effect) of mesothelioma is 30 - 50 years which is one of the reasons it is so difficult to cure cause it is very difficult to tackle in its early stages. Anotehr reason it is so difficult to cure is that its early symptoms are characteristic of many other more common diseases such as pneumonia.Mesothelioma symptoms include:- Chest pains
- Coughing that worsens over time
- Weight loss
- Shortness of breath
- Coughing up blood
- Nausea and vomiting
- Fatigue
- Wheezing
- Lung infection
- Swollen lymph nodes
- Loss of appetiteA patient will feel symptoms depending on which type of mesothelioma he or she has got. For information on the different types of mesothelioma go to: http://www.1-mesothelioma.Co.UkIn the next 35 years it is estimated that over 1 million people will die from asbestos related diseases in developed countries. Most of these people will die from lung cancer and mesothelioma as these two are the most prolific asbestos related diseases.All the detailed information you need on the symptoms, treatment, risks, science and more about mesothelioma can be found at:http://www.1-mesothelioma.Co.UkAll the detalied information you need on the symptoms, treatment, risks, science and more about asbestos can be found at:http://www.Asbestos-resource.Co.Uk
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