Mesothelioma develops into cancer at a very slow rate, making it hard to initially diagnose. It can take anywhere from 25 to 40 years. The amount of time a patient takes to report symptoms varies from two weeks to two years, averaging about two months. Up to 25% of patients with Mesothelioma can have symptoms for six months or more before seeking medical attention. Since Mesothelioma is a slow developing disease, it tends to affect people between the ages of 50 and 70. Men are three to five times more likely to contract Mesothelioma than women, and it is less common in African Americans than Caucasians. The right lung is larger than the left lung, so the right side of the chest tends to be more affected than the left side of the chest. Continue Reading »
Asbestos is a group of minerals that are used in different industries. They have been mined since the 1800s. Asbestos is a poor conductor of head and electricity making it an excellent insulator. Asbestos fibers are separated into thin threads and then woven together. Asbestos fibers easily break apart and the resulting dust float in the air and sticks to clothes. When these fibers are inhaled or swallowed serious health problem can arise, including asbestosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Continue Reading »
Asbestos exposure is the direct link in the creation of Mesothelioma. People that were exposed to Asbestos, at some point in their life, are at risk for developing Mesothelioma. Exactly how Asbestos exposure turns into Mesothelioma is not fully understood. The best understanding of the development of Mesothelioma is; when a person inhales the Asbestos fibers, the fibers get lodged in the throat, trachea and the large bronchi. These mucus lined airways attempt to filter out the fibers, thus resulting in the individual coughing up or swallowing the mucus. Some of the fibers make it past this first filtration cycle, and into the alveoli. It is here that the body is able to remove the smaller Asbestos fibers by a process called phagocytosis. The larger fibers that were unable to be filtered by the mucus airways or the alveoli may reach the pleura. It is here that the fibers injure cells and lead to the development of calcium on the pleural lining. The result is scar tissue, which develops into Mesothelioma. These same Asbestos fibers can also damage the lungs, leading to asbestosis and/or lung cancer. People with pleural plaque are at the highest risk for developing Mesothelioma. Continue Reading »
A Mesothelioma risk factor can increase the chance of contracting Mesothelioma. One of the biggest risks for developing Mesothelioma is being exposed to asbestos. Many people that have contracted this disease have, at one point or another, have worked jobs in which they breathed in asbestos fibers. The risk of developing mesothlioma is linked to how much asbestos exposure an individual has been exposed to and the amount of time they were exposed. People at risk of asbestos exposure include factory workers, ship builders, brake repair workers, constructions workers, insulation manufacturers and installers, asbestos miners, and many others. Continue Reading »
What is asbestos? Asbestos is a set of six natural minerals that are mined and used because of their commercial value. Asbestos was once an extremely popular insulator commonly used to insulate homes. Asbestos seemed too good to be true because of its ability to absorb sound, resist heat, and avoid chemical damage. Asbestos was used in drywall, plaster, roofing tars, fire blankets, fireproofing materials, housing insulation, and much more. Guess what? Asbestos is also an extreme danger to the human body. Although the nose is able to act as a filter to most dangerous particles and deter them from vital organs such as the lungs, asbestos seems to be engineered for destruction as its fibers are long and thin giving them the ability to slip right into the nose and target the lungs. According to researchers those who are put in an area concentrated with asbestos fibers are five times more likely to develop tumors or cancers in the lungs than those who are able to avoid asbestos ridden buildings. Although the use of asbestos was banned July 12th 1989, and then the ban was updated in 1991, it is still present in old buildings today. However, the chances of receiving mesothelioma from a building today are extremely low and nothing like what they use to be. Continue Reading »
The first mesothelioma claim was made in 1929. The next claim didn’t appear until over 30 years later in the 1960s when asbestos was widely identified as the main cause of mesothelioma. According to records, claims regarding asbestos resulting in mesothelioma are now in the billions of dollars thanks to over 600,000 cases in the US alone. A key factor in the increasing amount of asbestos/mesothelioma claims being filed is the amount of time it takes for symptoms to appear, sometimes taking as long as 50 years. Mesothelioma is a cancer nobody deserves, especially when no warnings of the high risk disease was presented every time someone entered a building insulated by asbestos, the main source of mesothelioma. By filing a mesothelioma claim you are teaching the big companies and corporations that you want them to look into working conditions and not just go with the cheapest, highest profit solutions. Continue Reading »
While there are no known cures for Mesothelioma, as far as the FDA is concerned, there are some lesser known “Mesothelioma Cures”. Please take discretion while reading, as this is provided for education rather than gospel.
Mesothelioma takes more than 20 years to develop. If you know that you were exposed to Asbestos, then you can delay the cancer from developing in your life time. Even though you may have Asbestos in your lungs, for the cancer to form, you need a period of at least 10 years. Continue Reading »
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops on the lining of the body’s internal organs. This protective lining is called the Mesothelium. To date, the most common cause of Mesothelioma is from exposure to asbestos.
Mesothelioma starts in the outer lining of the lungs and the internal chest wall; however it has been known to occur in the abdominal cavity, the internal surface of the scrotum, the heart and the sac that surrounds the heart. Continue Reading »
