However, there are some forms of cancer caused by our day to day activities and can be avoided. Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer are both good examples of the latter; smoking has been associated with being one of the major causes of lung cancer, in which the Mesothelioma is caused solely due to exposure to Mesothelioma.
Generally when we look to spread awareness of cancer, we are spreading awareness about Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, and just the general umbrella of cancer. While more than 200,000 cases of lung cancer and more than 175,000 breast cancer cases are diagnosed each year, approximately only 3,000 cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed every year. Though Mesothelioma may not have the eye of mainstream media or the death of Breast Cancer and Lung Cancer claims, it is still important that we spread awareness of Mesothelioma and harmful fibers that cause it: Asbestos.
Just like smoking, use of asbestos in products and construction are not considered to have deadly side effects, but also as the smoke has been shown that there are side effects of deadly asbestos. Asbestos has a single link to Mesothelioma cancer is generally incurable claims the lives of elder males. There are many issues that make such deadly cancer mesothelioma, especially the latency period between asbestos exposure and when the victim when they see the symptoms of Mesothelioma. Latency period of mesothelioma is usually between 30-40 years, but can also be between 10 and 60 years after the victims of Mesothelioma exposure. The latency period for Mesothelioma is usually caused symptoms do not emerge until the late stages of cancer, so cancer is not curable, and limit the age of the victim to an average of 4-18 months after diagnosis.
Generally when we look to spread awareness of cancer, we are spreading awareness about Breast Cancer, Lung Cancer, and just the general umbrella of cancer. While more than 200,000 cases of lung cancer and more than 175,000 breast cancer cases are diagnosed each year, approximately only 3,000 cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed every year. Though Mesothelioma may not have the eye of mainstream media or the death of Breast Cancer and Lung Cancer claims, it is still important that we spread awareness of Mesothelioma and harmful fibers that cause it: Asbestos.
Just like smoking, use of asbestos in products and construction are not considered to have deadly side effects, but also as the smoke has been shown that there are side effects of deadly asbestos. Asbestos has a single link to Mesothelioma cancer is generally incurable claims the lives of elder males. There are many issues that make such deadly cancer mesothelioma, especially the latency period between asbestos exposure and when the victim when they see the symptoms of Mesothelioma. Latency period of mesothelioma is usually between 30-40 years, but can also be between 10 and 60 years after the victims of Mesothelioma exposure. The latency period for Mesothelioma is usually caused symptoms do not emerge until the late stages of cancer, so cancer is not curable, and limit the age of the victim to an average of 4-18 months after diagnosis.