My equipment is a DitchWitch 2150GR Ground Penetrating Radar and I dont have formal training on how to operate it,how can I select a desired frequency to detect asbestos pipes?What is the frequency?

I really don't know how to explain this question, however, which method do doctor recommend first....Radiation, chemo or surgery?

I am doing an essay about cancer and really have to explain it.

Thanks

Asbestos has been used in manufacturing since the 20th century. But the relationship between asbestos and cancer arises from the asbestos fiber that has been shown to be extremely hazardous and is now classified as a carcinogen, an agent known to cause cancer. Many of those exposed to it (often at jobsites) have later been diagnosed with cancer.

Mesothelioma, sometimes called "Asbestos Cancer," directly results from inhaling or ingesting asbestos. Though a rare cancer in general, mesothelioma is the most common cancer linked to asbestos. It affects the membranes lining the chest and abdomen and often strikes those who served in the military or worked on jobsites such as navy shipyards.

The fibrous mineral has also been linked with other cancers however. Most notably, asbestos has been tied to lung cancer. This risk may be exacerbated by smoking, if asbestos has a chance to interact with cigarette smoke.

While mesothelioma affects the membranes around the lungs and other organs, lung cancer attacks the tissues of the lungs themselves. Both diseases tend to develop slowly, manifesting many years after the initial exposure, and both are usually fatal.

Some studies have suggested asbestos exposure may increase the risk of various other cancers, including gastrointestinal, colorectal, throat, kidney, esophagus, and gallbladder cancers. Other studies have looked at workers who were exposed to asbestos through inhaling it and found that they experienced increased risk for cancers of the stomach, intestines, esophagus, pancreas, and kidneys. All of these studies are inconclusive however and the precise risk for these cancers has not been determined definitively.

It is unclear what affects, if any, asbestos may have if ingested by swallowing. Some research has found that those who had asbestos in their drinking water did experience higher rates of death from cancer than the average. These people were more likely than most to get cancers of the esophagus, stomach, and intestines. However, it is not clear whether or not asbestos was the cause of this increase.

Though not a cancer, asbestosis has also been linked to asbestos exposure. Asbestosis targets the lungs and describes inflammation there that can lead to symptoms like shortness of breath, coughing, permanent lung damage, and pleural plaques. The pleura, the thin membrane that covers the lungs, can thicken and fluids can gather in the spaces between that membrane and the chest cavity. Those who experience pleural disease due to asbestos exposure may be at increased risk for lung cancer as well.

Asbestos fibers cause cancer and other diseases by entering the lungs, generally via inhalation. The fibers tend to settle on the bottom of the lungs, as revealed in autopsies, and on the diaphragm, a muscle that sits under the lungs and allows them to move. Once in the lungs, asbestos can remain lodged there for years, or even for a person's entire life, though the fibers may be expelled through coughing or swallowed mucus.

In mesothelioma in particular, asbestos fibers lodge in the pleural cavity. Researchers are not sure precisely how asbestos then causes cancer, but two theories currently exist. One posits that asbestos fibers irritate the tissues of the pleura, prompting it to form scar tissue. This immune response leads to inflammation and eventually cancerous, uncontrolled cell reproduction. The other theory suggests that asbestos fibers interfere with the normal functions of mesothelial cells, which line the body's cavities and internal organs. The mesothelial cells, now damaged and unable to regulate their division and growth, build up and lead to cancerous tissue in which cells are multiplying unchecked.

I only ask because the reports say that those buildings were built with asbestos, and that Larry Silverstein(the owner) was gonna have to spend millions to clean them up!

Lung Cancer, like all forms of cancer, is a terrible disease. It leaves its victims in so much pain and throws away their quality of life. It is caused through a variety of ways, the most popular one being tobacco smoking. Not surprising, considering the vast amount of people across the world who smoke. Less commonly known causes include exposure to petroleum gases you tend to inhale when at a filling station, exposure to asbestos and consistent exposure and/or inhalation of smog like that of being trapped in a gridlock rush hour.

A very rare form of lung tumors is mesothelioma. It affects a handful of people, for example in the United States, but its incidence rate is significantly growing, i.e. a lot more people than previously are being diagnosed with the malignant tumor. The cancer to a large degree can be caused by unprotected & prolonged exposure to asbestos. An outrageously high amount of the brave HERO rescue workers who endangered their lives to fight the madness of 9-11 as it unfolded in New York, developed mesothelioma and other (somewhat) preventable types of lung cancer. A lot of the SAINT rescue workers, beloved by their families, friends communities and country, sadly already passed away in the near decade since the atrocity was cowardly committed by terrorists.

There is no known cure for it to date. It is a horrible monster befalls unassuming, everyday people and shatters entire families. Many families grieving the loss of their loved one(s) are left to pick up the pieces from the havoc wrecked by the nightmare. Since mesothelioma is so much of a rare disease, it's very difficult for those left behind to come to terms with the realities of it, i.e. why it had to happen; 'If it's so rare, why did it have to happen to me/us etc?' I have had the chilling experience of witnessing a lady interact with group members of a mesothelioma forum, first asking everybody to keep her uncle in their prayers as he's battling mesothelioma, then returning a few days after to announce that he had passed away. This was very disturbing, especially as I was amongst the people who sent her goodwill messages to console her when she first made the announcement.

Due to the fact that mesothelioma is more often than not developed through the exposure to asbestos, it can unfortunately present itself in a number of (potentially) hazardous situations, if proper care is not taken to observe and inspect the environment at home, school, work or many other places. In the United States, for example, there have been a growing number of incidents of official/authoritative negligence on part of school boards, employers, government ministries etc to ensure that respectively children, artisans, civil servants etc are protected from (potentially) dangerous exposure to asbestos by protective means or even denial access.

The Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center reported "Those who've studied the potential hazard of asbestos caused by the collapse of the World Trade Center estimate that more than 110,000 people may have suffered serious exposure including 80,000 tower workers, 30,000 local residents, and 4,000 first responders. Deborah Reeve was the first 9/11 emergency responder to die of mesothelioma. Doctors agree that her exposure to asbestos was a result of her days spent working at the recovery site."

By and large, many organisations and institutions tend to flout regulations and health & safety procedures stipulated by law or stick to them in a completely unacceptable manner. Thereby, people are put at risk of contracting the disease and/or those who have already been diagnosed with mesothelioma are left uncared for, unattended by institutions and unable to get the professional and highly competent support and assistance they require, in a legal capacity.

The track record of legal experts in the fields of lung cancer and mesothelioma has been impressive; incredible amounts of compensation have been paid out to families of mesothelioma sufferers, in support of their plight to fight the cancer and address the gross maltreatment and inequality they have experienced at the hands of their academic or vocational superiors. It is therefore advised to quickly seek the help of a trusted legal expert, with a proven track record on lung cancer and mesothelioma litigation cases to best address the legal needs in the way it is deserved to have it treated.

Under no circumstances does this article intend in any way to discredit the United States of America. The content has been attempted to be portrayed as factually as possible. Any subliminal mocking of any nature that could possibly be inferred from it, is completely unintentional.

References:

The Mesothelioma & Asbestos Awareness Center

http://www.maacenter.org/jobsites/WTC/asbestos.ph

i asked on yahoo answers for people to guess the age of my apartment, the average answer is 1920's - 1930's or maybe slightly older. I wanted to know when they started using asbestos in homes for any reason (insulation probably), because my landlord wants to replace the ceiling, and he really doesn't think about these things before he starts hacking away.

The other day, I was doing electrical work at a an old church. I was rewiring in the ceiling, where there were broken tiles and lots of debris. In my 8 hours of work there, I can say positively that a while bunch of debris landed on my head, face, and body, and I do know that a lot of it got into my mouth. It wasn't until I was about 95% done with the job that a co-worker told me that I should not have been doing that without a respirator, due to the fact that there was 1% asbestos in the tiles. I am very new at the job, and I wasn't aware of any of this. Am I at a high risk of developing lung problems in the future? If so, how long will it be before I notice any effects?

I've heard that it's similar to the way asbestos causes cancer, is this right? From being inhaled, and also putting it on your body? I've been around baby powder all my life, and i'm thoroughly scared...

There are five main asbestos diseases including asbestos cancer that can develop following exposure to asbestos fibres. These are malignant asbestos mesothelioma cancer, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, asbestos pleural thickening and asbestos pleural plaques, however, doctors who do not regularly diagnose asbestos disease can misdiagnose (or be slow to give a diagnosis) what the condition is. This can lead to sufferers of asbestos disease wrongly concluding they do not have a right to make an asbestos compensation claim. It is therefore extremely important for sufferers of lung disease who have been exposed to asbestos fibres to immediately contact a specialist asbestos lawyer or asbestos attorney for advice and assistance in obtaining an accurate diagnosis if there is any doubt.

There are five main asbestos diseases including asbestos cancers that can develop following exposure to asbestos fibres These are malignant asbestos mesothelioma cancer, asbestos lung cancer, asbestosis, asbestos pleural thickening and asbestos pleural plaques, however,

Doctors who do not regularly diagnose asbestos disease can misdiagnose (or be slow to give a diagnosis) what the condition is because:-

A history of asbestos exposure may not be volunteered to the doctor at an early stage as it may have occurred 30, 40, 50 or even more years prior to seeing the doctor and may have been forgotten about. A striking feature of asbestos disease is this long latency period between exposure and onset of symptoms, the fibres laying dormant for many years before causing asbestos disease or symptoms for which medical advice is sought.

Some asbestos diseases require exposure to only very few asbestos fibres to cause illness, especially mesothelioma which can be caused by just one fibre being inhaled into the lungs! This adds to the above mentioned difficulty of no, or only poor, recollection of exposure to asbestos fibres and accurate diagnosis.

As chest physicians become more aware of asbestos disease, due to its increasing incidence, and the need to ask patients at an early stage if they have ever been exposed to asbestos fibres, these difficulties become less and less of an issue, however, in addition to early history taking the following further difficulties regularly arise.

The radiological evidence (shown on x-ray films) is often misunderstood. This can often lead to a incorrect diagnosis being made in asbestos disease cases of pleural plaques and pleural thickening. This is usually due to inexperience and the fact that radiological evidence of asbestos pleural plaques is similar, to the inexperienced eye, to asbestos pleural thickening and vice versa.

This is important in the context of asbestos UK disease litigation as asbestos pleural plaques is currently not considered to be an "injury" by the UK courts for which compensation can be awarded! This is in spite of the fact that pleural plaques sufferers were routinely awarded compensation for twenty years prior to a Court of Appeal ruling in 2006.

Accurate diagnosis in cases of asbestos pleural thickening can be difficult due to the fact that apart from the potential for it to be radiologically confused with pleural plaques, it can also be confused with other non-asbestos related injuries or illnesses. For example, as part of the careful history taking in cases of suspected pleural thickening, it is important to ask the patient if they have ever had a fractured rib or ribs. The healing process of a fractured rib can leave behind radiological evidence that shows up on x-rays as pleural thickening. Other prior lung complications and conditions can also leave behind such evidence.

Difficulties can also arise when trying to arrive at an accurate diagnosis in cases of asbestosis. Asbestosis is the scarring of lung tissue caused by asbestos fibres in the lungs. The difficulty here is that scarring of lung tissue can be caused by other factors or foreign bodies entering the lungs and not just asbestos fibres. Lung scarring or fibrosis appears the same on x-ray films regardless of what has caused it. It is therefore crucial, perhaps more so than with any other asbestos disease, to ensure an early and very detailed history of significant exposure to asbestos fibres is taken and recorded as lung fibrosis can only be diagnosed as asbestosis if the patient has suffered significant and heavy exposure to asbestos fibres in the past.