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Ilona Warf's blog ::Canada's chronic asbestos problem






Ilona Warf's blog ::Canada's chronic asbestos problem










For               many               years               asbestos               was               used               as               an               insulation               material               in               homes               and               offices.

Although               there               have               been               tremendous               efforts               to               remove               as               much               asbestos               from               the               environment               as               possible,               there               is               still               much               remaining,               especially               in               older               buildings.

Even               today,               asbestos               exposure               is               the               leading               cause               of               work-related               lung               disease.

Asbestos               exposure               is               a               significant               cause               of               an               otherwise               rare               form               of               lung               cancer               known               as               mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma               virtually               never               develops               in               people               who               have               not               been               exposed               to               asbestos.

Asbestos               exposure               and               mesothelioma               have               become               a               major               issue               in               the               medical-legal               arena.

Not               a               day               goes               by               when               a               lawyer               isn't               advertising               on               television               for               people               to               call               if               they               have               been               exposed               to               asbestos.

Presumably,               these               lawyers               intend               to               sue               everyone               who               was               involved               in               creating               the               exposure,               regardless               of               whether               the               risk               was               known               at               the               time               the               asbestos               was               installed.

As               if               money               will               make               your               lung               cancer               go               away.
               Chronic               asbestos               exposure               can               lead               to               a               condition               known               as               asbestosis.

This               is               a               lung               condition               typically               seen               in               men.

Most               men               and               women               with               signs               of               asbestosis               are               over               the               age               of               40,               as               it               takes               quite               a               long               time               for               asbestos               exposure               to               develop               problems.

In               addition,               men               are               more               likely               to               have               worked               in               buildings               containing               asbestos.

Anyone               who               has               been               chronically               exposed               to               asbestos               is               potentially               at               risk               for               developing               asbestosis.
               So               how               does               asbestos               exposure               cause               damage               to               your               lungs?

As               a               person               inhales               small               particles               of               asbestos,               the               particles               travel               to               the               deepest               and               smallest               airways               in               the               lungs.

The               asbestos               fibers               will               then               collect               in               the               outer               edges               of               the               lungs,               gradually               causing               a               chronic               inflammation               and               irritation               to               the               delicate               lung               tissues.
               In               many               cases,               it               can               take               up               to               twenty               years               for               symptoms               of               asbestosis               to               become               apparent.

The               most               common               symptom               experience               by               an               exposed               person               will               be               a               chronic               cough               and               shortness               of               breath.

The               cough               is               typically               be               dry,               producing               very               little               sputum.
               As               asbestosis               worsens,               a               person               can               experience               chest               pain,               a               coarse               voice,               a               loss               of               appetite               and               weight,               and               changes               in               sleep               patterns.

Coughing               up               some               blood               is               somewhat               common               as               well.

This               is               a               sign               that               the               disease               is               becoming               relatively               advanced.
               What               can               you               do               to               protect               yourself               from               asbestosis?

If               you               suspect               that               you               may               be               working               in               an               area               with               asbestos,               always               be               sure               to               wear               proper               protective               masks.

If               you               are               a               smoker,               try               to               quit.

Smoking               can               increase               the               damage               done               by               asbestos               exposure.

The               combination               of               damage               done               by               the               inhaled               asbestos               fibers               and               the               cigarette               smoke               can               be               devastating               to               your               lungs.

Regular               exercise               can               help               limit               the               damage               done               by               asbestos               exposure.
               If               you               suspect               or               know               that               you               have               exposure               to               asbestos,               be               sure               to               tell               your               doctor               and               plan               regular               chest               x-rays               to               look               for               signs               of               damage               to               your               lungs.

Treatment               for               asbestos               exposure               is               largely               aimed               at               controlling               the               symptoms.

There               is               no               known               way               to               reverse               damage               which               is               already               done,               but               symptoms               can               be               treated               and               further               damage               can               be               prevented.
               Asbestos               exposure               can               also               lead               to               mesothelioma,               a               rare               and               deadly               form               of               lung               cancer.

Mesothelioma               has               no               association               with               cigarette               smoking.

The               only               cause               of               this               type               of               cancer               that               has               been               found               is               exposure               to               asbestos.
               Mesothelioma               can               taken               decades               to               develop.

It               does               not               just               appear               overnight               because               you               tore               out               some               insulation               in               your               attic               last               week.

It               takes               chronic               exposure               over               a               period               of               twenty               to               fifty               years               for               significant               damage               to               appear               in               your               lungs.
               Mesothelioma               will               cause               symptoms               very               similar               to               asbestosis.

A               person               will               begin               coughing               all               of               the               time.

They               will               appear               weak,               and               be               chronically               short               of               breath.

In               the               later               stages,               a               person               will               experience               chest               and               abdominal               pain,               as               well               as               significant               weight               loss.

There               is               currently               no               cure               of               mesothelioma.

All               a               doctor               can               do               for               an               effected               person               is               to               try               and               control               the               symptoms               and               extend               their               quality               of               life               as               much               as               possible.
               Asbestos               exposure               has               significant               health               implications               to               those               who               are               exposed.

Even               if               a               person               never               develops               cancer,               it               is               possible               for               the               asbestos               to               cause               chronic               damage               to               the               lungs.

If               you               suspect               that               you               may               have               been               exposed               to               asbestos               over               a               long               period               of               time,               you               should               talk               with               a               doctor               about               the               possible               health               consequences.




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