Chronic exposure to asbestos may increase the risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma, and nonmalignant lung and pleural disorders. Evidence in humans comes from epidemiologic studies as well as numerous studies of workers exposed to asbestos in a variety of occupational settings. Tremolite asbestos exposure has been associated with an increased incidence of disease in vermiculite miners and millers from Libby, Montana.This evidence is supported by reports of increased incidences of nonmalignant respiratory diseases, lung cancer, and mesothelioma in villages in various regions of the world that have traditionally used tremolite-asbestos whitewashes in homes or have high surface deposits of tremolite asbestos and by results from animal studies.
Mesothalmia results in mesothelioma cancer, a disease that is a result of exposure to airborne asbestos fibers. If asbestos fibers are breathed in, they travel to the ends of the small air passages and cause lung cancer and various asbestos related diseases. There are no known cures for mesothelioma.
There are treatment options that you can avail of to fight against this asbestos related disease. You can opt for surgery, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and clinical trials. Surgery is a common treatment for malignant mesothelioma. Part of the lining of the chest may be removed, as also a lung.
In therapy radiation, the doctor may drain the fluid out of the body. Chemotherapy is another option. Most people with malignant mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they breathed asbestos like miners, shipyard workers and construction fields.
