SoulCast - Asbestosis

davidstar posted on Jun 26, 2008 | views: 142 | Tags: Asbestosis

Health Effects of Asbestos Exposure

Diseases

Note: all have long latency periods; 15 to 40 years

Asbestosis

scaring of the lung tissue

Mesothelioma

nodular cancer of the plural lining of the lung

Lung Cancer

Note: smoking greatly increases risk - 50 to 90 times

[that is, the greater the exposure, and the longer the time of exposure, the greater the risk]

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davidstar said on Jun 26, 2008....
I had a surgical procedure done named, thoracentesis. They went into the lung and removed the fluid that had collected in the pleural area of my blungs.. It is the area around the lining. I didn't even have to stay overnight. Already I feel a big relief in my breathing.

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