I don't know why, and I can’t help myself to do a little research about MESOTHELIOMA and this is what I found.

What is Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the cells that make up the lining around the outside of the lungs and inside of the ribs (pleura), or around the abdominal organs (peritoneum).

Mesothelioma affects the linings of the lungs and abdomen and can affect heart and reproductive organs. It causes shortness of breath, chest pain and persistent cough. The dangerous fact about Mesothelioma is that it can lie undetected in the victim's body up to 20-50 years. The average survival time for mesothelioma victims is not more than 12-24 months. About 70-80% of the persons suffering from Mesothelioma have history of exposure to asbestos.

What does Asbestos have to do with Mesothelioma?
The only known cause of Mesothelioma in the United States is previous exposure to asbestos fibers. Asbestos manufacturers knew about the hazards of Asbestos seventy years ago - but they kept this knowledge to themselves. The first warnings given to workers exposed to asbestos were in the mid-1960s, and they were terribly inadequate. Even today, workers are not always told they are working around asbestos and are at risk for Asbestos disease.

Effects of asbestos on Human Health
Asbestos is fibrous material that easily disintegrates into small particles that float into the air. The workers, their families or people who remain in proximity to an asbestos industry are vulnerable to Asbestos diseases including mesothelioma cancers. These particles settle down in the respiratory tract and lungs and cause asbestos diseases. Asbestos was mainly used in construction, boilers, railroad, shipyards, insulation and in a variety of products because of its stability and fire resistant properties. Growing number of asbestos litigation has drawn attention to the evil affects of asbestos on human health.

Wow, I think we here in Indonesia have a lower risk to gets Mesothelioma, because we are too poor to applying asbestos material in our house.

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