Mesothelioma Support » Asbestos

Is this the correct disease?

admin — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:04:24 +0000

For school we have to figure out what disease a person has after hearing a brief story how they began to show symptoms and died. The story I have to do is about a farmer who had a winter full of rain, a perfect spring and a great wheat harvest. After a year of good luck, he decided he was going to fix his barns roof. He worked on it for hours each day. After the roof was done he went to bed with a fever and chills. He then had trouble breathing and was hospitalized, he died two days later.

I'm thinking that he might have Mesothelioma, a disease you get from asbestos. I know that it takes a year to kill someone if untreated, and it sounds like he was in his barn (which had an old roof, and old building sometimes have asbestos) alot of that year. A lot of the symtoms are the same too. I'm just not sure if the symptoms are suppose to come sooner or something, so I was wondering if Im right or not. Does anyone know?
I'm pretty sure he started fixing the roof after the harvest. The actual sheet says "Once harvesting was done, he decided that the barn needed a new roof.". Looking back on it if it went over a course of a year, then he spent the Summer and Autumn after the spring working on it too... I think

Any treatment(s) for mesothelioma?

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 08:55:03 +0000

mesothelioma cancer / asbestos ?

How many people has mesothelioma killed?

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:34:02 +0000

This is a disease caused by exposure to fiber from asbestos, a commonly used product for house hold inventions mostly for buildings. read more @http://hubpages.com/hub/MESOTHELIOMA-a-terminal-issue

Is this asbestos? (picture)?

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 08:56:52 +0000

http://s266.photobucket.com/albums/ii279/Kamoniac/?action=view¤t=0728101103-00.jpg
^That's my ceiling in my room (and around our house). It's been like that since I can remember. I'm 14 years old and I'm not sure how old this house is but definitely older than me and my brother (he's 16). I never really paid attention to those commercials about mesothelioma.. Now I'm freaked out.. Is that asbestos? I've lived hear most my life with my dad and brother..

how to read this sentence ?

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:25:39 +0000

Although exposure to asbestos is the primary cause of mesothelioma, a slow-developing
cancer, researchers believe that infection by the SV40 virus is a contributing cause, since
in the United States 60 percent of tissue samples from mesotheliomas, but none from
healthy tissue, contain SV40

please see the above para.
whats the meaning of "since
in the United States 60 percent of tissue samples from mesotheliomas, but none from
healthy tissue, contain SV40" ?

i am confusing as the para has too many commas.
does it want to say 60 percent of tissue samples contain SV40

Is there a cure for mesothelioma cancer?

admin — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:04:51 +0000

Asbestos?

Do auto mechanics often have health problems later in life?

admin — Wed, 18 Aug 2010 06:34:13 +0000

I always notice on the oil bottles when I change my oil about how contact of oil with the skin has been tied to some kinds of cancer, or something like that. Isn't all the grease, brake dust (asbestos), gasoline, antifreeze, freon, and oil, hazardous? Well, I know it is. I guess it's okay if you work on your own car from time to time and you're careful, but what about the mechanics that work on cars ALL DAY, EVERYDAY, THEIR ENTIRE LIVES - BLACK FINGERS THEIR WHOLE LIFE. This is constant exposure. Even though they're careful and don't DRINK the antifreeze, they are exposed to it at some small level - for a prolonged period of time. Your skin can absorb this stuff.

Is there any healthy makeup?

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 04:06:32 +0000

I'm tired of all of the chemicals and even hidden carcinogens in makeup. Most of what we put on our face is absorbed by the body.

Parabens, talc, Bismuth Oxychloride, Synthetic Dyes and FD&C Colors, even titanium dioxide! These are all things that have been linked to cancer. Most mineral makeup has talc in it. Titanium dioxide even acts like asbestos!

Is there any really healthy makeup that's okay to use and looks great??? Thanks!!!
BTW, Bare minerals is not an option. Their makeup contains Titanium Dioxide and Bismuth Oxychloride both are known carcinogens or more aptly said, cancer causing agents.
Physicians's formula organic brand has Titanium Dioxide and is also linked to cancer according to
http://www.cosmeticsdatabase.com/

Is it possible EVERYBODY has HIV/AIDS?

admin — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 01:44:06 +0000

There are different strains of HIV and they behave differently. There is 2 types, HIV 1, and HIV 2. Under these 2 types, theres subtypes. For instance, in USA, the most common HIV is called HIV-1 Subtype-B. In Thailand the most common type is HIV-1 Subtype-E. Now tests didnt always detect the different subtypes, and some tests dont detect HIV 2 still. The subtypes behave differently too and infect people differently. HIV causes AIDS, and thats when your immune system breaks down and other diseases come on. Do you think its possible that everybody, or at least all the people who die from cancer and other diseases may have some form of HIV that is not being detected. A strain that has never been identified? I mean what if that is the reason why some people get cancers and others dont. Not because its hereditary, or because of the sun, or asbestos. But because the immune system in those people is lower because they have some form of HIV or AIDS that isnt showing up on tests.

Why couldnt this be a possibility?
Bumblebee, only 60% of people with HIV 1 get the flu like illness. HIV 2 doesnt get it. Different people behave differently, and so do different types of HIV. What if the undetected type behaves differently. If its undetected on tests, then the flu like illness would just be considered the common flu if the person got it. You said if someones immune system gets low, they would test positive. But I already said that there are many tests that dont test for HIV 2, they cant detect it. The common test in USA doesnt detect HIV 2. So what if theres an HIV 3 or one we dont know about that cant be detected by any tests? It took them 15 years to develop a test for all HIV 1 subtypes.
"Have you and every single person you know been tested and are infected? That should answer your own question."
It doesnt answer anything if the tests cant detect it. The point of this question is, DO YOU THINK THERES AN HIV SUBTYPE THAT TESTS CAN NOT DETECT
Padme, is it really so far fetched? It takes 3 to 6 months for subtype-b to show up on a test. It can take even longer for subtype-e. So the 2 strains behave differently. If subtype-e takes a little longer to show up on a test, who's to say there isnt another subtype that takes even longer than that to show up? such as 60 years to show up, or not show up at all
KellyRM, thats incorrect. I have met people who were born with HIV in Thailand when I worked with them. Theres many people who are born with HIV.
Google the phrase: Born with HIV and see what you find.

You dont see it too often in USA because subtype-b affects mostly gays, who dont end up having children. It much more common in Africa and Thailand since more heterosexuals have HIV over there.
Dead Last, you know what you are talking about. But not all tests check for both Hiv 1 and 2. It says on the avert.org site
"However, because HIV-2 and group O infections are extremely rare in most countries, routine screening programs might not be designed to test for them. Anyone who believes they may have contracted HIV-2, HIV-1 group O or one of the rarer subtypes of group M should seek expert advice."

But yes, you are right about another subtype now being found in Cameroon. That is what made me start thinking about subtypes that we dont know about, and ones which may not show up on standard tests. The new subtype is different and they said it adapted to human cells somehow.
I think your average person who gets cancer, or one of the diseases that presents with AIDS, would not get an in depth test for HIV. If the subtype behaves differently than the HIV we usually see, then theres no signs that would cause a doctor to think its HIV so they wouldnt even look into it as a possibility, and they wouldnt order futher testing for rarer strains.
Dead Last, Subtype E behaves differently than Subtype B, so they are not exactly like their type.

In GWS, does it make sense…?

admin — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 18:28:17 +0000

to promote equality by discussing issues that affect all of us?

If you're not here for equality, then simply don't respond.

I've grown very concerned that autism will prove to be like mesothelioma, i.e., that we will ultimately discover that autism is directly caused by some common substance (like a flame retardent or insecticide), just like mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos. Get rid of asbestos and mesothelioma goes away. Get rid of XYZ substance and autism goes away.

I'm concerned that we as human beings are leaving a natural wilderness (as we cultivate civilization) only to create a new one.