Cancer Society

Practical tips on how to reduce asbestos exposure Author: Bello kamorudeen

If you are living in an area where naturally occurring asbestos has been disturbed and the asbestos fibers are likely to become airborne, you should reduce your exposure to asbestos by taking the following steps:

-Walk, run, hike, and bike only on paved trails.

-Play only in outdoor areas with a ground covering such as wood chips, mulch, sand, pea gravel, grass, asphalt, shredded rubber, or rubber mats.

-Pave over unpaved walkways, driveways, or roadways that may have asbestos-containing rock or soil.

-Cover asbestos-containing rock or soil in gardens and yards with asbestos-free soil or landscape covering.

-Pre-wet garden areas before digging or shoveling soil.

-Keep pets from carrying dust or dirt on their fur or feet into the home.

-Remove shoes before entering your home to prevent tracking in dirt. -Use doormats to lower the amount of soil that is tracked into the home

-Keep windows and doors closed on windy days and during nearby construction.

-Drive slowly over unpaved roads.

-Use a wet rag instead of a dry rag or duster to dust.

-Use a wet mop on non-carpeted floors. -Use washable area rugs on your floors and wash them regularly.

-Vacuum carpet often using a vacuum with a high-efficiency HEPA filter.

-Inspect your home for deteriorating asbestos-containing insulation, ceiling or floor tiles.

-Do not disturb asbestos-containing insulation, ceiling or floor tiles; hire a trained and certified asbestos contractor to remove the materials.

-Ask your employer if you are working with materials or in an environment containing asbestos. If you are, make sure you are properly protected from asbestos exposure

Texas Catheter vs. Coloplasts Optima Conveen Author: Colonial Medical Supplies

Often customers will ask me what is the difference between the Texas condom latex catheter and the new Optima Conveen silicone catheter? The Texas catheter is the older type of condom catheter which some people have allergies to, due to the latex material. The only advantage to this catheter is that it is a little more flexible than the silicone. An offset to this would be the potential for it to slip off more easily. The new Optima Conveen from Coloplast is manufactured from silicone, which eliminates any allergic reaction. It also offers an anti-kink nozzle preventing any blockage. This catheter has a nice discreet package which can be held in your pocket without damaging the catheter. Lastly it offers a very simple hoop that your finger can hook allowing a pulling motion to apply the catheter to the penis. This makes getting it on a lot easier especially for those with some manual dexterity issues.

About Colonial Medical Supplies We carry a full line of Urological supplies from many different manufactures. Our primary supplier is Coloplast which offers a variety of urological products for both men and women including external catheters, intermittent catheters, foley catheters, and superpubic catheters. We have available all sizes of the condom or texas catheter in both latex and silicone materials, all french sizes of the intermittent or self caths, insertion trays for the foleys as well as a wide variety of leg and bed bags in different sizes with all types of drain ends. We also carry products from companies such as Bard, Rusch, Rochester medical and others.

Colonial Medical Supplies offers a Service Plus program to our clients. This program was developed to alleviate many of the concerns our customers have when supplies are needed on a regular basis, your monthly supplies are shipped directly to your home or office. We offer free insurance processing, free shipping in discreet packages. Free samples to new customers to help determine which product might best meet overall needs and have guaranteed satisfaction. When you enroll in our Service Plus program our customer service team will prepare your order each month before you run out of supplies and ship them directly to your home or office. We will contact your physician on your behalf to obtain all the information necessary to bill your insurance directly. Colonial Medical Supplies is a preferred provider for many health insurance plans including, Medicare, Medicaid, Aetna, United, and more. We take care of every aspect of your supply order so you don’t have to, leaving time for more important things.

Cure for Cancer Lied about by Doctors? Author: amdigital

The People have had enough apparently!

An insider revealed today that the World of Medicine is scamming people and even worse: with the help of law-makers!

It seems that money (as usual) has blinded doctors and medical practitioners to the degree that they are now willingly *suppressing* the truth regarding cancer its control, management, and even its cure!

Thats right: cure!

And what should shock you even more:

It seems that its against the law to say the word cure when describing anything that actually cures you.

Yet its very much okay to say that something treats or helps offset the symptoms of some health condition or disease.

But if you say cure (and even including when you in fact have a real and bona fide cure for something and can even prove it!) you can get arrested.

Ever wonder why we have a healthcare industry and not a healthcure industry?

Its simply because no ones out to cure anyone because theres little money in doing so.

Instead, keeping you sick and marginally pain-free is all anyones really out to do for you these days as doing so means you being forced to buy all the same drugs over and over again, and again, and (you get the point!)

Of course, if a cure came along it would mean you buy it one time, and then youre cured and thats that (over and done!)

But a number of doctors, philanthropists, and just plain old good folks armed with real answers and real solutions are stepping up and are NOT afraid of Uncle Big-Bully Brother!

One courageous fellow by the name of Melford Bibens, CPT, is doing exactly this, as hes helped many people overcome naturally the dreaded disease of Cancer!

Not only that, but Melford has lectured and personally helped individuals beat the disease to the point that proven sufferers have actually gotten re-diagnoses as no longer having the disease at all! (Something thats pretty much always been ruled out as a possibility altogether! and now which may even be against the law!)

But its not certain how long Melford will be allowed to do this because Uncle Sambo has actually started using Gestapo tactics whereby people and businesses truly offering cures have been raided with masked armed police who even go to the point of forcing customers in the stores to get down on the floor at gunpoint!

So, if youre wise and want to find out about this while its still possible for you to do so, then just visit this link now:

~~~> http://www.UltimateCancerSolution.com/amdigital

But dont be surprised if one day soon you return to find this site completely removed with a US Flag waving in its place (in the name of freedom no less!)

Mesothelioma Trial Date-How Is Set? Author: Bello kamorudeen

The setting of a trial date is often the fourth stage a mesothelioma lawsuit passes through after the initial three stages of the trial. Setting a trial date does require some consideration and at least one meeting with the judge and the defendant. Your lawyer should prepare you for what to expect when it comes to setting a trial date and will take care of the entire process. Remember, if your case does go to trial, you do not have to attend-your lawyer will handle every aspect of the case and trial proceedings.

A meeting with the judge is required by all parties to set a trial date. You do not have to attend this meeting, but if you do, go with your diary containing all medical appointments and treatment schedule so that you do not go and agree to a date that will clash with your medical dates if you want to attend the trial. You have to bear in mind that once the trial date is set, it cannot be rescheduled unless there is an emergency. The court system maintains a tight schedule and cannot afford to simply change dates for just any reason. In fact it is only in extreme cases that changing of dates would be considered at all.

If you have developed an asbestos-related disease, your health may be deteriorating quickly. Although the defendant may express opposition, your lawyer should ask the judge to take the status of your health into consideration when setting the trial date. If there are no medical emergencies, a trial date will likely be set within 90 days. In the event that a trial date must be changed, you must request for the trial to be adjourned. Your lawyer and the opposing party should be notified in writing first. Notify the court system as well, via mail or fax. If an emergency arises the day of the trial, contact your lawyer immediately.

Setting the trial date may be a small step in the overall process, but it is a very important one. As soon as a date is set, preparations for trail will be accelerated. Once the trial date is set the defendant’s lawyer will be under pressure to negotiate an out of court settlement.

Every mesothelioma victim should seek for more information about mesothelioma lawsuits and mesothelioma lawyer so as to be able to pass through the necessary stress to obtain their deserved compensation.

Pleural Mesothelioma- Basic facts for you to know Author: Bello kamorudeen

Pleural mesothelioma is an aggressive form of cancer that attacks the mesothelial cells of the pleura, a membrane that covers the lungs and lines the chest cavity. Pleural mesothelioma accounts for approximately 75% of all mesothelioma cases. Pleural mesothelioma is most commonly unilateral (it affects only one side of the chest cavity}and it occurs most commonly in men aged between 60-80 years of age with a history of previous asbestos exposure, often decades prior to diagnosis.

When pleural mesothelioma begins, it appears as a series of small white nodules which become diffuse, or widespread on the pleural surface. Gradually, these nodules begin to grow together and thicken, forming a rind that encases the lung and extends into the fissures or grooves of the pleura and the diaphragm. The tumor spreads by direct invasion of surrounding tissue, inwardly compressing the lung, and outwardly invading the chest wall and ribs.

Symptoms

The early symptoms of pleural mesothelioma are not, as a rule, specific enough to cause alarm, and in most cases are attributed to increasing age or overwork. Because of this, it may be several months from the onset of generalized symptoms until the first acute symptom, pleural effusion, occurs. At that time, progressive shortness of breath caused by the effusion, and chest pain caused by chest wall invasion may be in evidence. More general symptoms include dry cough, fatigue, night sweats and weight loss.

Diagnosis

On initial examination by a doctor, 80% to 95% of patients show pleural effusion on x-ray, the remaining percentage show little or no fluid. At first, the fluid is free-flowing, and is similar in appearance to that seen in other benign causes or in congestive heart failure, and because of this, these other possibilities are the first to be ruled out in the diagnostic process. Later, the effusion becomes loculated, or contained within a boundary in the pleural space, where the fluid does not move.

CT scans are more definitive, and may show not only the effusion, but the presence of pleural masses as well as the size certain lymph nodes; MRI is more sensitive in determining chest wall invasion and spread of disease through the diaphragm; PET may help in staging the disease for possible surgical resection by ruling out extension to the contralateral (opposite) lung or to other distant sites.

Analysis of pleural fluid yields a confirmed diagnosis in a relatively small percentage of patients, and needle biopsy offers only slightly better results. Today, the procedure of choice is the VATS (video-assisted thoracoscopy) procedure, which has a diagnostic yield of >95%, and allows for pleural biopsy, drainage of fluid and pleurodesis. VATS also ensures adequate tissue samples to facilitate a definitive diagnosis.

Staging

As with any type of cancer, staging plays a role in what treatment options a patient might be eligible for. Several staging systems are in use, however, the most widely used and most comprehensive is the TNM system associated with the International Mesothelioma Interest Group.

Treatment

Based on different of factors, several treatment options may be available including surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy (or combinations of all three, known as trimodal therapy), clinical trials, gene therapy immunotherapy etc. Surgery is used to remove as much tumor as possible and chemotherapy and or radiotherapy is used to eliminate the remnant cancer cells. Once a diagnosis is reached, it is important that all possible options are discussed by the appropriate doctors with the patient and their family. Although pleural mesothelioma continues to be a difficult cancer to treat, more awareness of the disease, new and better diagnostics, and more successful treatment regimens help to improve its outlook.

Patients should educate themselves about the different mesothelioma types and treatment options and reach out to available resources to make coping with a mesothelioma diagnosis easier.

Mesothelioma Prognosis-Why Do Some Patients Survive Longer? Author: Bello kamorudeen

There have been some few patients who have survived far beyond the usual one year prognosis for most mesothelioma victims and a handful that have even been cured, with no trace of the aggressive cancer several years after treatment (though recurrence is always possible).

There seems to be one common factor amongst those that have survived the disease for longer times -a boosted immune system. Studies of those who have either survived or been cured of the disease reveal that most of these patients participated in some sort of therapy that enhanced their immune system. Some treatments included clinical trials in immunology while others involved alternative therapies dealing with the immune system.

A number of mesothelioma survivors have posted their stories on the Internet and have spoken to patients and their families with the hope of providing a brighter outlook for their future. These same survivors have also presented their cases to doctors and researchers. The most outspoken of these individuals is Paul Kraus, an Australian mesothelioma survivor. Kraus was diagnosed with abdominal/ peritoneal mesothelioma in 1997, a form of the disease that is tougher to treat than the more common pleural mesothelioma. Kraus worked in a factory 35 years earlier where he was exposed him to blue (crocidolite) asbestos.

Upon his diagnosis, Kraus changed his diet (he’s now a vegetarian), added many vitamins and supplements to his daily routine, began “juicing,” and tried a treatment known as ozone therapy. Kraus explains, “They took blood out of a vein, used an ozone machine to add ozone (a molecule composed of three oxygen atoms) to the blood and reintroduced it into my body through a drip. The rationale for that was that cancer does not like an oxygenated environment.” The research in putting the protocol together took a lot of time, but in the long-run, Kraus believes the combination of all these treatments stabilized his mesothelioma. Today, tests show he still has the disease and his body is a bit weaker than it was, but he has no pain and his doctors tell him he has many more years to live. Kraus stresses the fact that he is not the only mesothelioma survivor.

He has cited the case of a man diagnosed 14 years ago at age 58 (no name given) who had a chest wall resection after diagnosis and has had no symptoms or recurrence since. His doctors believe there was that spontaneous regression he experienced may be an immune-mediated phenomenon, that is his immune system played a role in his survival.

Another survivor, Rhio O’Connor – who recently published a book about his fight with mesothelioma – has lived with the disease for seven years. He opted against the conventional methods of treatment like surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Instead, with the help of several medical physicians, he developed a regimen that included 100 supplements per day, changed his diet drastically, and now practices what he calls “mind-body medicine” (such as non-stress techniques like meditation). In his book, he recommends a variety of alternatives to traditional medicines and treatments.

All mesothelioma patients should be encouraged to participate in clinical trials especially those that are trying out new methods of boosting the immune system.

MESOTHELIOMA CAUSE – ASBESTOS EXPOSURE THE MAIN CAUSE Author: Bello kamorudeen
Exposure to asbestos fibers has been strongly linked with the development of mesothelioma. At some point in our lives, most of us have been exposed to asbestos in the air we breathe and the water we drink; from natural deposits in the earth, and from the deterioration of asbestos products around us. Most of us, however, do not become ill as a result of our exposure.

More commonly, those who are eventually diagnosed with asbestos related disease, have worked in jobs where more sustained chronic exposure occurred over longer periods of time. However, lesser exposure to asbestos has been linked with the development of some cases of mesothelioma affecting family members of workers who came into contact with asbestos and brought it home on their clothing, skin or hair, or affecting those who lived in close proximity to asbestos manufacturing facilities. Symptoms of asbestos disease usually are usually not obvious until decades after exposure.

Asbestos was used commercially in North America as early as the late 1800s, but its use increased dramatically during the World War II era when shipyards produced massive numbers of ships for the war effort. Since that time, asbestos-containing products were used by the construction and building trades, the automotive industry and the manufacturing industry. All told, more than 5,000 products contained asbestos.

For more than 50 years, products containing asbestos remained unregulated, and the manufacturers of those products continued to prosper, knowing full well that many of the millions of workers who came into contact with their products would ultimately suffer as the result of their actions. Finally, in the late 1970s, the Consumer Products Safety Commission banned the use of asbestos in wallboard patching compounds and artificial ash for gas fireplaces because the fiber could easily be released during use. In 1989, the Environmental Protection Agency banned all new use of asbestos, but uses established prior to that time were still allowed. Although increase in public awareness about the dangers of asbestos and public concern over the issue has led to a decline in domestic consumption over the years, a total ban on asbestos has not yet been implemented. Asbestos is still imported, still used and still very dangerous.

Although it is suggested that the number of mesothelioma cases in the U.S. has reached its peak and has begun to drop, a forecast released by the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER), in April, 2003, projected the total number of American male mesothelioma cases from 2003-2054 to be approximately 71,000. This number

Malignant Mesothelioma-Commonly Asked Questions Author: Bello kamorudeen
What is Malignant Mesothelioma?

Malignant Mesothelioma is an uncommon type of cancer that attacks the thin cell wall lining of the body’s internal organs and structures. This lining is known as the mesothelium. Malignant mesothelioma has three main known varieties. They are malignant pleural mesothelioma, malignant pericardial mesothelioma, and malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma occurs in the pleura, the lung’s lining. Peritoneal mesothelioma occurs in the peritoneum, the abdominal cavity wall. And pericardial mesothelioma occurs in the lining of the hearth, known as the pericardium.

Other very rare types of mesothelioma include testicular mesothelioma, and mesothelioma affecting the neck and face.

What Causes Malignant Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is known mainly to be caused by asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a natural, but toxic mineral that was used commonly in heavy industry. Microscopic asbestos fibers enter the body through the lung or ingestion. Once inside, the asbestos fibers can not be broken down or eliminated by the body, causing a harmful inflammation and scarring of the mesothelium. This scarring lays the groundwork mesothelioma and other respiratory conditions, such as asbestosis.

How is Malignant Mesothelioma Treated?

Malignant mesothelioma prognoses is poor, as often the disease will be diagnosed in its advanced stages after symptoms have appeared. However, there are several treatment options for the management of the cancer. Among these are chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and surgical resection. Chemotherapeutic and radiation therapy methods are more likely but surgery is often an option for those whose disease is diagnosed early enough.

How is Malignant Mesothelioma diagnosed?

Malignant Mesothelioma will typically be suspected if the patient complains of chest pain, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, chronic cough, or difficulty swallowing. While any of these could indicate mesothelioma, they are also associated with many other respiratory conditions so further diagnostic procedures are needed. These may include imaging scans, such as computer topography or magnetic resonance imaging. A diagnostic biopsy is also required by the cancer specialist to examine the behavior of these cells before a diagnosis is determined.

What options of patients of Malignant Mesothelioma have?

Patients of malignant mesothelioma or any other asbestos related health complications may be eligible for compensation if they were wrongfully exposed. The patient and his family must be fully aware of their right to obtain compensation and seek for right information on mesothelioma lawsuits and mesothelioma lawyers who will be needed to guide them through the often complex Legal process.

Mesothelioma Compensation-Are You Aware Of Structured Settlements? Author: Bello kamorudeen

The National Cancer Institute defines Malignant mesothelioma as a very rare form of cancer, in which the cancer (malignant) cells are found in the sac lining the chest (the pleura), the lining of the abdominal cavity (the peritoneum) or the lining around the heart (the pericardium).

Mesothelioma is a killer. People that have lived or worked around asbestos can show up with this killer disease 20-40 years later. Sometimes a brief exposure to asbestos is all it takes to develop the disease. Some of the places that a person might have been exposed to asbestos include: pipe insulation, insulation around fireplaces, some types of siding, clutches and brakes, tiles for floors and ceilings, boiler insulation, shipyard workers, paper mill workers, mechanics, electricians, bricklayers, millwrights, plasterers, refinery workers, carpenters, and others.

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with Mesothelioma, you should consult mesothelioma attorneys for legal advice. You may be entitled to millions of dollars from negligent companies. Many Mesothelioma attorneys will work with clients on a contingency basis, meaning that the lawyer will take his fee from winnings of the structured settlements and that the client doesn’t have to come up with money out of his pocket to hire and pay an attorney. Most mesothelioma lawyers will take about 40% of the compensation amount.

Asbestos cancer is a cancer that should have been prevented it is the result of deliberate negligence on the part of companies. People that have been exposed to it and developed this killer cancer from it and their families deserve to be compensated. Compensation in the form of structured settlements or payments can take care of the now disabled victim and the victim’s family.

These companies have set aside millions of dollars in the form of structured settlements to pay the claims of injured workers and people who have been wrongly exposed to asbestos and developed the cancer Mesothelioma as a result of that exposure.

Structured settlements are legal arrangements that provide the plaintiff with a personal injury claim regular payments, sometimes of various amounts, over the period of several years, and sometimes for the rest of the plaintiff’s life. These structured settlements can also be passed on in a will to survivors in some circumstances when the plaintiff dies. When a terrible accident or injury has occurred, negligence for example, structured settlements can be very substantial and a continuous stream of income can often be expected.

Most Mesothelioma attorneys will tell clients that the downside to structured settlements or a Mesothelioma claim is that it could take a long time for payments to begin, but the truth of the matter is that it does not always take that much time.

You should discuss with your mesothelioma attorney on the possibility of getting a structured payment for you and your family members.

Mesothelioma Cancer-Alarming facts about mesothelioma Author: Bello kamorudeen

Over the past couple of years there has been an upsurge in interest about mesothelioma amongst the general population. The shocking truth about mesothelioma is that although Mesothelioma Cancer is a rare cancer, every year about 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the United States and this number has been continuously increasing for the past 20 years.

Initially mesothelioma was recognized as a tumor of the pleura, peritoneum and pericardium. Later on, the doctors discovered the fact link between mesothelioma cancers and asbestos exposure. J.C.Wagner was the first person to write on this link when he emphasized the linkage of mesothelioma to asbestos exposure in about 32 cases of workers in the “Asbestos Hills” in South Africa.

After this initial publication, the relationship between mesothelioma and asbestos exposure was confirmed in different research studies around the world. Mesothelioma is caused because of asbestos exposure and inhalation of asbestos particles. Asbestos was widely used in industrial and manufacturing processes and building materials. Construction materials such as cement, tiles, roofing shingles, pipes, insulating material and many more, contained asbestos materials. The shocking mesothelioma fact is that almost all American buildings constructed before 1970s contain asbestos material that could pose risk for the occupants.

Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation has released a fact that, though since 1970s the protections against asbestos exposure have been in place, the mesothelioma would take 30 to 50 years to be noticed. This is because mesothelioma cancer and other asbestos diseases have a high latency rate. The asbestos particles can lie dormant in the human body for 30-50 years before manifesting as mesothelioma cancers.

Mesothelioma cancers are of two main types. In pleural mesothelioma, the cancer cells are found in the sac lining the chest and the peritoneal mesothelioma is found in the lining of the abdominal cavity. There are rare instances of mesothelioma of the lining of hearts and testicles. Mesothelioma is more prevalent in men than in women.

Awareness about mesothelioma facts is also helpful in having awareness about symptoms of mesothelioma. This information helps in early detection and timely treatment of disease. Chest pain that is caused by cancer itself or shortness of breath, abdominal pain and swelling, cough, fatigue and unexplained weight loss are some possible symptoms of mesothelioma cancers.