<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvBJwW9BaeG-txhqzg-FZIYS5iQiMMsEYw5cAAMPujIzYZmuWTGMNWgVe2ODKCWHlXCOzEy5HfIwKH0h2e3YBO2Xe6-4AjVUGTlha6d942bQNDLnxWEmHDex7n0tVIyWw6W3noo1XFA/s1600/mesi6.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="396" data-original-width="703" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEvBJwW9BaeG-txhqzg-FZIYS5iQiMMsEYw5cAAMPujIzYZmuWTGMNWgVe2ODKCWHlXCOzEy5HfIwKH0h2e3YBO2Xe6-4AjVUGTlha6d942bQNDLnxWEmHDex7n0tVIyWw6W3noo1XFA/s1600/mesi6.png" /></a></div> <h1 style="color: #0092d2; font-family: bebas_neueregular; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: normal; text-transform: uppercase;"> <br /></h1> <h1 style="color: #0092d2; font-family: bebas_neueregular; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: normal; text-transform: uppercase;"> TREATING MESOTHELIOMA</h1> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> There are no treatments for mesothelioma that have repeatedly provided a <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578199/k.D797/Glossary.htm#CompleteResponse" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">complete response</a>. Any discussion of treating mesothelioma, therefore, must include a wide variety of approaches, all of which continue to be considered primarily <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578199/k.D797/Glossary.htm#Palliative" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">palliative</a>. This section also offers mesothelioma information in regards to possible post-treatment issues, recovery concerns, and coping with after-effects.</div> <h1 style="color: #0092d2; font-family: bebas_neueregular; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: normal; text-transform: uppercase;"> TYPES OF MESOTHELIOMA TREATMENT OPTIONS</h1> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/lookup.asp?c=duIWJfNQKiL8G&b=8578765" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #f46f2f; font-weight: 700;">Primary Mesothelioma Treatments</span></a></div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Primary mesothelioma treatment options include some form of surgery. However, it should be noted that surgery by itself is not considered an optimal treatment process. Today mesothelioma treatments will often include surgery in conjunction with chemotherapy, radiation therapy, or both.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/lookup.asp?c=duIWJfNQKiL8G&b=8578137" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #f46f2f; font-weight: 700;">Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatments</span></a></div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Peritoneal mesothelioma is found in the abdomen (on the surface of the omentum and visceral organs). Because of the complexities of this space, treatment is difficult and depending on the exact nature of the disease, treatment options are limited. Currently several treatment centers now offer peritoneal mesothelioma treatments that involve several courses of surgery over a specific interval, with chemotherapy, radiation or other treatments taking place either during or after the surgeries.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/lookup.asp?c=duIWJfNQKiL8G&b=8578139" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #f46f2f; font-weight: 700;">Pleural Mesothelioma Treatments</span></a></div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Forming in the pleura, the protective lining surrounding the lungs, pleura mesothelioma is often not diagnosed until it has progressed. Because the pleura is protected by the rib cage, reaching it through surgery is difficult without cutting through bone. Due to the invasiveness of these surgical procedures, treatments often include surgery in conjunction with chemotherapy and radiation.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/lookup.asp?c=duIWJfNQKiL8G&b=8578141" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #f46f2f; font-weight: 700;">Recovering from Mesothelioma Treatment</span></a></div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Because mesothelioma treatment is now largely multimodality, meaning it involves more than one type of treatment, recovery is often staggered over several cycles. Even diagnosis procedures, such as invasive procedures like thoracoscopy or laparoscopy, may require an extended period of recovery. When used as part of the treatment of mesothelioma, chemotherapy can also be debilitating and may include a number of serious side-effects that could require the patient to rest and recover before further treatments are resumed.</div> <div> <a href="http://curemeso.org/" target="_blank">source</a></div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSj7LDO9xn8ZgUJLaoGAOjyI_9yntuiGmZ0FX7vCKsJOaHiJkwH3oykgvrZZwZiCkjXoYbU1kPbAVj1fnSSfnGTY1Sugx6KcV2Tlucp3UYozYfUKHlT6_UAhFB0M86-STKyHq4DY9ZA/s1600/mesi5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="330" data-original-width="616" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHSj7LDO9xn8ZgUJLaoGAOjyI_9yntuiGmZ0FX7vCKsJOaHiJkwH3oykgvrZZwZiCkjXoYbU1kPbAVj1fnSSfnGTY1Sugx6KcV2Tlucp3UYozYfUKHlT6_UAhFB0M86-STKyHq4DY9ZA/s1600/mesi5.png" /></a></div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <br /></div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Mesothelioma, sometimes referred to as meso or mesothelioma cancer, is a form of cancer most often caused by asbestos, that affects the smooth lining of the chest, lungs, heart, and abdomen. The layer of tissue surrounding these organs is made up of <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578199/k.D797/Glossary.htm#Mesothelium" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">mesothelial cells</a>, hence the name mesothelioma.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> For more information on the risk factors associated with the development of mesothelioma, as well as the related risks of asbestos exposure, visit the <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/lookup.asp?c=duIWJfNQKiL8G&b=8578805" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Causes of Mesothelioma Page</a>.</div> <h2 style="color: #0087c1; font-family: bebas_neueregular !important; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px;"> Main Types of Mesothelioma</h2> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Mesothelioma forms a solid tumor that begins as a result of insult to the tissues caused by asbestos particles. These penetrate into the <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578801/k.639A/What_is_Mesothelioma.htm" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">pleural cavity</a> of the chest or into the abdomen. Mesothelioma most often forms in the <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578801/k.639A/=" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">pleural cavity</a> of the chest or into the abdomen. The most common type of mesothelioma is <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/lookup.asp?c=duIWJfNQKiL8G&b=8578139" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">pleural mesothelioma</a>.</div> <ul style="font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; list-style: none outside none;"> <li style="padding: 10px 0px;"><strong>What is pleural mesothelioma?</strong> - This most common form of mesothelioma accounts for approximately 2,500 - 3,000 cases a year in the United States. This disease affects the pleura, which is the thin balloon shaped lining of the lungs.</li> <li style="padding: 10px 0px;"><strong>What is peritoneal mesothelioma?</strong> - This form of meso is discovered in approximately 250 cases a year, and occurs in the peritoneum – the lining of the abdominal organ.</li> <li style="padding: 10px 0px;"><strong>What is pericardial mesothelioma?</strong> - This type of mesothelioma cancer only accounts for around five percent of the newly diagnosed cases a year, and occurs in the pericardium – the lining of the heart.</li> </ul> <h2 style="color: #0087c1; font-family: bebas_neueregular !important; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px;"> More Mesothelioma Information: Development of Disease and Progression of Symptoms</h2> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> In its early stages, mesothelioma cancer is difficult to detect as it may start with a thickening of the pleural rind, or fluid which can be associated with many other conditions. This rind is normally thin and smooth in the non-diseased state. In time it begins to demonstrate progression forming a more pronounced irregular rind and nodules which coalesce into a crust that compresses and invades into adjacent structures compromising lung and cardiac function.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> In the abdominal cavity it can invade into the liver and bowel rendering the patient inoperable. <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/lookup.asp?c=duIWJfNQKiL8G&b=8578137" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">Peritoneal mesothelioma</a> is often found coating the <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578199/k.D797/Glossary.htm#Omentum" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">omentum</a> described sometimes as a salt like sand like particles too numerous to count and impossible to remove without sacrificing the entire omentum. Involvement of the ovaries and fallopian tubes is not uncommon in women and often mesothelioma is confused with ovarian cancer. Once vital organs are involved or disease identified outside of the operative field, surgery is no longer an option and patients are referred to chemotherapy or clinical trials.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <img align="left" alt="Pleural epithelial mesothelioma on chest wall and lung." border="0" height="176" hspace="6" src="http://www.curemeso.org/atf/cf/%7Beb9ec12a-9f10-428a-a38d-189f567fa6a5%7D/MESOIMAGE2SMALL.JPG" style="box-shadow: none; margin: 10px 20px 20px 0px;" vspace="3" width="180" />Figure E: Right pleural epithelial mesothelioma on chest wall and lung. Photo courtesy K. Brauch</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> For the vast majority of patients, as the tumor mass grows, once subtle symptoms will give way to weight loss, cough, respiratory infections, fatigue, shortness of breath, digestive and bowel problems and pain in the chest or abdomen, depending upon whether it is pleural or peritoneal. It may begin to weep fluid into the  intracavitary space. In the chest cavity this is called an <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578199/k.D797/Glossary.htm#PleuralEffusion" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">effusion</a> and it fills the space where the lobes of the lung reside, next to the lining of the chest cavity, and often spreads into the area surrounding the heart creating symptoms similar to those observed in congestive heart failure. In peritoneal patients it is called <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578199/k.D797/Glossary.htm#Ascites" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">ascites</a> and it fills the abdomen bathing the <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578199/k.D797/Glossary.htm#VisceralPleura" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">visceral</a> organs with this malignant fluid.<br /><br /><img align="right" alt="Epithelial mesothelioma on the diaphragm." border="0" height="138" hspace="6" src="http://www.curemeso.org/atf/cf/%7Beb9ec12a-9f10-428a-a38d-189f567fa6a5%7D/MESOIMAGE1SMALL.JPG" style="box-shadow: none; margin: 10px 20px 20px 0px;" vspace="3" width="174" /></div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Figure F: Epithelial mesothelioma on the diaphragm.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> The symptoms of mesothelioma gradually become more noticeable, prompting the patient to seek a medical consultation. By this time the progression of the disease may already be too advanced as the tumor may have spread to the <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578199/k.D797/Glossary.htm#Lymphnodes" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">lymph nodes</a> and/or begun to <a href="http://www.curemeso.org/site/c.duIWJfNQKiL8G/b.8578199/k.D797/Glossary.htm#Metastasis" style="color: #0092d2; font-size: 12pt; text-decoration-line: none;">metastasize</a> to remote organs of the body like the brain, spleen, liver or kidneys. Metastatic mesothelioma is considered late stage and incurable, given the current state of treatments. It is widely reported that only 10-20% of patients with pleural mesothelioma are diagnosed early enough for surgical intervention, the rest are referred on to palliative care. No such figures have been reported in peritoneal mesothelioma.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <a href="http://curemeso.org/" target="_blank">source</a></div> </div>

Mesothelioma, sometimes referred to as meso or mesothelioma cancer, is a form of cancer most often caused by asbestos, that affects th... Read More »

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4yaIvjuZl3rPaYph9str_k0V22lhArxHnyTwAeDBBQwE2kOqd_leBTLHjvArPDOHD3OavNWqOVzxvVnaKYMgY2EGCDbKtnp8T1GOOR8ugvCwFfaUbgqzdO0M3ywQlX9GuOwGSrGVHw/s1600/mesi3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="401" data-original-width="773" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI4yaIvjuZl3rPaYph9str_k0V22lhArxHnyTwAeDBBQwE2kOqd_leBTLHjvArPDOHD3OavNWqOVzxvVnaKYMgY2EGCDbKtnp8T1GOOR8ugvCwFfaUbgqzdO0M3ywQlX9GuOwGSrGVHw/s1600/mesi3.png" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Did you know that asbestos can still be found in products in the United States? Many people presume that the dangerous substance had been banned in the U.S. after asbestos exposure was determined to be the leading cause of mesothelioma, an aggressive form of cancer that has an average survival rate of 1 year following diagnosis. While asbestos is no longer mined in the United States, it is still found in many U.S. products, homes, schools, office buildings, and other work places.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> A bill introduced to Congress on March 10, 2015 seeks to make this information more transparent, by providing Americans and their families with a database of information about where, and in what products, asbestos can be found.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act of 2015 (READ Act) was introduced by U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) and co-sponsored by Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA). Companion legislation was also introduced to the U.S. House of Representatives by Representatives Suzan DelBene (WA-01) and Gene Green (TX-29) on April 27, 2015.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The READ Act was designed to update the Asbestos Information Act which was passed by President Ronald Reagan in 1988. Now, nearly 30 years later, the update is desperately needed. While this earlier Act was an important first step to protect Americans against the dangers of asbestos, the law only required a one-time reporting requirement, which was then published in the Federal Register. Because the law came before the Internet, consumers couldn’t go online to access this information, which made the asbestos data virtually inaccessible.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The READ Act Lists 18 Common U.S. Products in which Asbestos Is Found</h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The READ Act, however, would display <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">information about asbestos usage in a searchable online database.</strong> Additionally, the READ Act requires those who manufacture, import, or handle asbestos-containing products to annually report information about their products and any public location where these products may have been located for the past year to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The READ Act even lists 18 common asbestos-containing products that are not banned in the U.S., including:</div> <ol style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem 1.4rem; padding: 0px;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Cement corrugated sheets</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Cement flat sheets</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Clothing</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Pipeline wraps</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Roofing felt</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Vinyl floor tile</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Cement shingle</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Millboard</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Cement pipe</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Automatic transmission components</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Clutch facings</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Friction materials</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Disc brake pads</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Drum brake linings</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Brake blocks</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Gaskets</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Non-roofing coatings</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Roof coatings</span></li> </ol> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Mesothelioma, asbestosis, and other asbestos-linked cancers kill more than 107,000 people worldwide every single year. The READ Act’s ultimate aim is to change this number by making people more aware of where asbestos can be found. Linda Reinstein, President of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is a strong supporter of the Act. “For more than a century, asbestos exposure has been known to cause debilitating diseases and deaths,” stated Reinstein. “Worse yet, most Americans cannot identify asbestos or manage the risk. Undoubtedly, the READ Act will save lives and dollars,” she continued.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> In addition to publicizing the use of asbestos, the READ Act would also undoubtedly encourage companies to curb their use of asbestos. No company wants to be known as a distributor or manufacturer of dangerous products. If an easy-to-access database exists where consumers can quickly go online and confirm if a company produces asbestos-tainted products, it stands to reason that companies will start to limit their use of asbestos and develop alternative asbestos-free products over time.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> How Can You Help in The Fight Against Asbestos?</h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Take the time to write to your Senators and Representatives and encourage them to support the READ Act. It is legislation that truly aims to take a bite out of the asbestos industry by making the public aware of products and locations that utilize asbestos. Ultimately, the Act will help Americans can make informed choices when it comes to asbestos exposure.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Taking the time to notify your elected officials about your support of measures that seek to regulate the use of asbestos can have a significant impact on how they will vote on a bill, especially in an election year.</strong></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;"><a href="http://mesotheliomahelpnow.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></strong></div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BtXcemkE6LgymusTt1C0u8SS9lTOihi_vGKevfx_rZDfNDqLIXNbhoIeQpqHf-jxaoxjyynQNZPpA2vBxhKh89wS_vWEMrkXQ0HSFelJUFAur3pyo_JfDSzgZkbSADDJikookVFDug/s1600/mesi4.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="262" data-original-width="731" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0BtXcemkE6LgymusTt1C0u8SS9lTOihi_vGKevfx_rZDfNDqLIXNbhoIeQpqHf-jxaoxjyynQNZPpA2vBxhKh89wS_vWEMrkXQ0HSFelJUFAur3pyo_JfDSzgZkbSADDJikookVFDug/s1600/mesi4.png" /></a></div> <br /> Asbestos is the name given to a naturally occurring group of materials. Strong, flexible, thin, and easily separated, these microscopic asbestos fibers are poor conductors of heat and do not conduct electricity. These natural properties combine to make the mineral a versatile material, used in a number of building, manufacturing, and commercial applications. Unfortunately, asbestos is also a dangerous and deadly material that has been linked to mesothelioma.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Asbestos is usually thought of as a single mineral or a family of minerals that is well defined and universally recognized. This is <em>false</em>. Instead, Asbestos is a sort of catch-all term that describes a group of six commercially available mineral fibers.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> The <em><span style="color: #f46f2f; font-weight: 700;">six types of asbestos mineral fibers</span></em> are actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, chrysotile, crocidolite, and tremolite. The <em><span style="color: #f46f2f; font-weight: 700;">two basic forms of asbestos fibers</span></em> are Amphiboles Asbestos, a straight and needle-like form of asbestos (actinolite, amosite, anthophyllite, crocidolite, and tremolite are considered amphiboles fibers), and serpentine asbestos, a curled and more pliable for of asbestos (chrysotile is considered a cerpentine fiber).</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> The need for the catch-all “asbestos” term became apparent when exposure to the fiber and its many products proved hazardous. Lawsuits by the first wave of injured workers led to the creation of an “approved list” of mineral specimens by the EPA negotiated by the government, asbestos manufacturers, and lawyers representing the injured. It was and still is an economic and political term, not a scientific one.</div> <h2 id="commontraits" style="color: #0087c1; font-family: bebas_neueregular !important; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px;"> Common Traits of Asbestos</h2> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Because asbestos is a poor conductor of heat and electricity, it was at one time a very common building and manufacturing material, used in everything from automotive manufacturing to construction.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Unfortunately, the very elements that contribute to asbestos being such a good building material are also why it is so deadly. Once disturbed or separated, the thin, flexible asbestos fibers break easily, turning into microscopic dust particles. These fibers can become airborne and continue to linger in the air for hours, even days. They can also attach to nearby objects, including clothing and work tools. If these fibers are inhaled or injested, the result can be a serious health problem, such as asbestosis, lung cancer, mesothelioma, as well as other cancers.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Today, asbestos exposure continues to be a very real risk, and it is important to note that while countries like the United States have placed heavy regulations on its use, it is still present and continues to be used. Thousands of products and buildings contain asbestos. Any number of people working in an array of fields continue to be put at risk of asbestos exposure.</div> <h2 id="otherminerals" style="color: #0087c1; font-family: bebas_neueregular !important; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px;"> Other Mined Minerals Linked to Mesothelioma</h2> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Because of its non-scientific origin, the term “asbestos” does not include all possible fibrous mineral forms of impure magnesium silicate that behave like asbestos. While they may not be considered “asbestos,” there are many other fibrous minerals that are just as carcinogenic, if not more so. Just a few of the more well-known examples include:</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <span style="color: #f46f2f; font-weight: 700;">Taconite</span>: There are Taconite mines in the United States, and while Taconite is not on the asbestos list, its carcinogenic track record qualifies it as a health hazard.<br /> <span style="color: #f46f2f; font-weight: 700;">Erionite</span>: Erionite is another fiber that is missing from the list and was recently identified as a particularly toxic asbestiform fiber. Erionite was found in the home building materials used in Turkish villages of Karain and Tuzkoy. It has been implicated in the deaths of hundreds of villages of the years. It is no longer disputed that Erionite causes mesothelioma and belongs on the registry of asbestos-like minerals. Deposits of Erionite have been found in San Bernardino County, California and it may well be found elsewhere in the world.<br /> <span style="color: #f46f2f; font-weight: 700;">Vermiculite</span>: Used in insulation and also as a landscaping and gardening material, vermiculite has recently been identified as a possible carcinogen with links to mesothelioma.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> The list of cancer-causing mineral fibers that should be classified as asbestos is still growing.</div> <h2 id="asbestoshistory" style="color: #0087c1; font-family: bebas_neueregular !important; font-size: 24pt; font-weight: normal; margin: 0px; padding: 15px 0px 0px;"> The History of Asbestos</h2> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> Marco Polo encountered asbestos in China where it was called salamander’s wool. The ancients had many names for asbestos, calling it "mountain leather," "incombustible linen," "rock floss," and “lapis asbestos”. Defined by its uses, the strange material could be braided into rope or used as insulation. The use of oil lamps for illumination was a major application before the invention of the incandescent light bulb. Once braided, asbestos could be turned into a wick that was both indestructible and cheap. Charlemagne had a napkin made from asbestos that he would purify by throwing into a fire.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> At the dawning of the industrial age, machinery, steam, and fire became catalysts for the more widespread use of asbestos. By the 1860’s asbestos began appearing as insulation in the United States and Canada. Thousands of different uses for asbestos appeared by the middle of the 20th century. These included fire retardant coatings, concrete, bricks, pipes and fireplace cement, heat, fire, and acid resistant gaskets, pipe insulation, ceiling insulation, fireproof drywall, flooring, roofing, lawn furniture, drywall joint compound and on and on.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> For all its wonderful properties, early asbestos research also proved that this naturally occurring material could be linked to a number of respiratory diseases. Early citings linking asbestos to respiratory disease, mesothelioma and other cancers included :</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> • The Roman historian Pliny the Elder noted that the slaves who worked in the asbestos mines were less healthy than other slaves. He recommended that such slaves not be purchased since they would “die young”.<br /> • Strabo, a 1st century geographer, also observed the rise of health problems among asbestos workers. Since it was noted that asbestos exposure caused primarily a respiratory disease, Pliny the Elder suggested the use of a respirator made of transparent bladder skin to protect workers from asbestos dust.<br /> • Modern medicine first documented an asbestos-related death in 1906. Soon afterwards medical reports began to identify a mystery tumor, and insurance companies began to cut their coverage of asbestos workers.<br /> • The term mesothelioma entered the medical literature in 1931 when it was identified by Klemperer and Rabin.<br /> • By the 1940’s mesothelioma was being associated with asbestos exposure. Still, at the urging of industry, public authorities and the medical establishment continued to resist recognizing the connection between mesothelioma and asbestos.<br /> • Finally, the link became incontrovertible with a 1960 article published in Lancet entitled "Primary Malignant Mesothelioma of the Pleura."</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> During this time, the growing awareness of the connection between asbestos exposure and asbestosis and mesothelioma eventually brought some government regulation. (Contrary to popular belief, to this day asbestos has not been banned in the U.S., though it has in numerous other countries.) It also brought litigation. During trial discovery proceedings it became clear that the asbestos industry had known about the hazards of the product for decades. Moreover, they had conspired to hide the facts from both their workers and the consumers of their products. This disregard for the health and safety of both employees and consumers led to thousands of successful lawsuits and settlements against asbestos vendors. Over time this led to over sixty companies seeking refuge in Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.</div> <div style="color: #363636; font-family: Lato, "Trebuchet MS", Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; padding: 10px 0px;"> <a href="http://curemeso.org/" target="_blank">Source</a></div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlakrmtr_tRdQ70juLvQDTCZ420T1JBGWo_B_AAPNWiZm1SwY2YkIIh3vtYz3_aEYE6O42i1qKkHNYG__ijgu3Efy5FLR_cQtiFadEqKFjrWVZ9TI942bbiaVJYlfD_EIyct7i2R3Y1A/s1600/mesi2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="407" data-original-width="775" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlakrmtr_tRdQ70juLvQDTCZ420T1JBGWo_B_AAPNWiZm1SwY2YkIIh3vtYz3_aEYE6O42i1qKkHNYG__ijgu3Efy5FLR_cQtiFadEqKFjrWVZ9TI942bbiaVJYlfD_EIyct7i2R3Y1A/s1600/mesi2.png" /></a></div> <br /> In this technologically and medically-advanced era, we are given instant access to the constantly evolving knowledge about our world. We are continuously updated on national and international events, and are likewise informed about the latest medical advances.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> As a society that has the world at our fingertips, it’s no wonder that we are constantly seeking the newest and most reliable information. Recently, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has teamed up with medical researchers from Dartmouth College to provide a new and unique tool – “<a href="http://knowyourchances.cancer.gov/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Know Your Chances</a>” – that gives the odds of death for people of all ages.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The health risks are based on statistics. This is a significant instrument in helping us take preventative measures to better our health.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> How Is the NCI “Know Your Chances” Tool Different from Other Cancer Assessment Tools?</h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> While there are <a href="http://www.cancerresearchuk.org/health-professional/learning-and-development-tools/cancer-risk-assessment-tool-rat" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">other</a> cancer-risk assessment tools available to the public, most of these only offer users the risk of developing specific cancers based upon various factors, including lifestyle, medical history, and exposure. For example, these tools tell us that certain factors – a, b, or c – could increase our chance of getting a specific cancer or disease, but doing e, f, or g, could decrease our chances of getting that particular cancer.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> But as prevalent and devastating as cancer is, we all know that it’s not the only cause of death. Through the “Know Your Chances” website, NCI provides us with a broader view of the possibility of cancer in relation to other causes of death, including accidents, homicide, and suicide. Rather than solely giving the odds of death due to certain cancers, it aims to put cancer in perspective to other causes of death.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Not only does the new website provide statistics on non-cancer causes of death, it also breaks down our chances of dying over specific time frames by accounting for age, sex, and race. Thus, this information allows us to understand not only the likelihood of our death at a specific age, but also the likely cause of death at that age.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Where Does This Information Come From?</h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The NCI’s data and estimates for the new “Know Your Chances” tool come from the <a href="http://surveillance.cancer.gov/devcan/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">DevCan</a> statistical algorithms and database. This database calculates the probabilities of developing and dying from particular cancers by taking incidence data from their <a href="http://seer.cancer.gov/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results</a>(SEER) program, U.S. census data, and mortality counts from the <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank">National Center for Health Statistics</a>. In using this data, NCI is able to provide information in 4 different charts:</div> <ol style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem 1.4rem; padding: 0px;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><a href="http://knowyourchances.cancer.gov/big_picture_charts.php" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Big-picture charts</em></a> show the risks of dying from preselected causes within a 10-year timeframe based on age, sex, and race.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><a href="http://knowyourchances.cancer.gov/custom_charts.php" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Custom charts</em></a> show the risk of death for selected causes over different time frames.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><a href="http://knowyourchances.cancer.gov/your_chances.php" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Your chances</em></a> presents the most common causes of death based on exact age, race, and sex.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><a href="http://knowyourchances.cancer.gov/special_cancer_tables.php" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;" target="_blank"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Special cancer tables</em></a> present the risk of diagnosis and death of specific cancers.</span></li> </ol> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> What Can I Learn from NCI’s “Know Your Chances” Tool?</h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> There are many advantages to using the “Know Your Chances” website. Two of the major questions that the new tool addresses are: 1) How big of a risk one has to a specific cause of mortality and 2) How this risk compares with other causes of death. In knowing this information, we are able to assess our vulnerability to certain causes of death at different points of our life and can act accordingly.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> In being aware of the percentages of risk we have to certain cancers, we are able to take preventative dietary measures, take regular screenings tests, or even develop a strong doctor-patient relationship to discuss our risks and how to prevent them.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The first step in advancing our health and increasing the quality and length of our lives is to educate ourselves about what dangers we face. Likewise, the NCI’s “Know Your Chance” website is both an innovative and advanced way to acquire the individual knowledge that we need.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <a href="http://mesotheliomahelpnow.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nb1LqlI55jtZBalLD_LMg_YZYU1JfJwOeEN5nTMdPda05_Q0g12t3ZuDHdONxaZJbE_ET2a7bLClAGQwMHeZ6eKDWx3QDpuj2z3t0tngy2UrUD-dekZKsihWHiPOrUrwaiv4MoqaVQ/s1600/mesi1.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="409" data-original-width="780" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_nb1LqlI55jtZBalLD_LMg_YZYU1JfJwOeEN5nTMdPda05_Q0g12t3ZuDHdONxaZJbE_ET2a7bLClAGQwMHeZ6eKDWx3QDpuj2z3t0tngy2UrUD-dekZKsihWHiPOrUrwaiv4MoqaVQ/s1600/mesi1.png" /></a></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <br /></div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> When you become a parent, you realize that you would do anything to protect your child. So what would you do if you knew that your child was being exposed to a dangerous, cancer-causing substance every day while at school?</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Unfortunately, many parents around the U.S. do not realize that asbestos in schools is still something they need to be worrying about. Newer school buildings tend not to be a concern, but those constructed before 1980 are almost guaranteed to house some asbestos-containing materials if modern renovations or asbestos abatement actions have not taken place.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) was signed into law in 1986 by President Ronald Reagan, making this year its 30th anniversary. This law was supposed to keep our children safe, but 3 decades later, it is clear there is still a lot that needs to be done.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The Goal of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act</h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The heart of AHERA is in the right place because at the end of the day, it seeks to protect our country’s children. The law requires the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to push regulations that require educational agencies to:</div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem 1.1rem; padding: 0px;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Inspect school buildings for asbestos-containing materials</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Prepare asbestos management plans</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">Perform asbestos response actions to prevent or reduce asbestos hazards</span></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> When AHERA was signed into law on October 22, 1986, Lee M. Thomas, head of the EPA, was optimistic about the future:</div> <blockquote style="background-color: white; border-left: 1px solid rgb(221, 221, 221); box-sizing: border-box; color: #6f6f6f; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem; padding: 0.5625rem 1.25rem 0px 1.1875rem;"> <div style="box-sizing: border-box; font-family: inherit; font-size: 1rem; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">“EPA believes that the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act represents a positive step toward protecting the estimated 15 million students and 1.4 million employees who are potentially exposed to friable asbestos-containing material in 35,000 schools.”</em></div> </blockquote> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> In 2016, however, with many older schools still containing asbestos, it seems that enforcement of this law has fallen through the cracks.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Senators Seek Answers from School Districts</h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Senator Edward M. Markey (D-MA) and Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), both known for being champions for victims of asbestos exposure, knew about the asbestos problem in American schools. In March 2015, they set out to start a conversation and make a change by writing to all 50 governors in the U.S. They asked the governors about the implementation and enforcement of AHERA to better understand the scope of asbestos remaining in schools. Markey and Boxer felt this was necessary to determine whether reforms need to be made.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> 20 states responded to Markey and Boxer, while 30 states ignored them entirely. In their report about the findings, <a href="http://www.markey.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2015-12-Markey-Asbestos-Report-Final.pdf" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #008cba; line-height: inherit; text-decoration-line: none;"><em style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Failing the Grade: Asbestos in America’s Schools</em></a>, the senators listed the major discoveries:</div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem 1.1rem; padding: 0px;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">The scope of asbestos hazards in the U.S. is likely widespread, but remains difficult to ascertain.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">States do not appear to be systematically monitoring, investigating, or addressing asbestos hazards in schools.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">States do not report conducting regular inspections of local education agencies to detect asbestos hazards and enforce compliance.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;">States do not report record-keeping activities intended to keep track of asbestos hazard information or remediation activities in schools.</span></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> “We don’t have any indication that the government is doing its job to make sure measures are in place,” said Sonya Lunder, a senior analyst at the Environmental Working Group.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Without the government — on both federal and state levels — enforcing AHERA, many school districts are opting to look the other way when it comes to asbestos. Removing asbestos-containing materials from older school buildings can be incredibly expensive and time-consuming, so while some educational organizations may say that they care about the health of their local children, they don’t care enough to spend the money required.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Asbestos Problems and Abatement in Schools during the Past Year</h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> Reports throughout the last year proved that asbestos is still a menacing issue in older schools — and the abundance of reports show us that asbestos isn’t going to magically disappear on its own.</div> <ul style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; list-style-position: outside; margin: 0px 0px 1.25rem 1.1rem; padding: 0px;"> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Huntington Beach, California</strong>: Roughly 1,300 elementary school students at Oak View Elementary had to be bussed to various schools over the year when an asbestos abatement project ran into delay after delay.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Montgomery County, Maryland</strong>: Construction of a middle school was interrupted when asbestos flooring tiles from the demolished Kensington Junior High were found buried at the site.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Reno, Nevada</strong>: A pipe burst in the cafeteria of Pine Middle School, causing not only major water damage, but also the possibility of airborne asbestos. Floor tiles were held in place with a glue that contained asbestos, and those floor tiles started to pop out due to the flooding.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Berkeley County, South Carolina</strong>: The Berkeley County School District had to pay $213,004 extra during a high school renovation project when higher-than-expected levels of asbestos were found. Asbestos had been supposedly removed from the building in 1997, but more was found in the ceiling tiles and carpet.</span></li> <li style="box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"><span class="black" style="box-sizing: border-box; color: black;"><strong style="box-sizing: border-box; line-height: inherit;">Meriden, Connecticut</strong>: Asbestos was discovered in the Platt High School auditorium during a major renovation and reconstruction project, adding more than $140,000 to the budget and delaying work.</span></li> </ul> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> The list truly goes on and on. It is unclear if Boxer and Markey have any plans to act on the findings of their report this year, but they are not the type to let something like this slide. Citizens should expect to be hearing from the 2 senators soon about what they think needs to be done and what reforms to AHERA need to be made on its 30th birthday.</div> <h2 style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #3d979b; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 28px; font-weight: normal; line-height: 1.4; margin: 0.2rem 0px 0.5rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> School Children Are Counting on Us to Make Sure Things Change</h2> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> As schools built before 1980 begin to deteriorate around our children, the need for the removal of asbestos will continue to grow. Asbestos is most dangerous when disturbed because its fibers are released into the air, breathed in by students and teachers, and can become lodged in an individual’s lungs, heart, or stomach. These fibers can eventually cause mesothelioma – a rare and deadly cancer – to develop 20-50 years later.</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> AHERA reform needs to happen now. We know about the dangers of asbestos and we are putting our children at risk every single day. What are we waiting for?</div> <div style="background-color: white; box-sizing: border-box; color: #222222; font-family: Raleway, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; margin-bottom: 1.25rem; padding: 0px; text-rendering: optimizeLegibility;"> <a href="http://mesotheliomahelpnow.com/" target="_blank">Source</a></div> </div>

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <br /> <br /> Harmful mesothelioma is a profoundly forceful and agonizing tumor with indications that differ from patient to understanding and with the range of the body influenced.<br /> <br /> Mesothelioma regularly happens in the tissue encompassing the lungs (pleural mesothelioma) yet can likewise happen in the tissue in the midriff (peritoneal mesothelioma), the tissue that encompasses the heart (pericardial mesothelioma) and the tissue encompassing the balls (mesothelioma of tunica vaginalis).<br /> <br /> Since expanding the life of a man with a mesothelioma guess depends in vast part on early location, it is crucial that patients comprehend the manifestations of mesothelioma and look for restorative consideration when they are recognized.<br /> <br /> Contact your specialist immediately in the event that you encounter any of the side effects depicted beneath, particularly on the off chance that you were (or have motivation to trust that you were) presented to asbestos, which is the main known reason for this sort of tumor.<br /> <br /> In the event that you or a friend or family member has been determined to have mesothelioma, you might be qualified for pay for doctor's visit expenses, lost wages, and the agony and enduring you have persevered.<br /> <br /> Get in touch with us today to find out about your lawful alternatives.<br /> <br /> Torment As A Side effect<br /> <br /> Over portion of all pleural mesothelioma patients have torment in the lower, back or sides of the chest. Sufferers of peritoneal mesothelioma may likewise encounter torment in the stomach region.<br /> <br /> Pericardial mesothelioma patients frequently have chest torment, heart palpitations, shortness of breath, and consistent and intense hacking.<br /> <br /> Mesothelioma persistent agony commonly increments after some time and can be intense much of the time, requiring solution opiates to oversee.<br /> <br /> It is essential that patients let their doctors think about the agony they are feeling.<br /> <br /> Support from a therapeutic group can reduce those side effects by utilization of these drugs:<br /> <br /> Gentle torment is regularly treated with over-the-counter nonsteroidal calming drugs (NSAIDs) containing ibuprofen, headache medicine, naproxen or acetaminophen.<br /> <br /> Direct agony regularly includes the utilization of opioid solutions that are here and there utilized as a part of mix with NSAIDs. Opioid items are hydrocodone, codeine, methadone or oxycodone.<br /> <br /> Extreme torment is regularly experienced after surgery and is normally overseen through "patient-controlled absense of pain" whereby the patient can deal with the measurements of the painkiller. Frequently this is a morphine dribble. Higher measurements of the direct torment relievers might be utilized or different medications can be endorsed including fentanyl and hydromorphone.<br /> <br /> Pleural Side effects (Lungs)<br /> <br /> Pleural mesothelioma side effects are like those happening with less serious respiratory and different illnesses, making finding troublesome.<br /> <br /> Anybody with a past filled with asbestos presentation should look for prompt therapeutic consideration on the off chance that they encounter any of the accompanying manifestations:<br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Shortness of breath </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>chest torment </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>liquid development around the lungs (pleural emanation) </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>critical and unexplained weight reduction </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>incessant and dry/rough hack </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>hacking up blood </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>loss of craving </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>trouble gulping </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>weakness </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>irregularities under the skin of the chest</li> </ul> <br /><br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HPX86OfjU62XN1dP32tiwKXjDEOukGdg86yF-855UIoM6DCmBbvUy7QcwhqpVjigtAyN_YWOqq_U-DpdXIvp8rJeoWI7SAd7HJbubSOGlZTEw7L_Mb2UsDEK4B8glI9_jtJLARO5ew/s1600/med13.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="428" data-original-width="789" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-HPX86OfjU62XN1dP32tiwKXjDEOukGdg86yF-855UIoM6DCmBbvUy7QcwhqpVjigtAyN_YWOqq_U-DpdXIvp8rJeoWI7SAd7HJbubSOGlZTEw7L_Mb2UsDEK4B8glI9_jtJLARO5ew/s1600/med13.png" /></a></div> <b>Peritoneal Manifestations (Stomach area) </b><br /> <br /> Peritoneal mesothelioma patients frequently encounter the accompanying side effects (a considerable lot of which are regularly connected with different ailments):<br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>Ascites (development of stomach liquid) </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>stomach torment </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>unexplained weight reduction </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul> <li>loss of craving </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>queasiness and spewing </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>looseness of the bowels or obstruction </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>gut block </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>iron deficiency </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>fever </li> </ul> <br /> <br /> <br /> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>night sweats</li> </ul> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64z0INbLGuNeVCzhor79gkX6LRA0i6grSxYqxaXFKphLTB2u1y7wowUoItCqbbZhelaU96dZz1NDXpicCPOF8tEoH44_znx1vJs5yrIMxpF6D2_DNkvKoOeYWZcY7FhALbPAR74aTKA/s1600/med14.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="411" data-original-width="779" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi64z0INbLGuNeVCzhor79gkX6LRA0i6grSxYqxaXFKphLTB2u1y7wowUoItCqbbZhelaU96dZz1NDXpicCPOF8tEoH44_znx1vJs5yrIMxpF6D2_DNkvKoOeYWZcY7FhALbPAR74aTKA/s1600/med14.png" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <br /> <div> <b>Pericardial Indications </b></div> <div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Pericardial mesothelioma indications are frequently deceptive and may include: </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>chest torment </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>heart palpitations </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>breathing trouble </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>steady and intense hack </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>liquid in the pericardial space </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>fever </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>night sweats </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>confusing heartbeat </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>weight reduction </li> </ul> </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <ul style="text-align: left;"> <li>summed up shortcoming</li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdPWihITWloz9i8Ox73MEI_ogjSgrPGcoUMybotHEl5zalllDsPdAzotX9FLzcMFl6i-LBrmHq7o6N4ILXFldpciDVtoE5_AMbvOavDHiPjnIJMm4Mc1FrEH_Dr_kMwJeVbNb7LXMqA/s1600/med15.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="425" data-original-width="710" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXdPWihITWloz9i8Ox73MEI_ogjSgrPGcoUMybotHEl5zalllDsPdAzotX9FLzcMFl6i-LBrmHq7o6N4ILXFldpciDVtoE5_AMbvOavDHiPjnIJMm4Mc1FrEH_Dr_kMwJeVbNb7LXMqA/s1600/med15.png" /></a></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <div> <b>Tunica Vaginalis Side effects </b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Malinant mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis speaks to less than 5% of all mesothelioma cases, thus little is thought about this kind of tumor and its manifestations. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> In reported cases, be that as it may, a testicular mass, aggregation of liquid in the scrotum and testicular swelling are the essential side effects. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>Inertness Period and Misdiagnose </b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Harmful mesothelioma side effects normally develop in little, inconspicuous ways which show up in other respiratory ailments which can be confounding to the specialist. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Mesothelioma is an uncommon infection, so it is phenomenal for a specialist to inspect a patient with mesothelioma. Another trouble that can cause a misdiagnosis, is that the illness has such a long dormancy period, between 15 to 60 years after presentation to asbestos, so the patient won't not recall being uncovered and the specialist won't trait these indications as a reason to the introduction. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>By what method would mesothelioma be able to be analyzed early? </b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Its is imperative to analyze the infection in the beginning times for the patient to have better visualization. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> So it is essential to pay special mind to these signs: </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> You or somebody from your family have been presented to asbestos? Regardless of the possibility that it happened from 20 to 50 years back </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> 33% of all mesothelioma patients analyzed in the Unified States are veterans. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Pay special mind to notice signs, for example, pneumonia. A great deal of times, individuals are misdiagnosed with pneumonia and don't show signs of improvement. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> At the point when these side effects introduce themselves, you have to scan for a clinician or a family specialist that can be more intrusive and forceful to show signs of improvement analysis. A ton of times, doctors are worried that doing an obtrusive strategy will add to the patient torment and enduring, which is not so much genuine. Pros can do a biopsy today in an outpatient setting — same day all through the healing facility with insignificant torment. This would give a better than average tissue analysis. When it gets to mesothelioma, early finding is the best treatment. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> <b>Pay for Mesothelioma </b></div> <div> <br /></div> <div> On the off chance that you or a friend or family member has gotten a mesothelioma finding, you should realize that you might be qualified for pay from the asbestos organizations that place you in mischief's way. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> This pay could cover your hospital expenses, any wages you missed from work, and in addition installment to represent the agony and enduring that you are being put through. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> You and your family ought not need to adapt to this staggering infection alone. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div> Get in touch with us today to talk about your lawful choices and find out about the procedure for seeking after remuneration.</div> </div> </div>

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