Plumbers are very susceptible to mesothelioma

Plumbers (Plumber) is the industrial workers most at risk for the deadly cancer mesothelioma. That's the findings of an insurance industry study recently conducted in the UK.

In a report prepared by the National Claims, finding that the former plumbers or plumbers, and electrical, construction workers and auto mechanics, have a much higher likelihood of cancer associated with asbestos than people who work in other industries. This is a finding supported by CDC researchers in the United States which found the number of deaths from mesothelioma among plumbers and predict these events could continue to rise for 40 years.

Asbestos is an insulating material that is widely used in industry around the world until the 1980's. It is primarily about pipe resistance to temperature extremes and corrosion. Although no longer used in new construction - and even been banned in over 40 countries (though not in the U.S.) - asbestos still exist around the water pipe, the pipe fittings and water heating filament millions of old homes and commercial buildings. Plumbers who do cutting pipes, repairing or replacing pipes, can release toxic fibers that is the origin of the emergence of mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis and other diseases.

Mesothelioma Prevention

Beware if you work in an environment with asbestos

Many people who experienced mesothelioma exposed to asbestos fibers while working at places such as:
• Mine
• Factory worker
• Factory of electronic components
• Making tracks
• Making ship
• Construction workers
• Mechanics

For it can be avoided by:
• Follow standard safety regulations
• Do not use objects that contain asbestos in your environment

Mesothelioma Causes

Exposed to asbestos pollutants (primary risk factor)
Asbestos is a mineral found in the environment. Asbestos fibers strong and resistant to heat makes it very useful to be applied to various needs. People who work in an environment contaminated with asbestos fibers has a much greater risk of mesothelioma.

When asbestos split - such as when the process of making - asbestos dust is formed. If dust is inhaled or swallowed asbestos fibers will then settle in the lungs or in the stomach and can cause irritation that causes mesothelioma.

Some people who over many years exposed to asbestos pollution can not have mesothelioma, while others vice versa. This indicates another factor that may be related, that hereditary factors do you have a family history of cancer in some people is a condition that increases risk.

Risk factors that may increase the risk of mesothelioma include:
• Exposure to asbestos fiber dust pollution
• Living with someone who works in an environment with asbestos (asbestos fibers stuck in their clothes or skin)
• Smoking
• SV40 virus is found in many primates
• X-ray radiation
• Family history with mesothelioma

SPREAD OF CANCER MESOTHELIOMA

In general, cancer occurs when cells mutate DNA. These mutations make the cells continued to grow and thrive while others have normal cell cycles of life and death. Accumulation of cancer cells can form a malignant tumor.

It is unclear what causes the genetic mutation that triggers the beginning of mesothelioma even though scientists have identified the factors that can increase the risk. Cancer may occur due to a combination of several factors, such as heredity, environment, health condition and lifestyle.

Benign pleural mesothelioma
Benign tumors that form in the chest sometimes called benign  mesothelioma. But the term is misleading. Benign mesothelioma is not started on the same cell where the cancer is formed. And in some cases kacil, benign mesothelioma can be very aggressive. For this reason, some doctors now prefer to call this tumor as a solitary fibrous tumor.

Solitary fibrous tumors usually do not cause signs and symptoms. It is unclear what caused the solitary fibrous tumor, but these tumors associated with asbestos contamination pollutants. Treatment for solitary fibrous tumors usually includes surgery procedures.

SYMPTOMS OF MESOTHELIOMA

Signs and symptoms of mesothelioma vary based on where the cancer occurred.

Pleural mesothelioma, signs and symptoms include:
• Short Breath
• Pain when breathing
• Pain when coughing
• Pain in the lower rib
• an unusual lump in the chest under the skin layer
• Lost weight suddenly
• dry cough

Peritoneal mesothelioma, signs and symptoms include:
• Pain in the abdominal region
• Swelling in abdominal area
• Change in bowel movements, such as more frequent diarrhea or constipation
• Bumps on the tissue in the abdominal region
• Lost weight suddenly

Other forms of mesothelioma
Signs and symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma and tunica vaginalis are unclear. There is no complete information about this. Pericardial mesothelioma have signs and symptoms may include trouble breathing or chest pain. While mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis was first detectable by the enlargement of the testicles

What is Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is the medical name for cancer of the pleura (lining of the lungs and chest cavity) or cancer of the peritoneum (abdominal lining). This is usually caused by prolonged exposure to asbestos.

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that occurs in the thin tissue that covers most internal organs (mesothelium). Mesothelioma Doctors divide into several types based on which part of this cancer occurs. Among others:

• malignant pleural mesothelioma, occurs in tissues that line around the lungs and is the most common type.
• Peritoneal mesothelioma, occurring in tissues that line the stomach.
• pericardial mesothelioma, occurring in the tissue lining around the heart.
• Mesothelioma of the tunica vaginalis, occurs in the lining around the testicles.

Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until between twenty and fifty years after exposure, which explains why so many new cases of this form of cancer that comes into the present.

As with other cancers, mesothelioma tumor can spread rapidly, often infecting the opposite pleura, and proceed to other internal organs. Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, cough, and weight loss.