According to Wikipedia:
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body’s internal organs. Its most common site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs and chest cavity), but it may also occur in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity) or the pericardium (a sac that surrounds the heart).
Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles, or have been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways, such as by washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos, or by home renovation using asbestos cement products. Unlike lung cancer, there is no association between mesothelioma and smoking.
Hmm.. so that’s what mesothelioma is. That goes for people who have worked at companies or factories where they have close contact to asbestos and have inhaled its particles. Now i know that it is dangerous and the public should be aware about instances like this.
We often get in close contact with different kinds of chemicals in our daily lives. How do we know that our body is not affected? Isn’t asbestos the round thing that people put in their bathroom? With this kind of information, we should be careful with what we inhale as it may affect our lungs.
If you think you’ve inhaled too much asbestos particles or any chemicals for that matter, go to the doctor for a check-up. It could be mesothelioma or worse. Could there be anything worse?
Thanks to the world wide web and Wikipedia with their useful information.
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