Causes of Mesothelioma

After reading the first post you must be wondering what actually the cause for this disease.

The answer is ‘Asbestos’. Yes, asbestos is the main cause of mesothelioma! The use of asbestos in numerous professions is to be more at risk for this disease.

There are number of people who are at risk in which Auto mechanics, construction workers, railroad workers, building engineers, navy sailors, and shipyard employees are the most prominent one.The people working in these occupations are exposed to asbestos and due to this have become the victim of this disease called ‘Mesothelioma’. An unusual fact is that with much smaller exposure to asbestos there are number of cases recorded of asbestos disease and mesothelioma. For sure, there is no intensity of exposure of asbestos which is considered to be safe. A person may be exposed to asbestos only once, or for a short interval of time, can still develop the mesothelioma cancer. Similarly, a person could work around materials which contain asbestos for years and remain completely healthy well into old age. There is simply no way to guess who will develop the disease and who will not.

 Moreover there are cases that also include the families of workers which are related to these professions and also those who lived in close proximity of asbestos manufacturing plants. Moreover when a child or spouse who hugs that worker a spouse or child who embraces or hugs that worker, or who cleans their clothes from work, may be exposed to a considerable large amount of asbestos fibers eventually.

Inside the body the presence of asbestos fibers cannot be processed. When taking a breath these fibers harm the mesothelial cells in the peritoneum or pleura. Not only that the asbestos fibers can damage the DNA due to its tininess. The damaged cells can cause mesothelioma or lung cancer.
 

Since exposure to asbestos is the main cause of mesothelioma, so it is very essential you to know how you can come in contact with asbestos. Asbestos is actually found not only in industrial applications but it is also present in household items. Some of these are fire proofing materials, toasters, hair dryers, coffee pots, chalkboards, baby powders, spackling compounds, caulk, valves, pumps, turbines, boilers, insulating pads and blankets, floor tiles, siding, roofing shingles, putties, pipe insulation and covering, paint, cement pipe, electrical wire, packing, gaskets, joint compounds, HVAC duct insulation, attic insulation, plaster, clutches, brakes and others.

It is known to you and me that asbestos is very popular in home appliances and industrial applications due to its ability to resists heat, flexibility to be woven and capacity to insulate. But now the use of asbestos is limited but still it is imported from other countries which are present in different products.

I want to share with you an unfortunate fact which is that almost every person is at risk for developing mesothelioma, merely for the reason that of the extensive use of asbestos in the past, the fact is that asbestos particulate can move great distances on hair, clothes or even air currents, and the fact that the mesothelioma has a long latency period. One occasion of exposure to asbestos, even if it occurred years ago, may still result in a diagnosis of mesothelioma in the future. If you know that you have been exposed to asbestos on an ongoing basis or regular. However, it's important to let your physician know, that so you can begin the testing procedures for mesothelioma.