When was mesothelioma discovered?

History of mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a lung cancer that is rare and very dangerous because it is malignant, even very deadly. If in view of its history, mesothelioma discovered in the late 18th century, and from that moment the disease continues to be learned by medical experts in detail. As a result, many of them found the main cause of this cancer is due to exposure to asbestos dust that can be found around the industrial site.

Asbestos is a group of metamorphic mineral fibers, which are made of very small crystals, including chrysotile, amosite and crocidolite. When these fibers apart in the air, anyone may not be able to see it with the naked eye without the use of special tools. Asbestos fibers are very delicate and light so it can be in the air for several hours at the time regardless of the building materials, thus very likely can be inhaled by workers.

Although asbestos is very dangerous, the last few years there are studies that say the radiation exposure can also cause mesothelioma. But it is not yet widely known.

Industrial growth and mesothelioma cases

At first cases of mesothelioma are found can be said is still quite a step, and only about 2000 - 3000 cases occur annually in the United States. However, in about the year 1970 - 1984 new cases increased. This may be due to the industry's growth rate is very high, which occurred about 50 years earlier. In that time may be many vulnerable workers of industrial location that inhaling asbestos dust.
Perhaps you are thinking, what is the relationship between the growth of the industry by increasing cases of mesothelioma cancer. Yes, of course anything to do because with the growth of the industry, workers in several development sectors also increased. So, unexpectedly workers in an industrial environment, construction, and carpentry became a lot more to risk of inhalation of asbestos dust which is the main cause of mesothelioma. Moreover, sometimes the workers with limited attention to it and just thought it normal course. This is why cases of mesothelioma can be said will continue to grow.

In general, a kind of mesothelioma cancer is more common in men when compared to women and children. This is due to exposure to asbestos dust is only found in industrial environments where the men worked. While the women and children is less likely to suffer from this disease. Nevertheless, it could happen to them. For women and children,  could possibly just through the impact of asbestos dust brought by the workers up to the house.

The development of mesothelioma cases today

It is estimated that the peak statistics of deaths caused by asbestos such as mesothelioma cancer will occur between 2010 -  2020. It is also possible not only from the case of mesothelioma, but also of another cancers caused by asbestos. Therefore, some countries in the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Japan, and Singapore has banned the use of asbestos. But in some other countries such as India, Indonesia, China, Russia, Brazil and the United States. Asbestos continues to be widely used in all fields.

For United States, the prohibition against the use of asbestos still be pursued, for example, in some states, Washington and California, they continue to pursue the achievement of the ban regulation. Given that, the effects of asbestos is very dangerous and threatens the survival of mankind. Moreover, to be in the know that until this time that cancer is caused by asbestos such as mesothelioma have not found a drug that can cure it. So when a be diagnosed with cancer, the life expectancy was probably only about 6-18 months.