Mesothelioma and General Health

In this publication tell what happened in recent years, Monaldi Hospital Naples, where we work, with regard to cyto-histological finding of more frequent pleural tumor: mesothelioma.

We have collected many stories from 355 medical records for patients admitted to an equal Monaldi Hospital, mainly in the Departments of Thoracic Surgery and Pulmonary Oncology, where she made the grim diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma in a predominant initial clinical symptoms of chest pain disorders , dyspnea, cough that led to hospitalization.

We have collected numerous epidemiological data that have allowed us to experience the etiology of this appalling pleural neoplasia. (more…)

Consistency fibrous asbestos is the basis of its excellent technological properties, but also gives the material, unfortunately, property risk being itself causes serious pathologies affecting mainly the respiratory system.
The danger consists, in the ability of material to release asbestos fibers potentially inhalable: they have a tendency to split longitudinally into thinner fibrils have diameters sufficiently fine (less than 3 microns) that they breathe and penetrate deep into lungs .

A ‘high resistance to acids and alkalis, asbestos fibers gives an extraordinary biopersistence, that remain in the lungs for an almost indefinite time. The fibers resist the attack of macrophages, but those of greater length (more than 5 microns) can not be captured by those who die in the attempt to remove asbestos fibers causing an inflammatory reaction that is at the origin of the lesion asbestos. (more…)

Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer in the general population. However, in individuals who were exposed to asbestos, which is not so rare. That’s because the only known, proven cause of mesothelioma is asbestos. Some experts have speculated about other causes. There are cases of mesothelioma with no known exposure to asbestos. However, this does not mean that there was no exposure. The right questions should be asked. The person asking the question has to be familiar with the uses and applications of asbestos products. There are many examples where inadequate occupational histories were taken and the potential risks were not investigated.

Asbestos Largest Single Cause
Asbestos has actually been in use for centuries and has been the cause of a series of ailments and diseases including the deadly cancer mesothelioma. The word literally means inextinguishable asbestos and this name was given to this mineral by the Ancient Greeks. The Greeks gave that name because of its amazing qualities fireproof, but also noted the harmful effects of asbestos had on employees.

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