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Mesothelioma cancer is a variety of malignancy that is for a fact said to be induced by lengthy expose to harmful asbestos. In this disease, malicious cells develop in the mesothelium, a protecting lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. Its most common site is the pleura ( outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall ), but it may also occur in the peritoneum ( the lining of the abdominal cavity ), the heart, the pericardium ( a sac that surrounds the heart ) or tunica vaginalis.

Malignant pleural mesothelioma strikes the pleural mesothelium, a shielding lining around the lungs and accounts for more than two-thirds of the three thousand mesothelioma occurrences reported in the United States alone every year. The pleura, which is constructed with two layers, supports and guards the lung cavity. The outside stratum protects the diaphragm as the inner layer, the visceral layer, covers the lungs. Pleural mesothelioma generally infects only one of these layers at the beginning stages and sometimes spreads to the other layer also. The disease occurs to people who had inhaled asbestos filled air for continuous periods. The contaminants, after getting into the body, get trapped in the space between the mesothelium cells and retard their functioning.

The earliest effects of Mesothelioma are often mistaken for the symptoms of cold, virus or flu. It is often not diagnosed until it has progressed beyond the treatable stage.

Asbestos occurs in nature as hydrated silicates of various forms and structures that also contain various metal ions: iron, magnesium, calcium and sodium are typical constituents.

Asbestos today is well known as being a dangerous contaminant, and high profile cases, especially in schools, have put the name in front of people as a material to be avoided at all costs.

Asbestos occurs in nature as hydrated silicates of various forms and structures that also contain various metal ions: iron, magnesium, calcium and sodium are typical constituents.

The word "asbestos" is derived from Greek, and is roughly translated as "indistinguishable". It is a naturally occurring mineral, which is extremely soft and pliant, but has the ability to withstand heat, as well as electricity and sound.

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