How Is Mesothelioma Treated?Written by Linda Woodhouse
Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles. However, they may have been been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways. This could include working with asbestos or by home renovation using asbestos cement products or even by washing clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos. The resulting disease is rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of body's internal organs. Mesothelioma occurs more often in men than in women and risk increases with age, but this disease can appear in either men or women at any age. About 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in United States each year. Although reported incidence rates have increased in past 20 years, mesothelioma is still a relatively rare cancer. There are various procedures used for treatment of mesothelioma. The type of treatment depends on location of cancer, stage of disease, and patient's age and general health. A common treatment of disease is by means of surgery by removal of part of lining of chest or abdomen and some of tissue around it. For cancer of pleura, a lung may be removed in an operation called a pneumonectomy. Sometimes part of diaphragm, muscle below lungs that helps with breathing, is also removed.
| | Stress Management: A Self Help GuideWritten by Trevor Dumbleton
There have been many words written about stress management, though many people do not realize that it can be managed. In fact, stress is a scary thing but it is also a self-creating thing. The more stress you feel, less able you are to deal with things that are stressing you, causing stress to increase. This is a vicious cycle and key to stress management is to not get into it in first place. How do you do that? Well, there are many ways.One of most effective methods for managing stress is through meditation. This is a simple method of simply focusing mind on nothing instead of focusing on everything that is stressing you out. It is not some sort of mystic trance or mysterious method. In fact, it is a simple method to help you strengthen your mind and learn to focus on task at hand. Though there are many deep levels of meditation, best place to start is with simply closing your eyes and taking deep breaths while concentrating on your breathing. By paying attention to your breathing and really focusing on it, your mind will clear itself out and permit you to relax easily. This is best done every single day as a preventive measure rather than as a cure for stress. However, it can also be effective when you need to ditch some stress in a jiffy. As well, stress management is possible through simple chores or hobbies. Either building a model airplane or organizing a coin collection or cleaning kitchen will help you get your mind on a task rather than on everything that needs doing. The tasks will still be there later, but simply giving your mind something to focus on that is not stressful will help you cope with stress much better. This method of stress management is a sort of distraction for your mind. It moves your mind away from all things that are cluttering it and organizes something in your life, even if it is just your CD collection. And organizing something is a nice way to get your mind off of everything in your life that is not organized. Another way to manage stress in your mind is to take care of your body. Playing a sport, lifting weights or running is a good way to clear your mind and get healthy at same time. Going out to gym and, for instance, playing racquetball is a good way to get your mind away from things and change your focus for a little while. As well, by taking care of your body you are also cleansing toxins from your system, enabling you to clear your system of those pollutants that aren't doing your mind any good. So take care of your brain by taking care of your body and give yourself a nice little mental break.
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