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1. Cooking for Lung Cancer Patients
December 15, 2011
There are many treatments for lung cancer today and the field of clinical trials moves steadily forward. When a person is in treatment for lung cancer it may be that it is more difficult to get the nutrition needed. The radiation and chemotherapy required for treatment of this disease poses its own ...
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2. Causes and Risk Factors of Lung Cancer
December 15, 2011
Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death in the United States. The National Cancer Institute estimates that 219,440 new cases of lung cancer and 159,390 deaths will occur in 2009 in the United States. Abnormal cells grow on one or both lungs or on the lining of air passageways. Doctors diag...
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3. Asbestosis and the Causes
December 15, 2011
Asbestosis is a chronic lung disease caused by having been exposed to fibers of asbestos. As the exposed person breathed, the asbestos fibers penetrated and irritated the outer parts of the lung, causing inflammation. As the years go on, there will be scarring and thickening of the lung tissue. This...
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4. Mesothelioma Life Expectancy and Survival Rate
December 15, 2011
All forms of cancer present their own set of symptoms, treatments, and prognoses. One of the most serious forms of cancer is Mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a cancer that forms in the mesothelium, the lining around the body’s internal organs. Usually, the disease starts in the mesothelium ne...
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5. Epithelioid Mesothelioma - Some Basic Information
December 15, 2011
Epithelioid mesothelioma (EM) is a type of mesothelioma (a cancer of the parietal and visceral linings surrounding the organs and body cavities). Around 50-70% of all mesothelioma cases are of this type. Mesotheliomas are a rare type of cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Time between exposure and d...
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6. Mesothelioma Scholarship: Mesothelioma Memorial Scholarship Tips
December 15, 2011
The Mesothelioma Memorial Scholarship is a highly accessible scholarship fund available to most students in high school, junior college, and to adults who’ve had some college that plan to be returning students. Many prospective applicants make obtaining scholarships much harder on themselves than it...
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7. November is the time to think about lung cancers including mesothelioma (cancer caused by the expos
December 15, 2011
November is the time to think about lung cancers including mesothelioma (cancer caused by the exposure of asbestos). November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month. Mesothelioma is one of the rarest forms of lung cancers. There are between 2000 and 3000 cases of mesothelioma each year. Approxiamently 2/3 o...
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8. Mesothelioma Information
December 11, 2011
Mesothelioma Information – Basics Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that is usually caused by previous exposure to asbestos. It is actually one of the deadliest diseases known to man and is affecting approximately 3,000 U.S. citizens every year. The cycle starts when someone inhales the dust particl...
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9. Benign Mesothelioma Info
December 11, 2011
There are two forms of mesothelioma, benign and malignant. Malignant mesothelioma is a life threatening cancer while benign mesothelioma is not a form of cancer. The main difference between the malignant and benign forms is that benign tumors do not invade nearby tissues, while malignant tumor cells...
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10. Mesothelioma - A Brief Overview
December 11, 2011
When looking at asbestos, one of the first conditions that comes up is that of mesothelioma. Unfortunately the outcome of this condition is unfortunate.
Around the mid 1920s asbestos was extensively used for its fire resistant traits, however time would tell that these positive benefits wo...
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