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This Sitemap contains links to various informational resources published at Mesothelioma Asbestosis Informational Resource Center. This document is work in progress, and will be updated as we add more helpful resources at this Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma Asbestosis Resource Center.

• What is Lung Cancer? Informational article on lung cancer. Includes information and facts about Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC), Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Mixed-Cell Lung Cancer, Cancer Metastasis, Adenocarcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Large-cell Undifferentiated Carcinoma, and more.
• Lung Cancer Risk Factors Informational article on lung cancer causes and risk factors.
• Tobacco, Cigarette Smoking Causes Lung Cancer Informational article on increased risk of lung cancer due to tobacco use, and cigarette smoking.
• Health Effects of Environmental Tobacco Smoke (ETS), Secondhand Tobacco Smoking Second hand smoke (also known as environmental smoking) causes lung cancer. Read this article for more details.
• Lung Cancer Symptoms Common lung cancer symptoms and the early signs of lung cancer are described in this article.
• Early Detection, Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer Early diagnosis and timely detection of lung cancer greatly determines the final prognois of a kung cancer patient. Read this article for details on why early lung cancer diagnosis and early lung cancer detection is so important.
• Spread of Lung Cancer, Cancer Tumor Growth Over Time Prognosis of a lung cancer patient greatly depends on the spread of lung cancer. This article describes how lung cancer treatment depends on the stage of the lung disease, the location and size of the cancer tumor, the patient's age and general health, and other factors.
• Staging of Lung Cancer Tumors: Lung Cancer Stages 0, Lung Cancer Stage I, Lung Cancer Stage II, Lung Cancer Stage III, Lung Cancer Stage IV Lung cancer stage is classified based on its size and location of cancer tumor(s). Knowing the stage of lung cancer helps determine the most appropriate cancer treatment options. The cancer is described with a stage number depending on many factors. In general, as the lung cancer stage number increases, the likelihood of a complete lung cancer cure decreases. This doocument contains information on various lung cancer stages.
• Lung Cancer Treatment Information on lung cancer treatment, Lung disease cures (Surgical Cancer Treatment, Non-Surgical Cancer Remedies, Chemotherapy, and Alternative cancer care treatment), and more.
• Lung Cancer Vaccine Information on new GVAX lung cancer vaccine being developed at Baylor University.
• Lung Cancer Prognosis Informational article on how Lung Cancer Prognosis (Lung Cancer Patient Survival Rate Prediction) can be made using the protein profile test developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
• Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) Informational article on Small Cell Lung Cancer (SCLC) -a type of lung cancer primarily caused by tobacco/cigarette smoking.
• Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC) Informational article on Non-small Cell Lung Cancer (NSCLC), Adenocarcinoma, Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and Large-cell Undifferentiated Carcinoma.
• Mixed Small Cell/Large Cell Lung Cancer Sometimes lung cancer exhibits features of both the SCLC and NSCLC lung cancer types. In that case, it is called Mixed Small Cell/Large Cell lung cancer. Read this article for more details.
• Asbestos Informational article on Actinolite, Amosite, Anthophyllite, Chrysotile, Crocidolite, and Tremolite asbestos types, and asbestos related health risks.
• Asbestos News Lists the latest Asbestos News, Asbestos Lung Cancer News, Asbestos Disorders News, Asbestos Law, and Asbestos Settlement News articles published at this site.
• Asbestosis Information on Asbestosis -a lung disease caused by inhalation of asbestos fibers -often referred to as diffuse pulmonary fibrosis. Read this document for details on this asbestos exposure related occupational lung disease, also known as an environmental lung disease.
• Exposure to Asbestos and Lung Cancer This Asbestos exposure fact sheet answers the most frequently asked health questions about health risks resulting from asbestos exposure.
• Asbestos and Health Asbestos mainly affects the lungs and the membrane that surrounds the lungs, often resulting in lung cancer. However, it is also known to cause cancer in other organs. Read this document for more details on health risks associated with exposure to asbestos products.
• How likely is asbestos to cause cancer? The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), the World Health Organization (WHO), and the EPA have determined that Asbestos is a human carcinogen. Asbestos exposure causes health problems. Read this article for more details.
• How does Asbestos affect children? It is not known if exposure to asbestos results in birth defects or other developmental effects in children. However, as this document shows, it is likely that health effects seen in children exposed to high levels of asbestos will be similar to the effects of asbestos exposure as seen in adults.
• Medical test to check for Asbestos exposure Low levels of asbestos fibers can be measured in urine, feces, mucus, or lung washings. These findings can be used -to some extent -for determining one's risks of developing asbestos related diseases, including asbestos cancer mesothelioma or asbestosis. Read this document for additional details.
• Asbestosis, Lung Cancer Support Group Information on our Asbestosis Support Group dedicated to helping the patients, care givers, families, and loved ones whose lives have been impacted by Asbestosis related complications.
• Mesothelioma Cancer Information on Mesothelioma and malignant Mesothelioma. Although mesothelioma lung disease is mostly documented in men, it has also been found in women, young children, as well as in some domesticated animals/pets. Read this article for details.
  • Pleural Mesothelioma Information on Pleural Mesothelioma Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis.
  • Peritoneal Mesothelioma Information on Peritoneal Mesothelioma Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis.
  • Pericardial Mesothelioma Information on Pericardial Mesothelioma Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment and Prognosis.
• Mesothelioma Risk Factors Mesothelioma -an asbestos disease -is caused by exposure to Asbestos. Read this document for information on how all those that have been exposed to asbestos are at risk of developing cancer and other diseases.
• Mesothelioma, Asbestos Lung Cancer Work in progress, includes information on Mesothelioma, Lung cancer, Pleural mesothelioma, Peritoneal mesothelioma, Asbestosis, Diffuse pulmonary fibrosis, etc.
• Mesothelioma Diagnosis Information on mesothelioma, asbestos lung cancer early signs, detection and diagnosis.
• Lung Cancer, Mesothelioma, Asbestosis Patients Rights This document (work in progress) contains helpful information related to financial assistance, compensation, and legal rights of those affected by malignant mesothelioma.
• Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer Specialists This document (work in progress) contains links to physicians, and other specialists specializing in the care and treatment of malignant mesothelioma. Also included are links to attorneys and law firms specializing in asbestosis/mesothelioma cases.
• Mesothelioma Lung Cancer Symptoms Describes the early symptoms of mesothelioma, less common symptoms of pleural mesothelioma, as well as symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma.
• Mesothelioma Lung Disease Treatment Options Provides information on treatment options for mesothelioma.
  • Mesothelioma Cancer Drugs and medications Information on mesothelioma cancer medications including Pemetrexed (Alimta), Carboplatin L-NDDP (aroplatin), Cisplatin, Endostatin, Gemcitabine, Interferon Gamma, and Onconase.
  • Mesothelioma Surgery Information on Extrapleural Pneumonectomy surgical treatment for mesothelioma, and Palliative Procedures such as Thoracentesis and Pleurectomy/Decortication.
  • Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Information on conventional single-agent chemotherapy, and multi-drug combination (Doxorubicin, Cyclophosphamide, Ifosfamide, etc.) chemotherapy.
  • Mesothelioma Radiation/Radio Therapy Information on Conformal Proton Beam Radiation Therapy (CPBRT), Stereotactic Surgery or Stereotactic Radiation Therapy (SRT), Intraoperative Radiation Therapy (IORT), Boron Neutron Capture Therapy (BNCT), Three-Dimensional Conformal Radiation Therapy (3DCRT), and Hyperthermia (Heat therapy) for mesothelioma cancers.
• Mesothelioma Lung Cancer Support Group Mesothelioma Support Group focuses on helping the mesothelioma patients, care givers, families, and loved ones whose lives have been impacted by mesothelioma related complications.
• Mesothelioma Asbestosis Resource Center Member Published Articles about Lung Cancer and Lung Disease. Member published pages/articles in reverse chronological order.
• Mesothelioma, Asbestosis, Asbestos, Lung Cancer, Lung Disease News Lung Cancer News, Mesothelioma News, Asbestos News, and Asbestosis Lung Disease News published at this website.
• Mesothelioma Asbestosis Related Graphics, Images, Rich Media Files This document is work in progres, contains links to various Mesothelioma Asbestosis Related Graphics, Images, Video clips, and other rich media content.
• US Federal Government Recommendations To Protect Human Health Information on US Federal Government (EPA & OSHA) Asbestos Regulations To Protect Human Health.
• Asbestos exposure, Lung Cancer Asbestosis, Mesothelioma, Related US Government References US Government References on Asbestos Exposure, Asbestosis, and Mesothelioma.
• Asbestosis, Asbestos Lung Cancer, Lung Disease Related Health Organizations, Websites Lists websites and organizations related to various lung diseases, including lung cancer.
• Pulmonary Function Tests, Lung Vital Capacity Measurement Tests Information on pulmonary function tests, lung volume measurement, vital capacity measurement tests.
• Mesothelioma, Asbestosis, Asbestos Lung Cancer related links Links to other sites related to mesothelioma, Asbestosis, and various other lung diseases.
• Mesothelioma Lawyers, Asbestosis Lawyers, Asbestos Cancer Attorney, and Lung Cancer Attorney Directory: Experienced Mesothelioma Attorney/Lawfirm listing directory is work in progress. Links to experienced Mesothelioma lawyers and Mesothelioma lawfirms specializing in Mesothelioma, Asbestosis Cancer Settlement lawsuits and Mesothelioma Litigation.
• Mesothelioma, Asbestosis Forum Member-published Pages www.mesothelioma-asbestosis.info forum member published informational articles on Asbestosis/Mesothelioma, Lung Cancer, and various other lung diseases.
• Lung Disease Provides links to detailed informational pages published at this site on numerous different types of lung diseases.
• The Human Respiratory System Provides information on the functioning of The Human Respiratory System, contains links to the many lung disease and respiratory therapy related articles published at this website, as well as links to respiratory systems diagrams, pictures, and images.
• Respiratory Therapy Provides information on Respiratory Therapy, Respiratory Therapists, Respiratory Therapy Technicians, Respiratory Care Practitioners
• Lung Disease News Provides links to lung disease news articles, organized by specific respiratory disorders.
• Asbestos issues at World Trade Center (WTC) Asabestos was used during the construction of WTC towers on every floor up to 64th floor. This document provides information on possible Asbestos exposure at WTC site.

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