The National Lung Cancer Partnership is renewing their yearly Lung Cancer Awareness Month this November. They hope to use money generated by the campaign to fund research into lung cancer, which is the biggest cancer killer worldwide. Over the past 5 years the Partnership has funded $2 million worth of research into lung cancer.
Asbestos is a highly dangerous material. If disturbed, asbestos fibres can become airborne and get lodged in the lungs where they can cause a number of life threatening lung conditions including pleural plaques, asbestosis and mesothelioma. Despite warning of its effects the substance was not banned in the UK until 1999 so that thousands of workers in the construction and building industry were affected.
Pleural mesothelioma is a rare form of lung cancer that is most often caused by asbestos exposure. Over the past few years it has been the beneficiary of some of the National Lung Cancer Partnerships research dollars.
Symptoms often do not become present until after a long latency period of around 40-60 years after first exposure to asbestos. Patients suffer breathlessness, weight loss, fatigue, chest and back pain and jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin) when associated with the lungs and also abdominal swelling when affecting the peritoneum. In severe cases there is risk of lung collapse and tumour masses may start to spread to other parts of the body.
Over 2000 people a year are diagnosed with the condition in the UK alone. Though modern treatment methods cannot cure mesothelioma, sufferers can benefit from early detection and treatments to improve the quality of their remaining life.
If you have been exposed to asbestos in the past and experience any of these symptoms it is very important that you seek medical help and also consider claiming compensation as many people are eligible for legal action without even knowing it. Many legal organisations specialise in helping people who have been exposed to asbestos.
Asbestos is a highly dangerous material. If disturbed, asbestos fibres can become airborne and get lodged in the lungs where they can cause a number of life threatening lung conditions including pleural plaques, asbestosis and mesothelioma. Despite warning of its effects the substance was not banned in the UK until 1999 so that thousands of workers in the construction and building industry were affected.
Pleural mesothelioma is a rare form of lung cancer that is most often caused by asbestos exposure. Over the past few years it has been the beneficiary of some of the National Lung Cancer Partnerships research dollars.
Symptoms often do not become present until after a long latency period of around 40-60 years after first exposure to asbestos. Patients suffer breathlessness, weight loss, fatigue, chest and back pain and jaundice (yellowing of the eyes and skin) when associated with the lungs and also abdominal swelling when affecting the peritoneum. In severe cases there is risk of lung collapse and tumour masses may start to spread to other parts of the body.
Over 2000 people a year are diagnosed with the condition in the UK alone. Though modern treatment methods cannot cure mesothelioma, sufferers can benefit from early detection and treatments to improve the quality of their remaining life.
If you have been exposed to asbestos in the past and experience any of these symptoms it is very important that you seek medical help and also consider claiming compensation as many people are eligible for legal action without even knowing it. Many legal organisations specialise in helping people who have been exposed to asbestos.
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