Mesothelioma Cancer
Mesothelioma is one of the deadliest diseases known to man; the average life span of an inflicted person from the time of diagnosis until death is less than 24 months. It’s a disease that strikes approximately 3,000 United States citizens and even more world wide each and every year; hard working people who have laboured for a lifetime to provide for their families. This type of cancer involving mesothelial tissues of body organs usually lungs or abdominal. It is often caused by exposure to asbestos. However, there are 30-50% of patients without any history of asbestos exposure.
Nevertheless, Mesothelioma is a disease that is almost 100% preventable; the only known cause is via exposure to the deadly mineral Asbestos. It comes from inhaling the particles of dust as the asbestos degrades; eating away at the lining of your lungs and developing into a deadly cancer, thus causing Mesothelioma . Dust that was inhaled in clouds of white powder, dust that was carried home on the clothes of the men who built a life for themselves, dust that was cleaned from the clothes by the wives and children who supported their sole provider at home, dust that was  packed around the heating systems in houses and offices and schools, dust that carried a deadly price; and dust made a fortune in blood money for the companies that produced it. The chance of recovery for a patient with mesothelioma depends on size and location of the cancer, age of the patient and his response to the treatment. Presently, the treatment options for mesotheliomas are: Radiation therapy, Chemotherapy, Surgery and Photodynamic therapy. There is some evidence that provitamin A or beta-carotene may decrease the risk of mesothelioma. So how do you defeat cancer? Click Here! People in the occupations such as construction jobs in shipyards, insulators, boilermakers, etc. are at the risk of contracting asbestos disease. They worked in factories, shipyards, in mines,  as engineers, as pipefitters, as steel workers, as auto mechanics, and in so many other professions. They came home to their loved ones exhausted and covered in dirt and dust; tired, but content that they had a job and were providing for their family. Content that they were putting food on the table and a house over their loved one’s heads. Content that they were working to make a better life for their families in this generation and the next. But what they didn’t know was that while they were working so hard, they were not only slowly killing themselves, but those that they were working so hard to help; their family, their loved ones. The 2 common types of mesothelioma are: Pleural mesothelioma (lung cancer) and Peritoneal mesothelioma (abdomen organs). The survival time for a patient with diffuse malignant mesothelioma is from 4 to 24 months from the observance of the symptoms. Mesothelioma is also difficult to diagnose.
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Cancer.gov: Malignant Mesothelioma - consumer and clinical information about the rare form of cancer commonly associated with high exposures to asbestos. All About Malignant Mesothelioma - guide explaining the cancer that aggressively invades the lining (mesothelium) of the lungs and abdomen. From the American Cancer Society. CancerBACUP: Mesothelioma Information Centre - provides general information for patients including causes, diagnosis, treatment, and support. MedlinePlus: Mesothelioma (Benign-Fibrous) - basic information about the noncancerous tumor of the lining of the lung and chest cavity.