Mesothelioma causes
are not plenty. This disease is difficult to cure and
can spread to other organs thus making the recovery
very difficult. Since prevention is better than cure
let us discussed about mesothelioma causes
here.
The incidence of the mesothelioma is
more in western countries than the developing countries.
The reason is industrialization of the western countries.
The triggering factor for mesothelioma is asbestos
exposure.
Asbestos Exposure
Asbestos exposure
is more in industrial areas than the other. Mesothelioma
is not sex specific, but still the men are
more prone than women. Likewise mesothelioma
is noticed in all age groups but the older people
are easily susceptible because of the reduced immune
level.
Exposure to the asbestos is the major
mesothelioma cause. In almost all cases
of mesothelioma the asbestos exposure finds a place.
But there are cases of mesothelioma in which the sufferer
has no direct or indirect exposure to asbestos. As a
rare possibility mesothelioma is triggered by even radiation.
Fibrous silicates inhalation is also
found to be another cause for mesothelioma but the incidences
are very, very rare. Like fibrous silicate induced mesothelioma,
thorium dioxide triggered mesothelioma is once in blue
moon affair.
How Asbestos Induces Cancer?
Let us try to understand the asbestos,
as that is the primary mesothelioma cause.
Asbestos belongs to mineral classification and is present
in flexible fibrous form in nature. These fibers can
be easily separated.
The asbestos is very widely used in
industrial products. Asbestos finds a place in cement,
lining of the brake in automobiles, flooring
products, roofing products, insulation and
textile products etc. during the asbestos
manufacture the particles starts floating in the air.
These tiny asbestos particles
are swallowed or inhaled by the people who are near
the manufacturing area. The asbestos thus inhaled results
in so many health complications and the major problem
is mesothelioma. The other health complications
can be cancer of the kidney, lung cancer, larynx
cancer, asbestosis etc.
The smoking and the exposure to asbestos
is deadly combination and as discussed earlier this
is the primary cause for Asbestos lung cancer.
In the mid 19th century Kent brand
of cigarettes had asbestos at filtering point.
That was found to be the mesothelioma cause
during that period. Current cigarettes are
not having asbestos but still the damage caused to the
respiratory system by the smoking habit very much.
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