Q&A: Could the Window Screening in my Apartment contain Asbestos?
Question by : Could the Window Screening in my Apartment contain Asbestos?
I accidentally ripped the window screening on the window of my 13th floor apartment, and the material ripped very easily and grey and black dust and what seemed like hairy bits poofed into the air.
I was scared at the moment that this dust, rather than just being dust, and these fibres, were actually asbestos fibres that can be inhaled and harm my lungs. My question is:
of all the sources i look at none of them mention window screens possibly cotaining asbestos. They do not, however, deny it either.
Is it possible that this was asbestos? Should i make a fuss or am I being paranoid…
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Answer by Brad
It probably would not have contained asbestos, but is almost certainly a plastic product like polyethylene or polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Asbestos was used in fibro and some sheetrock products to increase their strength. BTW, you’ve probably got about 100,000 asbestos fibres in your lungs right now, as a result of being a human in the 21st century. I’ve got ‘em, too. We’ll live….
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Lung Cancer: Classification, Screening, Investigation, and Staging
A short presentation outlining the classification, screening, investigation and staging of lung cancer. Disclaimer: The information presented in this video is meant to be used as part of an online classroom presentation. Sources cited are not credited in this presentation.
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Robert McKenna Jr., MD: The Importance of Screening For Early-Stage Lung Cancer Detection
Cedars-Sinai Medical Director of Thoracic Surgery and Trauma, and Co-Director, Women’s Guild Lung Institute discusses the need for more screen for early-stage lung cancer detection and treatment.
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NHS Breast Cancer Screening – Module 1
We worked with a group of leading clinical oncologists to develop a comprehensive program on screening for colon, breast, cervical, and prostate cancer. The message is aimed at general practitioners and their patients. This project is one of our largest undertakings so far. The breast cancer CD-ROM alone features over 30 minutes of animation in a dual-audience, multi-media, multi-language educational program with a total runtime of over 3 hours. The CD-ROM is now being used by the UK’s National Health Service and has been distributed to over 10000 physicians.
The stages of colon cancer range from stage one, where there are no lymph nodes involved, all the way up to stage four, where the cancer has spread to other areas of the body. Find out the treatment options for the various stages with helpful information from an oncology specialist and assistant professor of medicine in this free video on cancer. Expert: Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardt Bio: Dr. Jeffrey Meyerhardtis a leading expert on colonoscopy at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute in Boston, Mass. Filmmaker: Brian T. Sullivan
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Cancer Screening & Overdiagnosis
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GRACEcast-094_Lung-Cancer_Highlights 2011: Screening and Treating Adv. Lung Cancer in Elderly
cancerGRACE.org Dr. Jared Weiss, Medical Oncologist at UNC-Chapel Hill, reviews lung cancer highlights in 2011, here describing evidence supporting lung cancer screening by chest CT, as well as evidence on how best to treat elderly patients with advanced lung cancer.
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National Bowel Cancer Screening Program – the role of general practice
A video for General Practioners explaining the import role of GPs in promoting the National Bowel Cancer Screening program to their clients.
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Benefit of Colon Cancer Screening Questioned
Top stories include Benefit of Colon Cancer Screening Questioned, Even with Lung Cancer, quitting cigarettes helps and Low-Fat Diet’s Benefits Rejected
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Interview with Dr de Jong, Author of COPD in Lung Cancer Screening CT Scans
Identification of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Lung Cancer Screening Computed Tomographic Scans Onno M. Mets, Constantinus FM Buckens, Pieter Zanen, Ivana Isgum, Bram van Ginneken, Mathias Prokop, Hester A. Gietema, Jan-Willem J. Lammers, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, Matthijs Oudkerk, Rob J. van Klaveren, Harry J. de Koning, Willem P. Th. M. Mali, Pim A. de Jong JAMA. 2011;306(16):1775-1781.
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Cancer Screening: Why It’s Not Always an Option
Cancer Screening: Why It’s Not Always an Option More info: bit.ly Screening for some rare types of cancer is not always effective and may not help with prevention or early detection. Therese Bevers, MD, medical director of the Cancer Prevention Center at MD Anderson, explains why. Video transcript: But there are reasons not to screen an individual. There are some rare cancers that are so rare that they affect a very, very tiny portion of the population. The cancer may not cause significant illness or death and, for example, like the basal cell carcinoma. It doesn’t tend to cause death and it’s pretty straight forward in its treatment so we don’t, for many, need to be doing screenings for it. In some cases, earlier diagnosis doesn’t lead to a better outcome. For lung cancer, that’s been the history we’ve had as we hadn’t been able to catch lung cancer at an early more treatable stage but I’ve got some exciting news for you in a little bit to tell you on that. And in some cases, there is no effective treatment and there’s not really a good reason to be looking for a cancer if we don’t have something to offer you to treat it. Video description: Therese Bevers, MD, professor in the Department Clinical Cancer Prevention and medical director of the Cancer Prevention Center at MD Anderson discusses cancer screening at the 2011 Prostate Health Conference, “Protect Your Prostate: Get the Facts,” September 10, 2011, Houston, Texas. John W. Davis, MD, assistant professor in the …
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Dr. Will Williams’ Interview about Lung Cancer Screening
One of the biggest medical news stories of 2010 was the announcement of CT scans of the lungs of current and former smokers can save lives from the deadliest of cancers. Radiologist Dr. Williams of North Florida Regional’s Invision Imaging talked about that with WCJB-TV News Anchor Dave Snyder.
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Cancer Screening: Why It Works
Cancer Screening: Why It Works More info: bit.ly Cancer screening plays a critical role in the prevention and early detection of diseases including prostate, breast, colon and rectum cancers. Therese Bevers, MD, medical director of the Cancer Prevention Center at MD Anderson, explains why. Video transcript: So, one of the first questions is why screen for cancer? Well, it’s fairly well established that for many cancers if we catch it at an earlier stage, it is more treatable. We can use less toxic therapies and the outcomes are better so we want to find those cancers at the earliest most treatable stage. We have seen progress being made against cancer. This is the slide just on American men but we see similar parallels to women in many respects. Where we had initially seen an increase in lung cancer due to cancer prevention efforts in tobacco cessation we now are seeing a decline in lung cancer deaths in men. We started to see that turn in women although I don’t have that slide. You see that prostate cancer here has been decreasing in the number of deaths as well as cancer of the colon and rectum. This particular slide here looks at trends in five-year survival rates for both men and women and I think this is a very exciting slide to see. If you look compared to the 1970s, more people are surviving cancer. Almost two thirds of individuals who were diagnosed with cancer will survive their disease. We see that cancer of the breast has improved in survival so has cancer of …
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Need Help paying for Breast Cancer Screening & Tests?
Question by : Need Help paying for Breast Cancer Screening & Tests?
I just moved to MO a few weeks ago and found a hard uneven lump in my breast about four days ago. I am 27 and don’t know how long it’s been there because I hardly ever do self-exams and found it by accident. I am unemployed, uninsured and scared. I registered for the State Women’s program and they will cover a mammogram, but because I’m under 35 they won’t cover any further testing (biopsy, blood work etc. – I Was told that if I pay for the tests and it turns out to be cancerous, they Will cover much of my treatment.) But, I have no money for the testing. Are there any options out there for someone in this situation? Please let me know if I can clarify anything.
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Answer by Memere RN/BA
There are 2 organization I wish you consider asking for help. The American Cancer Society, and Susan G. Koman Org. Now, before any of them will consider helping you, you will have to present a letter from your doctor stating the facts because they’re not going to give money or pay bill just because someone said so. You will need perhaps a diagnosis from your doctor, a letter from the hospital that did your mammogram. Have it signed and validated. notarized in other words. Everything you can do to prove you need help, will be to your advantage.
Try also the state. Since you only just moved there, you may not be eligible, One thing many people don’t know is that you have to live in a new state for a period of 2 yrs before you are considered a resident of that state. So, you may still be eligible from your former state to receive benefits. I’m guessing on that one. I do know about the 2 yr. thing though.
The other option is going to the hospital that did the test and ask for help. Most hospital in the U.S have fee clinics or a program that allows you pay according to your income. Then you only have to make payment.
The help is out there and now that you know where some of it is, start looking and asking.
You know, it really makes my blood boil when I hear of stories like yours. It’s not fair. Just because you’re 27, they probably thought this was a test that wasn’t needed. My step granddaughter had a hard time as well. She’s 26, but she fought like mad to get her breast looked at and have a mammogram. Good thing. she had breast cancer and ended up with a bi-lateral mastectomy. So even though breast cancer at your age is extremely rare, there’s still that tiny percentage you have to look at. No one should have to be dismissed because of age. ON ANYTHING. I hope all is well with you. You can contact me through ‘Answers” if you want to talk more. God bless.
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National Lung Screening Trial- from concept design to primary results
Richard Fagerstrom, Ph.D, Co-Chief Statistician National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) talks about the design of the cancer screening clinical trial that compared the effects of two ways of detecting lung cancer − low-dose helical CT and standard chest X-ray — on lung cancer mortality rates. NLST researchers found 20 percent fewer lung cancer deaths among trial participants screened with CT. He explains why this complex trial required more than 50000 participants in hundreds of locations and indicates that only a research organization such as the National Cancer Institute (NCI) could coordinate and manage such a important study. Information on The Nation’s Investment in Cancer Research: www.cancer.gov
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Reginald Fowler, MD: The screening process of MDVIP.
Dr. Fowler discusses the thorough screening process in the MDVIP model, which helped him to detect a lesion that had absolutely no symptoms.
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Tyler Collins at AOFFest Fundraiser for Andy Swan, Screening
July 24th 2010: At the Action On Film International Film Festival VI, AREA 9 Productions will present ?SWAN,? a charity event to benefit the Lung Cancer Foundation Of America. The event was hosted by Executive Producer Ed Bernero and the cast of the popular CBS television show, ?CRIMINAL MINDS? in Pasadena. In attendance, supporting Andy Swan and his family were Shemar Moore, Ed Bernero, and Kirsten Vangsness from Criminal Minds, Al and Zadrina Eisenmann from Area 9 Productions and more. In February 2010, just as his career was beginning to take off, 34-year-old writer/director Andy Swan was diagnosed with Stage 4 Lung Cancer, a total shock as Andy was never a smoker. Through his drive and determination, coupled with cutting-edge cancer treatments and tremendous support from his family, friends and colleagues, Andy has a bright future ahead. Andy is a partner in AREA 9 Productions. He is married to Jen Swan and is the father of 3-year-old, Nicholas. For more info on the Lung Cancer Foundation of America please visit: lcfamerica.org To find out how you can support Andy Swan, his family and the Lung Cancer Foundation of America in this cause, please visit www.area9productions.com For video footage from this event, please visit, http
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Lung Cancer Screening Breakthrough
Lung cancer is the No. 1 cancer killer, taking the lives of an estimated 157000 Americans per year. For the first time, a high-tech way of screening has been shown to drastically cut the risk of dying from the disease. Dr. Jon LaPook reports.
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2011 Focus On Lung Cancer — Findings from a National Lung Screening Trial (Part 1 of 7)
2011 Focus On Lung Cancer – a full day symposium designed to address the personal and medical issues facing lung cancer survivors, their loved ones, and caregivers. This video features Dr. Drew Torigian presenting his findings from a national lung cancer screening trial and what this means for the future of lung cancer diagnosis.
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Lung Cancer Screening
Dr. Ella Kazerooni and Dr. Douglas Arenberg discuss results from the National Lung Screening Trial and the significance of screening for lung cancer among those at high risk for the disease.
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