There is only one known type of cancer that is
totally preventable, and it is mesothelioma cancer. The reason for this is that
you can only catch it by coming in contact with a substance called asbestos. It
is so toxic, and so deadly, that even workers in laundry mats where people took
their clothes to be washed that had it on them, have perished from mesothelioma
cancer.
Mesothelioma cancer can sit in your body
dormant for many years, or even decades after you have come in contact with
asbestos. You do not even have to handle asbestos, to become infected by this
cancer. Only after all of those other treatments failed to improve your health,
will they send you to be tested for mesothelioma cancer. This delays the
process greatly, and puts their patients at risk of not making it through their
experience with this cancer.
Fortunately, mesothelioma cancer is very rare,
and only a small number of people come down with it each year. If for any reason,
you suspect that either the building you live or work in has asbestos still in
it; you really need to have those structures tested immediately.
The two governmental agencies that you can
contact that will do the inspections for free are the Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA), and your local building inspector. You can call them, or have
your landlord make an appointment.
But, landlords do not like to contact these
agencies, because if your building does have asbestos in it, the landlord's
expenses to have it removed are astronomical.
Mesothelioma cancer is not something that you
can afford to mess around with. If you think that you have it, you are
experiencing its symptoms, or you have come in contact with asbestos, you
should make an appointment right away to see your doctor. In addition, you
absolutely should inform them of your fears and concerns, and make sure that
they arrange the appropriate medical tests to determine if you have it, or not.
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