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Help with cancer questions?

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 04:09:32 +0000

My mother in the last two years has been through a lot with many different doctors. She was in Washington state where she was diagnosed with stage II lung cancer, and mesothelioma. This was Novermer of 07. At that time they had decided not to treat her because of her over all health. She also has COPD. This also prevented them from doing a biopsi. Several months passed and there was no progression of the cancer, as well no treatment. In September of 09 I convinced her to move to Minnesota and see different docors, Being there she still hadnt seen an oncologist. She was not given a referal, She was told that it wasn't needed becuse there was no biopsi. She was in to see an oncologist 2 weeks after she was here they did Xrays CTs and tons of blood work all said and done in October she was told that she was cancer free. She did have a tumor in her lung but in comparison to her CTs and petscans in Washington it had not grown a mm in 2 years, there for could not be cancer. November 17th she was called by the oncologist and asked to schedual a new pet scan. That was done the following Monday. December 7th she was told that she has stage 4 mastetic bone cancer. With no known origin. Still no cancer in the lung, lymphnods, or any other organs. She and I are at a loss I have never heard anyone going through anything like this before. I am open to any helpfull comments, or opinions.
well there was no mesothelioma detected in the last pet scan the only cancer that was detected was in the bone and they say that is secondary this is what is so confusing

Lung Cancer rare before 1960?

admin — Fri, 14 May 2010 11:28:31 +0000

You look at history of the past and you don't see a lot of lung cancer before the 1960's. People smoked even in the 1700 and 1800's.

In some ways, I think this deal about smoking is somewhat hyped up. What about other exposures that may cause lung cancer?

Many of you may disagree. However, I think the media's "statistics" about things are sometimes biased rather than objective. How do we know that 80's of lung cancer deaths are contributed to smoking?
Okay- Smoking how much? 5 packs a day. 10 cigarettes a day (some are now saying smoking in moderation isn't bad for your health) I agree
Exposure to other chemicals? Working in a deasel factory? Putting asbestos on roofs? Genes? Eating very unhealthy?

It some ways it is like saying that a hamburger causes heart disease. Okay- eating a hamburger with 3000 other calories that day? along with sugar and hydroginated oils?

Or eating one hamburger a day with a healthy diet?

The media just gives their biased facts

Is it a coincidence that global warming "skeptics" make a lot of scientifically questionable claims?

admin — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 01:58:45 +0000

Roy Spencer is a huge proponent of Intelligent Design (he also claimed the lower atmosphere was cooling until his analysis was proven wrong). Roy Lindzen doesn't think secondhand smoke causes lung cancer. Neither does Fred Singer, or that CFCs caused the hole in the ozone layer.

An article written by columnist Christopher Booker has recently been cited by "skeptics". Booker has previously argued that asbestos is "chemically identical to talcum powder" and "poses no measurable risk to health".

Why is it that these sources of global warming "skepticism" so frequently make such scientifically questionable (or more often, just flat-out wrong) claims?

Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawyers

admin — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:23:11 +0000

Asbestos inside the Office

Author: BentonDaugherty

Anybody who's uncovered to fibrous asbestos can acquire existence threatening illnesses this kind of as asbestos lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis, and a lot more. The individuals who commonly have produced an asbestos connected ailment are people that had been frequently subjected to asbestos fibers though at do the job.

Normal publicity is most typical amongst staff who either handle asbestos or breathe it in routinely. Some victims of asbestos associated diseases have turn into ill because of only a couple of months of asbestos subjection. Nonetheless, the majority of mesothelioma situations have occurred right after far more lengthy high degree coverage to asbestos.

In excess of the many years, several millions of employees happen to be subjected to dangerous asbestos publicity within the office. All those most at chance are actually from the shipbuilding, steel mill, plumbing, electrical, milling, mining, and insulation industries as nicely as in individuals inside armed forces.

Inside the military, navy veterans are people most at chance to develop mesothelioma simply because with the probability of getting open to asbestos was so high on navy ships.

Additionally, individuals who function from the demolition business, people that remove drywall, and individuals who combat fires are also at possibility of currently being uncovered to asbestos although working.

State governments as effectively because the federal government now recognize the significant well being chance associated with getting open to asbestos. Consequently quite a few regulations and legal guidelines happen to be established.

The federal agency that protects staff by enforcing office publicity legal guidelines is OSHA - the Occupational and Security Wellbeing Administration. OSHA regulations define the volume of asbestos publicity that's even now permissible from the office.

OSHA says that staying open to 0.1 fibers of asbestos per cubic centimeter more than an 8 hour workday and 1 fiber of asbestos per cubic centimeter in any 30 minutes would be the maximum office coverage degree that is certainly permissible.

Moreover, legal guidelines are now in place that mandate employers offer their staff with respiratory equipment and protective clothes. Employers should also supply adequate hygiene facilities so that staff can wash off the fibers that cling to their clothes. Security training as properly as routine health and fitness exams are also needed by regulation.

It typically takes anywhere from 25 to 40 many years from the time an individual was open to asbestos until the time the resulting sickness becomes apparent. Any person who has formulated a condition or severe sickness because of staying subjected to asbestos inside office has the correct to legally pursue an asbestos lawsuit so as to be compensated for their struggling and their losses.

Article Source: http://www.articlesbase.com/health-articles/asbestos-inside-the-office-3487792.html

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does cancer only occur in a heavily toxic body or can it occur in a health finatic also?

admin — Wed, 24 Mar 2010 12:17:01 +0000

Does cancer strike in people who were/are exposed to harmful chemicals; alcohol, smokes, drugs, asbestos, etc and has NO cancer in their family genes;
or
health finatics, eating organic fruits and vegies and very small amount of organic meats and has no cancer in their family genes?
this question is about cancer and not any other disease.

What is more harmful? Asbestos found in heating insulation pipes or asbestos found in vinyl 9×9 tiles?

admin — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 00:54:36 +0000

I am in the process of purchasing a home, however it is an older home with asbestos as heating insulation on the heating pipes.-

Also, asbestos might also be found in the vinyl floor tiles in the basement.

Which is more hazardous to our health ?
Does one become more air bourne then the other?

Thanks!