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Asbestos Exposure: An Invitation To Asbestos Lung Cancer
Studies have proved that lung cancer is increasingly affecting asbestos-workers. Dose–response relationship has bolstered the fact that asbestos-workers, who are smokers, are at great risks of contracting this lethal disease.
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Asbestos - The silent killer
Site: www.Youclaim.co.uk Article Release details: Immediate Date: 6-Jun-05 Asbestos – The silent killer Asbestos is the single biggest work place killer today. People who have worked with the material are at serious risk from developing lung...
Mesothelioma Cancer
Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer in the general population. However, in individuals that were exposed to asbestos, it is not as rare. There are experts that have speculated on other causes. There are incidences of Mesothelioma with no known...
Pericardial Mesothelioma FAQ
What is pericardial mesothelioma?
Pericardial Mesothelioma is a rare form of mesothelioma cancer
that accounts for approximately 5% of all mesothelioma cases.
Cancerous cells build up on the lining of the heart.
What is the cause of...
Understanding Mesothelioma Treatment
Mesothelioma treatment relates relieving or curing the deadly disease called mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is serious disease that affects the lining of lungs, abdominal organs or heart. Mesothelioma can be of two types, either benign or malignant....
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Mesothelioma Surgery
Mesothelioma is a rare, deadly form of cancer which can occur in
a number of types. Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to
asbestos, a group of natural fibres which are extremely
dangerous if inhaled as fibres. When fibres are inhaled they
become lodged in the alveoli of the lungs and over a period of
time these fibres make tissue and cells abnormal and cause
mesothelioma cancer. Pleural mesothelioma is the most common
form of mesothelioma cancer, accounting for approximately 75% of
all mesothelioma cases. The next most common form, peritoneal
mesothelioma, accounts for 20% of all mesothelioma cases and
pericardial mesothelioma accounts for the remaining 5%. Pleural
mesothelioma affects the lining of the lungs, peritoneal
mesothelioma attacks the peritoneum, which is the lining of the
abdomen and pericardial mesothelioma affects the tissue
surrounding the heart. All three of these types of cancer occur
in extremely important areas of the human body and this is one
of the reasons why it is so difficult to treat. Treatment
methods such as radiation therapy can only be conducted with
strict radiation dosage restrictions due to the possibility of
damaging a vital organ such as the lungs or the heart.
Aggressive mesothelioma surgery is undertaken only by the
strongest of mesothelioma patients because weaker patients are
at risk of death within the first month after the operation. An
experienced doctor will evaluate a patient before deciding that
surgery is the best treatment method. He will take into account
age, medical record,
disabilities, allergies, sex, even weight.
The operation will then take place. Mesothelioma surgery
consists of cutting open a patient and removing the majority of
cancerous cells from either the lining of the lungs, abdomen or
heart in an attempt to gain long term control over the cancer.
Due to the proximity of the cancer to major organs of the body,
the operation can only be performed by extremely skilled
surgeons. There is a chance that a patient will die during the
operation.
A second type of mesothelioma surgery is called palliative
procedures. This is a far less dangerous and aggressive form of
surgery which does not attempt to gain long term control over
the cancer. Palliative procedures are designed to lessen the
symptoms for a patient when it is almost certain that the
patient will die inevitably from the cancer.
Mesothelioma surgery can also be coupled with radiation therapy
and chemotherapy in what is known as dual therapy. Patients
would undergo surgery to get rid of the majority of the
cancerous mesothelioma cells and then chemotherapy and radiation
therapy would be used to kill off any remaining cells. This
combination of treatments has proved to be effective and has one
of the highest success rates for treatments of mesothelioma
cancer.
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For more information on pericardial mesothelioma such as the
risks, causes, symptoms and treatments go to:
http://www.pericardialmesothelioma.co.uk,
http://www.pericardial-mesothelioma.co.uk and
http://www.asbestos-resource.co.uk
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