Blogs are written for different reasons some are for fun and some are for information and this one id for awareness. There is a disease out there called mesothelioma. What is actually is would be a cancer. It effects mostly people over 55 years of age. The leading cause of this disease is exposure to asbestos. There is a 30 year period between exposure and the tumors and that is why it is ususally the older that fall victim. It effects men more then women but both are able to get it through exposure to asbestos. There are some cases that have been diagnosed where there was no direct exposure but they had family members that were exposed. Some of the symptoms are chest pains and shortness of breath. Tests are done to check for a collection of fluid between the lungs and chest which is usually bloody. Once given the prognosis of Mesothelioma there is about a year survival rate. This is a rare disease but it is a fatal one. We need to be informed of how important awareness is on this deadly disease.

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