| Ad id number: | 147309 | | Action: | Other | | Item: | Mesothelioma - A Glance | | Category: | Other | | Price: | 10.00 | | Description: | Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer primarily caused by asbestos
exposure. There is a higher incidence of mesothelioma among U.S. Navy
personnel, shipyard workers, etc. due to asbestos exposure on Navy
ships. In addition, family members and others closely associated to
those exposed to asbestos may also be at risk (for example the wife who
washed her husband's work clothes). The cancer typically has a latency
period of 20 to 50 years. The mesothelium is a membrane that covers and
protects most of the internal organs of the body. It is composed of two
layers of cells: One layer immediately surrounds the organ; the other
forms a sac around it. The mesothelium produces a lubricating fluid that
is released between these layers, allowing moving organs (such as the
beating heart and the expanding and contracting lungs) to glide easily
against adjacent structures. The mesothelium has different names,
depending on its location in the body. The peritoneum is the mesothelial
tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdominal cavity. The
pleura is the membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the wall of
the chest cavity. The pericardium covers and protects the heart. The
mesothelial tissue surrounding the male internal reproductive organs is
called the tunica vaginalis testis. The tunica serosa uteri covers the
internal reproductive organs in women. | | Name: | lavanya | | Email: | Click here to email the person who posted this ad | | URL: | http://mesothelioma-mesotheliomacure.blogspot.com/ | | Address: | India | | Expires: | Dec 21, 2008 |
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