injury can be classified into three main groups, Pleural (chest), Peritoneal (abdominal) and Pericardial (heart). All three types of injury are mainly cause through exposure to an Asbestos related substance.
injury arises when the cells surrounding the lungs, heart, or abdominal organs become cancerous. The cells change to form nodules, which can then clump together to form a tumor, or tumors around the organ.
In more extreme cases of Cancer, the tumor can break through the walls of the organs that it surrounds and cause internal damage to the organ. Also, in some cases the Cancer can travel through the blood stream and affect other organs, not directly surrounded by the original Cancerous Cells.
The origins of injury begin when a person is exposed to an asbestos related substance. The person either inhales the Asbestos fibers, or the fibers enter the skin. These fibers either lodge in the lungs, or travel through the body and affect the heart, or abdominal organs.
The bodies natural defense system will attempt to eradicate the fibers from the body, through attempts to expel the fibers. However, some fibers will become lodged in the cell layers that provide a protective layer around the lungs, heart and abdominal area.
Over time, the cells surrounding the fibers, can change consistency and become cancerous. It is at this stage that the injury begins to occur, as it turns into .
However, injury also includes the conditional affects that occur as a result of having Cancer. Some of these conditional affects include, immune deficiency, which can lead to a slow break down of the bodies defense system.
Once the bodies defense system begins to break down the body can become subject to colds and other such illnesses. The overall affects of having Cancer can lead to an array of injuries and has the potential to cause major organ failure.
In order to prevent the adverse affects of injury, doctors have been implementing various treatments that aim to prevent further damage. Some of these treatments include, surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immune augmentative therapy.
In regard to Cancer, Surgery aims to remove the Cancerous cells, while chemotherapy uses drugs to kill the Cancerous cells. Radiation therapy also aims to eliminate the cells, while immune augmentative therapy aims to restore the body's natural immune system to a level in which it can be effective in helping to fight the effects of Cancer.
All of these treatment methods are aimed at preventing further injury to the patient. If you, or someone you know, have been diagnosed with Cancer, ensure that you seek immediate treatment to prevent the affects of Cancer and to avoid further injury.
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