Mesothelioma is rare type of cancer, but is very aggressive. Each year about two be-reported up to three thousand people, have to this cancer. The number of patients of mesothelioma is expected to increase over the next decade. Exposure to asbestos is the only known cause of this cancer.
Asbestos - a fibrous mineral that occurs naturally, was known for its fire resistance, insulation and long-lasting properties. It was used from 1900-1975 in the vernacular. During this period specific textiles and insulation industry produced different types of products used the asbestos fibres.
The membranes of the lungs, is under attack internal organs and abdominal cavity of the body of mesothelioma. There are three types of mesothelioma. The pleural mesothelioma is the most common. It occurs when the cone cells of the lung for conquered by asbestos fibres are.
The second type is Peritoneal Mesothelioma. Here membrane for the internal organs are attacked, also peritoneum of this cancer. The rarest asbestos cancer is pericardial mesothelioma, in which the membrane for the heart or the pericardium is attacked.
Very little progress is reported in treatment for this type of cancer. Due to the rapid growth of asbestos cancer, that it not, until it is diagnosed reached the final stage and the possibility of survival of patients is poor. The treatments include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery.
Made widely asbestos products, manufacturer of danger to health were aware. Asbestos still find themselves in many old buildings, and it continued in the implementation of the risk of exposure for many people. Asbestos cancer will not be but a risk for the health in the future thanks to his strict conditions to the extent that it was in the past.
More information on malignant mesothelioma mesotheliomaand pleural mesothelioma.
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