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Asbestos And Cancer Relationship

Connection between asbestos and cancer have been found since 1960 in late, but it was not just only in recent years has become known and awareness creation on a scale up to very high.

The name of a great number of natural fibrous silicates are asbestos. It uses many of its feature attributes include the scope of high tensile strength, soundproofing, thermal insulation, chemical and thermal stability. Many products used today contain asbestos mainly in construction, but not limited to this area.

Exposure to asbestos dust or fibers with a certain period of time can cause cancer. The most common form was developed by exposure known as mesothelioma. Research over the years and the investigation of different case studies made clear that there is a clear relationship between the victims and exposure to the material. The issue here is sad is that developing mesothelioma may also be due to secondary exposure, which is in the home, family members who are in contact with work clothes and other items workplace.

Mesothelioma is a serious disease that is often confused with other respiratory disease and misdiagnosis leads to it becoming malignant, and therefore fatal. It sometimes takes the malignant form, as long as 30 years or more symptoms appear after exposure means there is often the condition is already in the next step before been discovered leading to a low rate of survival.

If you worked in an area related to asbestos or any site, thermal insulation and / or activities of fireproofing material production, or if you live with such people goes to a medical examination is the most appropriate line of actions and measures must be taken now, not later than the future.

Symptoms include difficulty breathing, chest pain, contraction, cough, vomiting of blood. Any of these symptoms should be taken seriously and immediately to your doctor, especially if the symptoms continue after 2 weeks.

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