| Mesothelioma is a relatively rare form of
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| | mesothelioma and traces the cause back to
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| cancer where cancerous cells develop in
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| | changing brake pads on logging equipment
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| the mesothelium -- a protective sac that
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| | after he graduated from high school.
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| covers most of the body's internal
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| | Strahl's case is a good example of the
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| organs. Like most cancers, early
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| | fact that Mesothelioma has a latency
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| detection of mesothelioma greatly
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| | period of anywhere from 20 to 50 years.
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| increases the chances of beating the
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| | Like thousands of others he developed the
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| disease.But early detection is more
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| | disease long after his exposure to
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| difficult with mesothelioma because it
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| | asbestos.Symptoms of mesotheliomaBecause
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| has a long dormancy period of 30 or 40
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| | of its long dormancy period, mesothelioma
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| years in which the cancer remains fairly
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| | is often not detected until it enters its
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| inactive and causes very few symptoms.
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| | active, aggressive stage. Pleural
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| When the disease passes into its active
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| | mesothelioma - cancer of the lung lining
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| phase it rapidly spreads to the internal
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| | - causes shortness of breath or chronic
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| organs such as the lungs, heart and
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| | coughing. Unfortunately these symptoms
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| abdominal organs. In its active phase it
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| | can easily be mistaken for allergies or a
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| is very difficult to treat successfully
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| | common cold.In fact pleural mesothelioma
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| because it develops and spreads so
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| | is often discovered by accident when
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| quickly.Causes of
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| | patients think they have one of these
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| mesotheliomaMesothelioma was barely in
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| | more common illnesses. Other symptoms of
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| the public eye until a few years ago. It
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| | pleural mesothelioma may include chest
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| has a very specific cause -- exposure to
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| | pain, chronic coughing, shortness of
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| asbestos. And the dangers of asbestos
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| | breath, fatigue, wheezing, hoarseness,
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| exposure were not widely acknowledged
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| | weight loss, or blood in the phlegm from
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| until the 1970s and 80s when its serious
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| | the lungs when coughing.Peritoneal
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| health implications could no longer be
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| | mesothelioma affects the lining around
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| ignored.As often happens in cases
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| | the stomach and intestines and is usually
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| involving commercial products with
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| | just as dangerous. Symptoms of peritoneal
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| harmful side effects, there was
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| | mesothelioma include pain or swelling in
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| tremendous resistance to acknowledging
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| | the abdomen, weight loss, bowel
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| its dangers. In the case of asbestos, it
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| | obstruction, anemia, and fever.Treatment
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| was a product that had some very
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| | of mesotheliomaUnfortunately, by the time
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| important properties that made it ideal
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| | most infected people become aware they
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| for insulation applications.During the
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| | have mesothelioma it has ceased being
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| first half of the previous century, right
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| | dormant and becomes extremely aggressive.
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| up until the mid 1970s asbestos was the
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| | Once it is no longer dormant, this type
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| default material used to retard heat
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| | of cancer can travel quickly, and it
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| transfer in buildings, machines, heavy
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| | becomes almost impossible to stop.While
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| equipment, and a broad range of
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| | there are treatments that are available
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| commercial applications. Because it was
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| | in order to keep the patient comfortable,
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| plentiful and inexpensive to mine,
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| | there is currently no cure for
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| asbestos was widely used in building
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| | mesothelioma, and as many as 75% of those
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| products such as home insulation, floor,
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| | who develop the disease will lose their
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| ceiling and roof tiles. It was also used
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| | life within one year. The remainder may
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| in commonly found commercial products
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| | last for up to an additional six
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| such as brake linings and pipe
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| | months.Among the treatments that are used
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| insulation.This meant that millions of
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| | in order to reduce the effects of the
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| people were coming in contact with
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| | disease are oxygen, postural drainage and
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| asbestos on a daily basis. And since the
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| | pain killers. A wide range of treatment
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| effects of exposure to asbestos fibre
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| | approaches are being tested, ranging from
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| often do not become apparent for 30 or 40
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| | attempts to fortify the body's natural
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| years after prolonged exposure, there
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| | immune system to gene therapy which tries
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| often appeared to be no immediate health
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| | to attack the problem at the DNA level.
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| risk.This was especially important in the
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| | Homeopathy, herbs and acupuncture are
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| case of workers who mined and processed
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| | also used. But none have yet been shown
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| asbestos. Although workers were regularly
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| | to be very effective once the disease
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| getting sick and often had premature,
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| | reaches the aggressive stage.Given the
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| painful deaths, the long period of
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| | generally poor prognosis for people who
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| dormancy of mesothelioma made it
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| | do not catch the disease in time, early
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| difficult to make the connection to
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| | detection is the best defence against
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| asbestos.Even short term asbestos
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| | mesothelioma. If you have worked in an
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| exposure will cause
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| | industry such as construction or suspect
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| mesotheliomaGenerally, the probability of
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| | that you may have been exposed to
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| developing this form of cancer is
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| | asbestos, be alert for symptoms and
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| directly related to the length of time
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| | contact your doctor immediately. Like all
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| you are exposed to asbestos. The health
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| | forms of cancer, detecting mesothelioma
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| risk also increases with the intensity of
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| | at the earliest stage possible greatly
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| the exposure to asbestos.However, an
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| | increases your chances for survival.For
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| exposure of as little as one or two
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| | more information about the causes,
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| months can result in mesothelioma 30 or
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| | symptoms and early detection of
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| 40 years later. At the age of 48,
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| | Mesothelioma visit See our extensive
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| Canadian Member of Parliament Chuck
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| | collection of mesothelioma articles and
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| Strahl, was recently diagnosed with
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| | reports.
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