Asbestos and its uses

Asbestos it is commonly known to people as the artificial mineral manufactured by some chemicals but in fact this is a natural mineral found in the form of fibers used by human for many purpose. The properties of this mineral are the main thing which makes it very popular i.e., they are fire resistant, chemical [...]

Mesothelioma Effects on the Body Cavity

Mesothelioma is cancer of the mesothelium which is a membrane that covers the abdominal cavity, the chest cavity, and the heart. Mesothelioma is one of the killers disease in which the mesothelium cells start dividing rapidly and multiply without any order or control. These certain virus affects the cell cycle and inhibits apoptosis, allowing uncontrolled [...]

Relationship Between Asbestoses and Mesothelioma

For distinguishing asbestosis and mesothelioma, we first need to learn about their main cause and the condition which leads to these diseases. The common cause for asbestosis and mesothelioma is the inhalation of asbestos fibers. Although these two are totally different conditions but there are some similarities between the two illnesses and the treatment for [...]

Causes and Symptoms of Mesothelioma

The main cause for this Mesothelioma cancer is the Asbestos fibers or its dust. This is seen more among the people working in asbestos industry as they have more exposure to asbestos. It is common among people working in this industry to intake this asbestos sheet in tiny pieces either by breathing or by swallowing. [...]

Mesothelioma – Blood Test

Evidence to date in our own suggests that serum SMRP measurements may have a useful role in the diagnosis of mesothelioma and in monitoring disease progression. Serum SMRP measurements play an important role in the diagnosis of mesothelioma. Mesomark is easily done through blood tests that use enzyme-linked immunosorbent to measure the content of Soluble [...]

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 [...]

What is Mesothelioma?

What is Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that develops in the tissues around the lungs (the “pleura”), abdomen (the “peritoneum”) or the heart (the “pericardium”). Mesothelioma is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. In contrast, lung cancer refers to malignant disease, but the lung itself. This section does not in any way [...]

Facts about Asbestos

Asbestos entered into the market during 1700 and from that it is still being used in many industries. But this gained more popularity after the Industrial Revolution. After that it is used in manufacturing of many products such as steel pipes, steam pipes, hand held hair dryers where the main purpose of this asbestos …

Asbestos Dangers Around Demolition Sites

In construction of a building, some Asbestos is contained in form ceiling, insulation, floor tiles or spray-on soundproofing materials etc. so of Asbestos containing material remain in place then it could not become airborne and when the fibers are crushed they separate in many smaller that they could be inhaled. Fibers once inhaled they start [...]

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 [...]

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