What is Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma the medical name for cancer of the pleura (lining of the lung and chest cavity) or cancer of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdomen). It is usually caused by prolonged or persistent exposure to asbestos.

Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until between twenty and fifty years after exposure, which explains why many new cases of this cancer are coming to light now, despite the dangers of asbestos were realized ago long and measures taken to reduce the risk of the disease.

As with many forms of cancer, the mesothelioma tumor can spread rapidly, often infecting the opposite pleura, and continuing with other internal organs. Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, cough and weight loss.

Tests may be carried out initially by X-Ray, with a CT Thoric and open lung biopsy is used to confirm the results of the first tests. If diagnosed early, the tumor can be surgically removed, and the follow-up chemotherapy and radiation treatment, full recovery is often possible.

However, in more advanced cases, cure is not usually possible. In such cases, chemotherapy and radiation can be used with other treatments to relieve pain, to relieve symptoms. Where cure is not possible, the median survival time is between four and eighteen months, depending on the tumor stage and patient's general health.

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Mesothelioma - The largest man-made epidemic

It is documented that Australia had the highest per capita consumption of asbestos in the world of the 1950s to the 1970s. As a tragic consequence, Australia now has the highest per capita incidence of mesothelioma in the world. With more than 500 Australians contracting mesothelioma per year, it is estimated that up to 18,000 Australians die from this type of asbestos-related cancer in 2020.

Despite the growing awareness of the dangers of asbestos, many people have heard of mesothelioma. This type of asbestos-related cancer is defined as: a malignant tumor of the mesothelium dissemination of the pleura, pericardium, peritoneum, or arising from the inhalation of asbestos fibers.

One of the most baffling and frightening known about mesothelioma is that many years may pass, between inhalation of asbestos dust and its deadly legacy of disease, it is not uncommon for four decades or more to pass before symptoms due the inhalation of asbestos dust manifest.

In November 2004, was guest speaker at the World Congress of asbestos from 2004, held in Tokyo, Japan. Over 800 participants from 40 countries around the world attended. To be part of such a large group of other human beings, united in a mission to eliminate the poison of asbestos from our environment has been an intense experience emotion. Having lost my husband to mesothelioma I know first hand the suffering of this cruel disease places on innocent victims.

There were many speakers and each told a story of pain, death and pain. We listened, we understood and we ached for the victims of past, present and future murderer of asbestos and its legacy of mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. We listened and we were surprised and angered to learn that despite the growing awareness of the dangers of asbestos and the increasing incidence of asbestos-related diseases, there are still some countries who are mining asbestos with little or no consideration their workers or people who come into contact with asbestos products.

Extensive asbestos disease member of the World Association are working tirelessly and fighting almost insurmountable odds to ban asbestos from all countries. It is a worrying and frightening, even if today we have succeeded in this quest, the legacy of asbestos related diseases will continue for five decades.

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How is mesothelioma

Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles. However, it may have been exposed to asbestos dust and fibers in other ways. This could include working with asbestos or renovate the house with asbestos cement products or even by washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos. The resulting disease is rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancer) are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the internal organs of the body.

Mesothelioma is most common in men than in women and risk increases with age, but this disease can appear in either men or women of any age. About 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the United States each year. Although reported incidence rates have increased over the past 20 years, mesothelioma is still a relatively rare cancer.

There are several procedures used for treatment of mesothelioma. The type of treatment depends on the location of the cancer, the stage of the disease and the patient's age and general health.

A common treatment of the disease is through surgery removing part of the lining of the chest or abdomen and some tissue around it. For cancer of the pleura, the lung can be removed in an operation called a pneumonectomy. Sometimes part of the diaphragm, the muscle below the lungs that helps with breathing, is also removed.

Another method is Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy. This involves the use of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation therapy affects cancer cells only in the treated area. Radiation may come from a machine or from putting materials that produce radiation through thin plastic tubes into the area where the cancer cells are found.

Anticancer drugs can be used to kill cancer cells throughout the body. This is known as chemotherapy and involves the administration of drugs by injection into a vein (intravenously or IV). Currently, doctors are also studying the effectiveness of putting chemotherapy directly into the chest or abdomen.

Because mesothelioma is very difficult to control, the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) is sponsoring clinical trials that are designed to find new treatments and better ways to use current treatments.

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Which increases the risk of Mesothelioma

Since the late 1800's Asbestos has been mined and used commercially. The use of Asbestos dramatically increased during World War II and since the 1940 beginning of the millions of Americans have been exposed to asbestos dust working in industries in which doubts the risks were not known. There has been widespread exposure to asbestos workers in shipyards, mines and mills, producers of asbestos products, workers in industries and construction heating, and other traders and an increased risk of mesothelioma deveolping has been the result. .

Today, U.S. security and Health Administration (OSHA) has set limits for acceptable levels of asbestos exposure in the workplace. On the contrary, the executive of the British Government Health and Safety Executive (HSE) states formally that the threshold for mesothelioma must be at a very low level and is widely accepted that if the threshold does not exist, then it is not currently possible to quantify . For practical purposes, therefore, HSE does not assume that the threshold of that type. People who work with asbestos wear personal protective equipment to reduce the risk of exposure.

The risk of asbestos-related disease increases with increased exposure to asbestos and longer exposure time. However, some individuals with only brief exposures have developed mesothelioma. Moreover, not all workers who are heavily exposed to asbestos-related diseases develop. Family members and others living with asbestos workers have an increased risk of developing mesothelioma and asbestos-related diseases, possibly, others. This risk may be the result of exposure to asbestos dust brought home the clothing and hair of asbestos workers.

To reduce the risk of exposing family members to asbestos fibers, asbestos workers are usually required to shower and change clothes before leaving the workplace.

The combination of smoking and asbestos exposure significantly increases a person's risk of developing cancer of the airways in the lung. The Kent brand of cigarettes used asbestos in its filters for the first years of production in the 1950s and some cases of mesothelioma have resulted. Smoking current cigarettes does not appear to increase the risk of mesothelioma.

There is no curative treatment. Close monitoring (routine X-ray or pleural biopsy) for mesothelioma is mandatory. Oxygen therapy at home is often necessary to relieve shortness of breath. Supportive treatment of symptoms includes respiratory treatments to remove secretions from the lungs by postural drainage, chest percussion and vibration. Aerosol medications to thin secretions may be prescribed.

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Prostate Cancer

Prostate cancer is a malignant tumor that grows in the prostate gland.

Prostate cancer is very common.
Microscopic examination of prostate tissue after surgery or at autopsy showed the presence of cancer in 50% of men aged over 70 years and in all men aged over 90 years. Most cancers do not cause symptoms because of its spread is very slow.


CAUSE
The cause is unknown, although several studies have shown an association between diets high in fat and elevated levels of testosterone.

Prostate cancer is the leading cause of cancer deaths in men and No. 3 is the leading cause of cancer kematin in men over 74 years. Prostate cancer is rarely found in men aged less than 40 years.

Men who have a higher risk for prostate cancer is a black man aged over 60 years, farmer, painter and cadmium exposure.
The lowest incidence was found in Japanese men and vegetarians.

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