Mesothelioma and its Risk Factors
Mesothelioma Cancer Diagnosis
Diagnosis of Mesothelioma
Our articles will give you a better understanding of the treatments available for anyone suffering from Mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer. It affects the linings of the cavities around the lungs, stomach, and heart. It is caused by inhaling asbestos fibers, but the cancer usually does not appear until 10 to 40 years after a person first inhales asbestos.
The latest information about Mesothelioma diseases, their diagnoses, causes, treatments and the medical research currently underway to prevent and someday cure Mesothelioma. We want to help those potentially exposed to Mesothelioma to understand which materials contain Mesothelioma causing cancers and how exposures occur.
Industrial Health 2001, 39, 189-193
Mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer of the membranes lining the chest or abdominal cavities, has recently been front and center in the European media. Numerous news reports have alerted the public to forecasts of increases in the number of mesothelioma cases in the coming years. Most of the reports have linked these increased rates to 'asbestos exposure', without differentiating between fibre of product types. In general, only cursory attention has been paid to the large body of scientific evidence that has been accumulating since the 1960s regarding the nature of mesothelioma and its risk factors.
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Mesothelioma and asbestos exposure
Differences in pathogenic potential of fibre types
Inconsistency in findings of animal and human research
Chrysotile, tremolite and mesothelioma
Mesothelioma: Who is at risk?
Mesothelioma without asbestos exposure
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