Sunday 31 May 2009

Mesothelioma and Asbestosis - Lung Cancer

Lung Cancer is a sickness that kills many sometime in the past. Many people suffered and passed away.

Speaking of this lung cancer, just recently there is another discovery that affects the lung and liver. It is known as Mesothelioma, a form of cancer that targets the mesothelium, the membrane that covers and protects most of the internal organs of the body. Once it is affected it can easily spread to the whole body. I remember when I was young my father used to work in a mining corporation together with his twin. And miners, industrial workers and others who were exposed to toxic asbestos may suffer from this kind of disease.


But there is another disease which is known as asbestosis. It is non-cancerous chronic lung disease that is also connected to asbestos exposure. The symptoms include difficulty in breathing or short breath especially when they are doing some exercises. These two diseases were interrelated, that means asbestosis is linked to mesothelioma. And men at 50 and above who were exposed to this kind of work were at risk. And it can affect both the workers and their families.


But the good thing is, the workers who had been diagnosed with mesothelioma are entitled to compensation with an experienced Mesothelioma Lawyer to help them. And due to this kind of disease many asbestos manufacturer were bankrupt over the years.


However, if the worker have this kind of disease, there is treatment option to fight for it like surgery, pharmaceuticals, radiation treatment or chemotherapies. You could visit this Mesothelioma and Asbestosis site for more details.


I’m glad that my father was already retired earlier and he was not able to expose in this kind of disease.


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