What Is Mesothelioma?
Cancer is a deadly disease and very often we hear someone die from this cancer. According to Wikipedia, cancer is a disease characterized by typical cell cycle abnormalities that give rise to the ability of cells to grow out of control, attack nearby biological tissue, and also migrate to other body tissues through the blood circulation or lymphatic system, called metastasis.
Today there are many types of cancers that we can know, and this time Makintau will discuss about mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is one type of cancer of many types of cancer.
Perhaps many of you who still do not know or even just heard the type of cancer. Indeed, mesothelioma is one type of cancer is still rare. We may hear more often about breast cancer, cervical cancer, skin cancer and so on.
But although this mesotheioma is a rare type of cancer, but make no mistake, this type of cancer is very dangerous and deadly. Mesothelioma itself is a type of lung cancer that usually occurs in the membrane around the lungs commonly called the pleura.
CAUSES OF MESOTHEILOMA
The cause of this disease is due to exposure to asbestos dust, asbestos is a strong mineral goods that have been used for various purposes. This asbestos if destroyed will cause dust or fine fibers like needles and can easily fly hovering in the air.Usually this is present in industrial environments, construction sites, carpentry and building materials stores as well as other places related to asbestos.
When this dust flies in the air and is inhaled by the nose, this asbestos dust gets stuck and trapped inside the lungs. If this happens continuously and for a long time, then the sharp dust will continue to settle and more and more in the lungs. This is what causes mesotheiloma to occur.
In Japan, there have been hundreds of people who died from exposure to asbestos dust. They died from mesothelioma cancer. The risk of this disease will increase if you are an active smoker. And a source mentions that and about 10 percent of patients live at least five years after they are diagnosed.
Please note, the ceiling of a house that has a mixture of asbestos is also potential to bring this disease. In 1995 in Japan issued a ban on the use of blue and brown asbestos because it includes a very high carcinogen type.
For that, for those of you who work or directly related to asbestos should be more careful in the work. Prioritize your safety and health by complying with OSH. Do not hesitate to use a mask while working to minimize unwanted things. Perform regular health checks so that all forms of disease can be detected early.
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