Housing for the word “asbestos”. The most common finding is likely old asbestos lining asbestos-cement, asbestos or asbestos-story old, that was used as insulation in heating ducts and heating systems. The general opinion is that while asbestos is limited – for fibers can not escape and are transported by air, is not a major problem. Of course, if the path, which is to reform, to ensure that all asbestos materials must be treated as hazardous waste.

There are two products for the home that may – or not – that contain asbestos. It is difficult to guess. These products have vermiculite insulation in the attic and popcorn texture ceilings. Although vermiculite is a mineral that is different than asbestos, the problem is that the vermiculite mined prior to 1991 came from a mine near Libby, Montana. The mine had a natural deposit of asbestos, which is affected by some of the asbestos fibers in vermiculite. Although not sure this is the isolation of asbestos fibers, is not considered likely than. In essence, the EPA suggests that if older vermiculite, leave it alone and did not change. Vermiculite modern, since 1991, comes in three states and is considered less pollution by asbestos. Popcorn ceiling texture, perukkeet installed in mid 1980, there may be the presence of asbestos fibers.

If the vermiculite insulation or popcorn ceilings are present in the home to confirm if asbestos is collected and sent samples to a laboratory outside. Laboratory tests to confirm low-cost asbestos. For more information about asbestos and asbestos testing, you must visit the site of the EPA. The site is very useful, and has a series of guidelines and proposals for public safety and the use or cleaning of asbestos building materials. Do not ever have a chance of asbestos, a test can be a big difference to health.

Mesothelioma is a cancer is technically the same methods used to treat other cancers are also used to treat mesothelioma. Depending on the health of the patient and the stage of mesothelioma, doctors can decide which treatment is best for the patient. Can be expected, either in one or more of the following: radiation, chemotherapy and surgery. However, due to mesothelioma is a complex cancer treatment, the prediction of treatment is not very good. Most patients with mesothelioma is usually not very hopeful prognosis, with an average growth of only 1 year of age.

To try to increase their chances of survival in those days, doctors tend to use three methods of treatment. This is called trimodality treatment. This has been demonstrated an increased survival time up to 5 years. Not this year is the most.

Trimodality during the first chemotherapy treatment. Drugs used in chemotherapy, administered either orally or intravenously. The goal is to stop the growth of malignant mesothelioma. The second phase of treatment is surgery trimodality in which any of the tumor mass was removed. The cutting is done in four phases;

1. Cutting width
2. pleurectomy and decortication
3. extrapleural neumonectomía
4. pleurodesis
5. after surgery, radiotherapy

The last treatment of radiation with high energy X-rays are used to kill cancer cells.

New methods for treating mesothelioma is currently a researcher with the hope that it can offer a better prognosis. Range of new methods of immunotherapy, (intensity modulated radiation (IMRT), gene therapy and photodynamic therapy (PDT).