A Shocking Truth About Asbestos Cause The Deadliest Cancer

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Asbestos is a commercial name given to certain types of fibrous ingredients. They are silicates of various compositions; silica combined with bases such as Magnesium, Iron, Calcium, Sodium and Aluminum. Asbestos fibers are usually from 20 to 500 nya in length and 0.5 to 50 diameter in diameter. The asbestos body appears as a golden brown rod or beads with a translucent center. Insoluble fiber. Asbestos exposure causes inhaled fiber and fine dust stored in the alveoli in the lungs as a result of causing a type of cancer called mesothelioma involving mesothelial tissue.

Mesothelioma is a rare form of lung and peritoneal cancer (stomach cancer). Mesothelioma has been shown to have a strong relationship with various crocidolite asbestos. Pleural mesothelioma, the most common manifestation of asbestos exposure, is a good limit of solid collagen, often containing calcium. Peritoneal mesothelioma may or may not contain the body of asbestos and is rare in people who have no history or evidence of asbestos exposure.

Mesothelioma does not only occur in people exposed to asbestos, but also for those who have lived around the process of making asbestos or those who live in buildings that are contaminated with asbestos. In the United Kingdom, an association was reported between Mesothelioma and people living within 1 kilometer of the asbestos factory.

The risk of mesothelioma is reported in cases where exposure to asbestos is combined with smoking. Mesothelioma usually does not appear until after 5 to 10 years of exposure. Mesothelioma causes mechanical irritation and in advanced cases, there may be clubbing symptoms, and heart pressure. The survival time of mesothelioma patients generally ranges from 12 months to 2 years of diagnosis and very few survive more than 2 years.

The following steps can be useful in preventing mesothelioma:

• Use of safer types of asbestos (chrysolite and amosite)
• Substitution of other insulators such as glass fiber, mineral wool, calcium silicate plastic foam
• Strict dust control
• Periodic checks on workers such as biological monitoring (clinical, X-ray, lung function)

The government must take adequate steps and make appropriate legislation to stop or minimize cases of exposure to Mesothelioma asbestos. If you or your family or friends suffer from Mesothelioma, you have the legal right to apply for compensation laws for medical facilities, loss of income and pain. You can consult with a lawyer who is eligible to file a Mesothelioma suit for comensation.

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