Mesothelioma is often a rare cancer that is aggressive and usually develops in the lining of the lungs‚ heart‚ or abdomen. It is usually caused by exposure to asbestos. Currently mesothelioma has no known cure and has a low chance of recovery. The most common symptoms of mesothelioma is shortness of breath‚ chest pain‚ and pleural effusions. Also mesothelioma can breakdown the lung tissue between the bronchial tree and the pleural space. This can lead to pneumothorax‚ which is having air in the
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smoker than it does on the actual smoker therefore making smoking not just a self harm. If two people are in a room together and the smoker is smoking very often‚ then the second hand smoker will suffer from disease caused by the smoke that causes lung cancer‚ heart disease‚ adult asthma‚ premature birth and sudden infant death syndrome‚ and might also contribute to breast cancer at a quicker rate than the smoker does. This is caused by Sidestream smoke; smoke from the lighted end of a cigarette
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The loss of my grandmother was the saddest day of my life. My grandmother never smoked a cigarette in her life. She died of heart disease in 1997. Ironically the heart disease was diagnosed as a result of secondhand smoke. My grandparents were married for over fifty years. Even now I still can hear my grandmother saying “Robert you need to put those cigarettes down before they kill you.” Robert‚ my grandfather‚ was a smoker for sixty years. My grandfather would answer back “Well we have
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Emphysema and lung cancer are 2 condition related to smoking. (A) Emphysema is described has a Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and is a combination of lung damage and mucous production that makes it hard to breathe. This is a chronic condition caused by damage to the alveoli air sacs in the lung. When the lungs are exposed to cigarette smoke‚ causes excess mucus production due to the destruction of lung tissue in the smaller airways. This makes them unable to hold there structure properly
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Stop! Each year in America‚ at least 400‚000 Americans lose their lives to cigarettes. This is at least one out of every five Americans. This epidemic is growing on a daily basis. Smoking can damage your body tremendously. Smoking can damage your lungs‚ brain‚ and heart. Smoking is a problem not only for human beings‚ but for America as a whole. Smoking pollutes the air. Cigarettes are made from 4‚000 different chemical compounds and 400 toxic substances. Smoking is also bad for America because
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Variable. 2. Independent Variable. 3. Controlled Variables. 4. Which respiratory volume was calculated? 5. What was the purpose of the nose clip? RESULTS See Table 2: Average Breathing Rates and Lung Volumes See Graph: Comparison of Resting and Exercising Lung Volumes and Breathing Rate 1. Did the breathing rate increase‚ decrease‚ or not change with exercise? 2. Did the tidal volume increase‚ decrease‚ or not change with exercise? 3. Did the expiratory
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Asbestos fibers are very fine and can make their way into the smallest airways of the lungs‚ the body’s defense mechanisms try to break them down and remove them. This leads to inflammation in the lung tissue. The asbestos fibers can also travel through the lung tissue to settle in the outer lining of the lung (the pleura). Over many years they can cause mesothelioma or other lung diseases to develop. Peritoneal mesothelioma Asbestos fibers can also be swallowed‚ and some of the fibers
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is located. Stages are divided into four (I‚ II‚ III‚ IV) and location is commonly in the lung lining and in the abdominal lining which are called Pleural and Peritoneal Mesothelioma respectively. When a patient is diagnosed it is imperative to know the stage in which the tumor is. In stage I‚ the cancer is just starting
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gives him something to do when he’s bored or driving. 2. Smoking cigarettes kills. a. Thousands of people die from smoking related diseases every year. b. Tobacco smoke contributes to a number of different types of cancer including lung‚ throat‚ and mouth cancer. c. Smoking also causes you to have high blood pressure and increase the wear and tear on your heart this can eventually cause heart attack and strokes. d. It slows your blood flow‚ cutting of oxygen to your hands
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What Is Lung Cancer? Lung cancer is the uncontrolled growth of abnormal cells that start off in one or both lungs; usually in the cells that line the air passages. The abnormal cells do not develop into healthy lung tissue; they divide rapidly and form tumours. As tumours become larger and more numerous‚ they undermine the lung’s ability to provide the bloodstream with oxygen. Tumours that remain in one place and do not appear to spread are known as “benign tumours”. Malignant tumours‚ the
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