Mesothelioma Cancer, Asbestos and Industrial

In industrialized countries, lung cancer is one of the main causes of death from all cancer deaths. Most lung cancer suffered by those aged 40 to 70 years. Smoking is one risk factor in lung cancer and 80% of cases of lung cancer in smokers. Exposure to certain chemicals in the workplace is also clearly associated with development of lung cancer.

Tuberculosis incidence rate was increased in workers exposed to some form of nickel, chromium, and asbestos. Asbestos is widely used in industry. Importance of usability in the industry is asbestos cement sheets and pipes, insulation materials, compounds for soldering, and tiles for floors and ceilings. Indoor air contamination, especially in schools, has become a major concern in many countries. Some countries have even banned the use of asbestos in constructing dantatau prohibit demolition of buildings containing a compound that.

System disease caused by exposure to asbestos exposure include asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesotelioma. Other cancers

associated with exposure to asbestos is a cancer of the larynx, esophagus, stomach, colon-rectum, and possibly pancreatic cancer.

Asbestosis is pulmonary fibrosis that developed slowly due to inhaling asbestos dust due to high concentration or long exposure. Severity depends on the time span between awitan (initial) exposure and its intensity, and asbestosis is often associated with advanced lung cancer, especially among smokers.

Mesotelioma is a rare type of pleural cancer. Increasing incidence mesotelioma associated with inhalation of asbestos fibers in the working environment. Although initially symptoms slightly, mesotelioma curable if successfully diagnosed. The time between exposure to asbestos and the occurrence of the first signs of tumors ranging from 20 to 50 years, specializing mesotelioma. The increase in incidence rate mesotelioma also seen in the population who, although not exposed in occupational, household living with asbestos workers or live around the source of asbestos emissions. Although asbestos is no longer used as an insulator, this substance is still in the spotlight because of the danger that comes from building sekatnya using asbestos.