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Justice Where It Is Due
Pleura Disease And Mesothelioma
Often, the exposure to asbestos will cause harm to the lining of the lungs, called pleura. Calcium deposits in the scars caused by asbestos fibers will go through 'calcification' which cause it to harden.
Fluid effusion may be accumulated around the lung. This condition do not present any immediate harm and will dissolve by itself and subsequently return later. This repeated fluid accumulation gradually cause 'diffuse peural thickening', which is the thickening of the entire pleura. This thickening process may end up as scar tissue and even make it difficult for the lungs to expand.
Malignant Mesothelioma Lung Cancer
Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that affects the pleura or the abdomen (peritonuem) and it is caused only by asbestos exposure. There are two types of mesothelioma cells - epithelial and sarcomatoid.
Even a relatively short amount of exposure to asbestos (one month or two) can manifest itself into mesothelioma cancer or even lung cancer 20, 30, 50, or even 70 years later.
Like most disease, early detection and treatment can significantly increase recovery chance. Unfortunately, mesothelioma lung cancer is often asymptomatic and treatments are often too late when a patient is diagnosed. Many will die from the disease in the following 12 months of diagnosis, and most will not survive more than 18 months.
Therefore, some treatments for mesothelioma is aim to to relieve symptoms rather than to cure the disease.
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Smoking ban leads to major drop in heart attacks (AP)
AP - A smoking ban in one Colorado city led to a dramatic drop in heart attack hospitalizations within three years, a sign of just how serious a health threat secondhand smoke is, government researchers said Wednesday.
Study points to way of stopping lung cancer spread (Reuters)
Reuters - Lung cancer cells produce a compound that helps the tumor spread to other parts of the body, a finding that could lead to a new way to prevent this dangerous development, researchers reported on Wednesday.
Teens are influenced by health risks of smoking (Reuters)
Reuters - Teenagers who underestimate the risks of smoking -- or overestimate the social value -- are substantially more likely than their peers to take up the habit, a new study suggests.
Gene Mutation Tied to Inherited Fatal Lung Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation in a gene
previously found to help protect the lungs against toxins may also be
linked to lung cancer and some inherited cases of a lethal lung disease
affecting older adults, a new study says.
No cancer risk reductions seen with antioxidants (Reuters)
Reuters - In the large Women's Antioxidant Cardiovascular Study, participants who took beta carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, or a combination of supplements had no significant reductions in their risk of cancer.
Many studies needed to tie genes to cancer: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Many genes linked to various cancers do not appear to raise the risk of getting cancer after all, according to an analysis of hundreds of studies published on Tuesday.
Antioxidants fail again in cancer prevention study (Reuters)
Reuters - Beta carotene, vitamin C and vitamin E supplements taken for years failed to lower overall cancer risk in the latest study to cast doubt on the possibility that such dietary supplements can prevent cancer.
Food Phosphates Might Spur Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- A diet rich in the inorganic
phosphates found in many natural and processed foods accelerated the
growth of lung cancers in rats, South Korean researchers report.
Processed food may fuel lung tumors: Korean study (Reuters)
Reuters - Common food additives known as phosphates may help lung cancer tumors grow faster, at least in mice, South Korean researchers reported on Monday.
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