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What is Mesothelioma: An estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed each year
While those who have experience large amounts of asbestos exposure may be frightened by the dire statistics regarding the survival of mesothelioma, they may be able to take some solace in the fact that it is a relatively rare form of cancer and is most common in the later stages of one’s life.
Even taking into account the rise in the number of diagnoses in recent years as those who lived substantial amounts of their life around asbestos products enter their later years, the number of new mesothelioma cases is still rather low. The annual number of new cases usually ranges between 2,000 to 3,000 people and is more common in men than women.
In comparison, the American Cancer Society reported 106,100 new cases of colon cancer – the third most deadly type of cancer - across the country in 2009.
Mesothelioma is almost often attributed to the inhalation of asbestos fibers into the lungs. After irritating the mesothelium, a protective membrane that covers the body’s organs, the asbestos can lead to the creation of malignant cells in the mesothelium lining the chest, abdomen, or heart. Approximately three-quarters of all mesothelioma cases are diagnosed as pleural mesothelioma.
After a diagnosis, which can occur more than 30 years after last exposure to any type of asbestos, the average lifespan of a patient is approximately one year. Because regulations put in place during the 1970’s began limiting the public’s access to asbestos, the number of mesothelioma cases across the country has gradually been in decline during recent years.
However, while mesothelioma cases are declining across the U.S., the same cannot be said for other countries that have dealt with asbestos and mesothelioma are still experiencing peaks in their diagnoses. In Australia, where a number of asbestos mines used to gather the fiber during the twentieth century are located, the amount of mesothelioma cases are not expected to hit their peaks until 2014-2017.
A recently released report from Safe Work Australia found that mesothelioma deaths had generally increased between 1997 and 2007 as well.
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