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The link between asbestos and lung cancer is well established today. However, this was not always the case. For many decades, asbestos was considered to be a miracle mineral. It is an excellent insulator and this was one of its primary uses. Asbestos was also incorporated into a wide range of products manufactured.Suspicions that asbestos exposure could cause serious health problems existed as far back as the last decade of the nineteenth century. It is thought that those interested in promoting asbestos consumption acted to discredit such reports.By 1931, the British government had concluded that asbestos was possibly harmful to the body and took steps to ensure safety of those handling asbestos. The US government undertook similar actions during the 1970s.Unfortunately, by that time, many thousands of people had their lives seriously affected by asbestos related lung cancer and other health problems. Asbestos was widely used in factories, homes and elsewhere.Asbestos causes problems like scarring in the lungs, lung cancer, asbestosis and pleural plaques. It also causes a deadly, aggressive type of cancer called mesothelioma.Unlike normal lung cancer which affects the tissues of the lung itself, mesothelioma affects the lining around the lungs called the pleura. This type of cancer ... [more..]

Alternative cancer treatments are getting more and more popular and even seem to gain the acceptance from the conservative medical community.My wife and I have cancer. She was diagnosed with breast cancer in spring of 2009; I followed her with my kidney cancer diagnosis only a few months later. After my wife got diagnosed, we adapted to a healthy lifestyle and a whole foods, plant based diet. Further to that, my wife received intravenous Vitamin C drips and we both began to take quite a few natural supplements that we believe help us to keep the cancer from coming back again.Unlike our cancers, there is no cure for mesothelioma nowadays. It is a fatal disease. However, there are things a mesothelioma patient can do to improve his quality of life through alternative cancer treatments.Acupuncture for instance works for many people and is used to relieve pain. The basic principle is to insert thin and long needles into certain points on a person's body.My wife had acupuncture done at some point, and it seemed to have helped her with her migrainesMassages are used as an essential part of many alternative cancer treatment protocols. Mesothelioma patients reported how amazingly effective this method ... [more..]

Cancer is one of the most fatal diseases nowadays. It doesn't choose its victims. Men and women alike, old and young die of cancer. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that affects the mesothelium, specifically the Pleura (membrane that surrounds the lungs) and the Peritoneum (membrane surrounding the abdomen). Both Pleural Mesothelioma and Peritoneum Mesothelioma are primarily caused by the inhalation or exposure to asbestos, an incombustible fibrous mineral of impure magnesium silicate used in various industrial products. About 30 to 50 per cent of the total Mesothelioma cancer patients had not been exposed to asbestos, yet they have acquired the disease. Cancer specialists continue to study this rare kind of cancer so as to provide the public clear and exact information with regard to its cause, nature and cure.Like many other forms of cancer, Mesothelioma has different stages. The earliest stage is still curable since only one layer of the pleura is affected. Surgery is the number one option for patients with Stage I Mesothelioma. The doctor removes the part of the lining of the lungs or chest (in case of Pleural Mesothelioma) and the lining of the abdomen (in case of Peritoneal Mesothelioma). In Stage II Mesothelioma, ... [more..]