People are exposed to different elements in their surroundings. Pollutions from different sources serve as health-threats to many individuals, its not just pollution that causes us problems. Exposure to certain toxins and chemicals can also be extremely harmful to our bodies. One example of a substance that is not healthy but products are manufactured from is asbestos. The EPA has determined that asbestos is a cancer causing agent. Yet, despite its best effort to get it banned in the United States, it is not banned. Many people believe that asbestos is banned, but it is not.
Exposure to asbestos can lead to a form of cancer. This form of cancer is commonly referred to as mesothelioma. People who develop this form of cancer were often exposed to asbestos in the form of asbestos particles, asbestos dust, asbestos fibers, or other types of exposure. In fact, many people who washed the clothing of someone who worked with asbestos.
Mesothelioma develops when the mesothelium or the lining that protects most of the human internal organs develop malignant cells. This lung disease does not provide an instant negative health result. It is commonly felt by a person after 20 to 50 years of continuous exposure to asbestos.
If you worked with or lived with someone who worked with asbestos for a long period of time, you should be aware of the common symptoms of mesothelioma. The most common symptoms of mesothelioma include the following: Fatigue, chest pain, weight loss, coughing up blood, fluid around the lung, blood clots, low blood sugar levels, fever, etc... If you or someone you lived with for a long time were exposed to asbestos on a regular basis, it is best to talk to your doctor about this. If severe enough, it can cause the lung to collapse. To find out if the patient does have this lung disease, doctors use one of several tests.
The most common methods used to discover whether a person has mesothelioma are: Chest X-rays, CT scan, magnetic resonance image or MRI. After one of the above forms of testing is done, it is quite common for the doctor to do a biopsy. A biopsy is a procedure where the doctor takes a lung tissue sample. Once the results from these tests are back, the doctor will be able to determine whether the condition is present or not conclusively.
After knowing the result based on these tests, the patient needs to undergo certain treatment to soothe the discomfort that his or her lungs are experiencing.
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