If you have ever worked in an asbestos factory, then beware of any signs and symptoms of mesothelioma, the cancer of mesothelial lining of serous cavities. Yes, the dreaded cancer has an epidemiological evidence of 3000 per year in America alone.
It is spreading its wings to all the developing nations also, thus ringing alarm bells in the ears of physicians and statisticians who care for the patients. It is always said that the help for mesothelioma patients is very urgent. They don’t need plain words but an assurance packed with action.It can affect pleural cavity, peritoneal cavity or rarely pericardial sac.
The special cells that line the pleura, abdomen or pericardium become abnormal and start dividing uncontrollably. They even spread to nearby organs or distant cells by metastasis. Thus, mesothelioma results, which is a highly malignant tumor with high mortality rate.Though the genetic mutations are responsible for any type of cancer, it is the asbestos that is mostly responsible to set this mutation into action. Since World War II, the use of asbestos has increased tenfold in mining and construction industries.
The employers knowingly or unknowingly exposed millions of employees to the asbestos fibers and here is the result after 3 to 4 decades! Many a times, the precautionary measures are inadequate. The worked are short of even a well-fitting mask that is enough to control the disease.