Types Of Cancer

Lung cancer from asbestos workers have increased significantly over the years.

This is obviously due to the fact that workers are exposed to asbestos and breathe it on a daily basis.

The lung cancer (mesothelioma) is even more pronounced among asbestos workers who smoke cigarettes.

Most lung cancer in types of cancer caused by excessive exposure to asbestos beginning in the lining of the bronchi. The bronchi are tubes where the air pipe or trachea divide.

It can also begin in other areas, such as alveoli, air pipe or bronchioles. Cancer usually develops slowly, but when it comes to cancer cells to escape and then scattered in various other parts of the body.

The most common places for people to breathe in asbestos mines, mills, factories, houses with asbestos, working in automotive repair and Plumbing Workshop.

There are two main types of lung cancer are:

- Small cell lung cancer - cancer cells are small and round.
- Non-small cell lung cancer - cancer cells are higher.

There are even moments when the cancer is a function of both types. With a small sell lung cells rapidly multiply and form large tumors. The tumors then spread to the lymph nodes and various other parts of the body.

Is there a treatment for asbestos lung cancer, but usually depends on the condition of the patient and the type of lung cancer that they have. It also depends on the size, location and extent of the tumor.

Various forms of treatment are surgery, chemotherapy, radiation and photo dynamic therapy.

The operation was performed to remove a portion of the lungs, but everything depends on where the tumor is located. This is a very serious procedure!

With chemotherapy, cancer cells are killed by the drug. Radiation work destroys cancer cells in the treated area. The final image dynamic therapy uses light to kill cancer cells. It is a chemical injection equipment in the bloodstream and is absorbed into the cells. Light activates the chemical, destruction and killing of cancer cells