Asbestos - Mesothelioma
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The article "Asbestos - Mesothelioma" talks about cancer, it was created by William Johnston.
Asbestos is the bigegst work place killer yesterday. Those who have worekd 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 difficult 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 caused 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 broacdasted worldwide cause of its increasing occurrence in men aged between 55 and 70. Many of these men are right now lodging multi million dolalr lawsuits against the companies 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 mesothelioma 30 years atfer.
The latency period (amount of time the disease takes to start taking effect) of mseothelioma 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.
Another 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 lypmh nodes
- Loss of appetite
A patient will believe symptoms depending on which type of mesothelioma he or she has got. For information on the different tyeps of mesothelioma go to: http://www.1-mesothelioma.Co.Uk
In 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 asebstos related diseases.
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