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Lung cancer mesothelioma typically occurs at a younger age than other lung cancers. Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos and the legacy of mesothelioma is a disturbing one. Due to increased awareness of mesothelioma, increase on medical research to cure and control mesothelioma and other asbestos-caused cancers and also related asbestos heart and respiratory diseases.

Mesothelioma Disease

Thousands of persons were unnecessarily exposed to asbestos and as a result many developed mesothelioma in their later years. If you are working in places that exposes you to asbestos and you start shortness of breath Persistent chest pains, Hoarseness, Anemia, Coughing, then you should visit your doctor and should contact a mesothelioma attorney or mesothelioma lawyer. When asbestos fibers are inhaled or ingested, they may become trapped in the lungs or the digestive tract permanently, causing lung cancer mesothelioma. The most familiar type of mesothelioma is pleural mesothelioma, while pericardial mesothelioma and peritoneal mesothelioma are less frequent. Malignant mesothelioma is a life-threatening rare condition accounting for almost 75% of all the mesothelioma cases. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is an asbestos-related cancer that affects the lining of the chest cavity. One of the main problems in diagnosing malignant pleural mesothelioma is that the disease has a very slow onset. Continue Reading »

Colon cancer which is also known as bowel cancer or colorectal cancer. Colon cancer is a cancer that develops in the colon or rectum. Colon cancer may affect any ethnic group. Most of the colon cancer early symptoms may go unnoticed as they do not cause severe discomfort or might be considered as other ailments. Narrow stools, for a prolonged period of time, are an indication of some sort of growth in the colon or rectum.

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The narrowing results as the waste material tries to navigate through the tumor. Another colon cancer early symptom is nausea and vomiting without any reason. In fact, obstruction caused by tumor can trigger periodic episodes of nausea and vomiting. Flatulence and other disorders caused by gas can be due to the obstruction created by the cancerous growth. A tumor in the rectum causes a feeling of unfinished defecation. Persistent occurrence of such a feeling indicates the presence of a tumor which is mistaken by the body as stool. Colon cancer’s exact cause is unknown, but it appears to be influenced by both inherited and environmental factors. Continue Reading »

Blood cancer

The malignancy which attacks the blood cell forming tissue (bone marrow) and lymphatic system is generally known as blood cancer.

Types of blood cancer: main form of blood cancer is leukemia. Others are multiple myeloma, lymphoma, etc.

1. Leukemia: The malignancy or cancer of blood forming tissue causing uncontrolled growth of numerous weak and abnormal white blood cells (leukocytes) is known as leukemia.

Leukemia starts in bone marrow. Bone marrow is a soft, spongy tissue in the cavity of most of the bones and produces various types of blood cells such as white blood cells (WBC), red blood cells (RBC), platelets etc. each of which has different function – white blood cells (WBC) protect our body from infection. Red blood cells (RBC) are for carrying oxygen to tissues of the body and platelets are for blood clotting.

Due to growth of numerous weak and abnormal white blood cells the production of normal blood cells like WBC, RBC and platelets comes down. Immune system of our body is disturbed due to drastic drop in the ability to fight infection. Lack of RBC can lead to anaemia, breathlessness and fatigue, lack of platelets creates problems with blood clotting. These numerous abnormal white blood cells overpower the bone marrow, flow into the blood stream and attack other parts of the body like lymph node, liver, spleen, spinal chord etc.

Leukemia is either chronic or acute. Acute type of leukemia develops quickly and gets worse quickly but chronic leukemia gets worse slowly.

Lymphocytic leukemia: When leukemia affects lymphoid cells then it is known as lymphocytic leukemia.

Myelogenous Leukemia: When myeloid cells are affected by leukemia then it is known as myelogenous leukemia.

2. Multiple myeloma: – when malignant plasma cells (which are a type of white blood cells in the bone marrow) produced in an uncontrolled fashion spread through the bone marrow then the disease is known as multiple myeloma.

3. Lymphoma: – It is a type of cancer of the lymphatic system. Due to some disorder when the cells in lymphatic node multiplying very rapidly become malignant then lymphoma develops.

Symptoms of blood cancer

i) Excessive sweating of body at night
ii) Frequent infections
iii) Swollen lymph joints
iv) Pain in bones, joints, tenderness in bones.
v) Excessive bruising
vi) Weakness, fatigue, malaise
vii) Weight loss
viii) Vomiting sensation
ix) Excessive bleeding in gums cuts.
x) Anaemia etc.

Author: Surya Narayan Bhattacharya