Mesothelioma Vs Lung Cancer

Mesothelioma and lung cancer, both are serious issues, looks similar but are not same. Mesothelioma is often termed as “asbestos lung cancer” as it results from exposure to asbestos, either directly or indirectly and it is not a form of Lung cancer since it doesn’t develop in the tissue of the lungs. So it is [...]

The Pros and Cons of Asbestos Usage

Asbestos are a natural mineral that comes in six forms and divided in 2 families. Chrysotile comes from serpentine family and tremolite, actinolite, anthophyllite, amosite, and crocidolite are the part of amphibole family. Asbestos occurs in bundles of fibers which could be easily shared into smaller threads having high length of diameter ratios. This is [...]

Different stages of Mesothelioma

This disease is categorized by four stages and depending on the stages the treatment varies. There are three system to identify these four stages and they are • Butchart staging system • TNM system • Brigham system Let us see the system Butchart staging in detail, Butchart staging system: This is one of the oldest [...]

Three deadly diseases that affect the Asbestos plant workers

Asbestos a fibrous mineral found in nature in metamorphic form. Many workers are employed in digging asbestos from the rocks. This causes more risks to those workers as it is very hazardous. The three deadly diseases that affect the workers are lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis. Let us see all these three diseases in detail. [...]