#mesothelioma causes

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How Long Does It Take to Develop Mesothelioma in 2024? | Discover the Reason

Introduction Mesothelioma is a rare and aggressive cancer primarily caused by asbestos exposure. One of the key challenges with this disease is its long latency period, meaning that it often takes decades to develop symptoms after initial exposure. Understanding the timeline for mesothelioma development is crucial for those who have been exposed to asbestos and want to monitor their health closely. This article delves into the latency period of mesothelioma, factors influencing its onset, and early warning signs.

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1. What Is the Latency Period for Mesothelioma? The latency period is the time between initial asbestos exposure and the onset of symptoms.

Typical range: 20-50 years, with some cases appearing earlier or later.

Why it varies: Factors like the amount of asbestos exposure and individual health can influence the latency period.

2. How Does Asbestos Exposure Lead to Mesothelioma? Inhaled or ingested asbestos fibers can lodge in the body's tissues, causing inflammation and scarring over time.

Long-term damage: Persistent irritation can lead to genetic mutations.

Cancerous development: These mutations may eventually cause mesothelial cells to become cancerous.

3. What Factors Influence the Time It Takes for Mesothelioma to Develop? Several factors can impact how quickly mesothelioma manifests after exposure.

Extent of exposure: Higher levels of asbestos exposure can lead to shorter latency periods.

Duration of exposure: Prolonged exposure may also result in earlier onset.

Age at exposure: Younger individuals may experience longer latency periods as the body takes longer to exhibit symptoms.

4. Can Early Detection Shorten the Latency Period? Early detection does not affect the latency period but can improve treatment outcomes.

Importance of regular screening: Individuals with known asbestos exposure should undergo regular health check-ups.

Diagnostic methods: Imaging tests like X-rays or CT scans can help detect early signs of mesothelioma.

5. What Are the Early Signs of Mesothelioma to Watch For? Recognizing symptoms early can be challenging due to their general nature.

Pleural mesothelioma: Chest pain, shortness of breath, persistent cough.

Peritoneal mesothelioma: Abdominal swelling, pain, and weight loss.

Pericardial mesothelioma: Heart palpitations, chest pain, and difficulty breathing.

6. Why Does Mesothelioma Take So Long to Appear? The long development time of mesothelioma is linked to how asbestos fibers interact with the body.

Gradual damage: Asbestos causes slow and steady damage to mesothelial cells.

Delayed mutation: It takes years for cellular damage to accumulate and transform into cancer.

Conclusion Mesothelioma's lengthy latency period makes it challenging to diagnose early, often resulting in detection at advanced stages. For individuals with a history of asbestos exposure, understanding the timeline of mesothelioma development and seeking regular medical evaluations is essential for early intervention and better management of the disease.

FAQs

Can mesothelioma appear sooner than 20 years after exposure? Yes, though rare, some cases of mesothelioma can develop within 10-15 years of exposure.

How can I know if I am at risk of developing mesothelioma? If you have a history of asbestos exposure, especially in certain occupations, you are at risk and should monitor for symptoms.

Does everyone exposed to asbestos get mesothelioma? No, not everyone exposed will develop mesothelioma; genetics and exposure levels play a role.

Can mesothelioma develop after a single exposure to asbestos? While less common, a single, high-level exposure can still result in mesothelioma.

Are there any tests to determine if asbestos exposure has affected me? Imaging tests like CT scans and pulmonary function tests can help assess lung health after asbestos exposure.

What should I do if I was exposed to asbestos many years ago? Seek regular medical check-ups, inform your doctor about the exposure, and monitor any changes in your respiratory health.

[incorrect-league-of-villains]

Toga: Five little monkeys, jumping on the bed! One fell off and-

Tomura: Was diagnosed with mesothelioma.

Toga: Mama called the doctor and the doctor said-

Dabi: You might be entitled to financial compensation if he or a loved one dies.

Toga: Jesus fucking christ, guys.

[scribblingface]

my dad is insisting on going up into the attic to fuck around with attaching a board to the roof (stupid plan, not the correct way to fix a slight dip in the roof, should just call roofers) and there's a bunch of loose insulation up there, 50 years old or so, that could have asbestos in it. and he has simply decided that this doesn't matter (in his usual manner of first saying 'no there isn't' without knowing, and then when challenged moving onto the next excuse, then the next, until just breaking down in angry insistence that it's fine just because), and is absolutely insisting on doing it anyway. and I am at a bit of a loss of what do to besides like set up a couple of air purifiers near the attic trap door and hope for the best.

[revolant]

Need people on this show to stop accusing temperance Brennan of not caring she SHOWS how much she cares by SOLVING CRIME and sharing SCIENTIFIC FACTS leave her alone 🔪🔪🔪

[thelordofshrimp]

the baby powder thing explained (SPOILERS under the cut)

funny tie-in, epic ratio, just a little joke, right?

No.

He regrets the statement because, between the movies, it came out that baby powder with talc was causing various forms of cancer because it contains asbestos.

You know, the "if you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be entitled to financial compensation" thing. That asbestos. In baby powder and makeup.

All of these articles are recent, but J&J has (allegedly) been aware of this issue for decades, and research into the carcinogenic effects of talcum powder has been going on for years.

It just hasn't made its way into the public eye until now.

Don't buy talc-based baby powder (or makeup). Learn from Spider-Man #2's mistakes.

[kamalemons]

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[l-in-the-light]

Do you think Law would pass Amber lead disease to his children? 👀

I'm not a specialist in medical field, actually very far from it. Manga suggests it's a hereditary condition, though we don't know enough details to make a definitive statement. We have no idea how the intoxication started in the first place (manga only says it's because of the mining process), but I have seen people comparing it to asbestos, mostly because it's also associated with color white and there was this awful government's coverup of asbestos intoxication in Japan's modern history, which is probably what inspired Oda. Here's a good summary of how it went and how it still affects Japan even today if you're interested: http://www.ibasecretariat.org/lka-asbestos-truth-and-consequences-in-japan.php

That means Amber Lead Syndrome is likely similar to Mesothelioma, symptoms of which include pain, shortness of breath, loss of appetite, fever and sweating (we see Law with all those symptoms indeed!). The only difference are the white patches on the skin, which I think Oda used just to make it easier for people to know at first glance that they're sick but also because symbolically it looks like death marked you (color white is associated with death in Japan). The sickness is caused by inhaling small fibers and once it accumulates it often leads to cancer. Cancer and mesothelioma treatment can also lead to infertility. The sickness itself starts from lungs, but in Law's novel it was suggested it accumulated in the liver. That may suggest that it was simply very late stage of it so it affected other organs as well (we saw evidence of that in the flashback indeed) and from my limited knowledge about medicine I can say that liver problems often lead to skin conditions like changing color. Late stage sickness shows as white patches appearing on the skin and that happens only after liver itself is attacked (but not before that).

Though this illness isn't considered hereditary, there are some studies proving family members of a person who worked with asbestos have mutation in their genes that gives them predesposition to this sickness (it was 1 in 4 case, which imo sounds like a big deal). So like always in our sad world, not enough studies were dedicated to the problem, because it's not beneficial enough to people who have money to fund the research.

But back to One Piece. We know that amber lead syndrome spreads around because of the mining process, and mining suggests indeed inhaling-related sickness. It develops slow enough that people get symptoms very late, which means it's a silent killer. Manga tells us also very explicitly that effects are shared among generations, shortening the lifespans until finally youngest generations die before reaching adulthood. This suggests it's passed down in genes, even though it's not stated this way directly.

Summing it up: treatment makes you infertile, accumulated lead makes it more difficult to have children when it spreads to all the organs and affects them, or the child can be born but will die before they reach their own age of fertility. I would say there's a chance that it didn't make Law infertile, but it still dooms his potential child's lifespan in that case. No children will survive long enough to start the next generation. Whether pregnancy itself can happen or not doesn't really matter as far as the final result goes. He can have a child potentially (if other mentioned factors didn't affect him luckily) but that child won't survive the age of 10 or so. That's exactly why manga called it "biggest tragedy of Flevance", after all. If "shortening lifespan among generations" and "not contagious" doesn't suggest hereditary then it would mean every single person in Flevance got it by mining, using the metal for buildings and wares. That would be the only possibility for Law's child not inheriting the disease and living normal life. But that doesn't explain why each generation gets shorter lifespans, so we're back to square one. Logically speaking, it must be related to DNA in some way and so gets passed down to children.

I dunno how I feel about it while knowing Ancient Kingdom would have means to cure Amber Lead Syndrome, since we know now that it was very advanced. Seems whatever knowledge they had vanished with them, and even when scientists like Vegapunk try to restore it, he is still unable to recreate many of their achievements. Law's Amber Lead Syndrome and his fate is connected in more way than one to the mystery of the Void Century.

[alllgator-blood]

I. Got misophonia and mesothelioma confused for a second and was VERY confused why you gave it to Shamura.

IF YOU OR A LOVED ONE HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH MISOPHONIA YOU MAY BE ENTITLED TO FINANCIAL COMPENSATION!! ESPECIALLY IF YOU'VE HAD TO LISTEN TO LESHY CHEW HIS FOOD FOR MORE THAN 10 SECONDS

I never thought of those two conditions in the same sentence but I absolutely see where the confusion came from cause the names are so similar, imagine one day I drop hc shamura lore where they built their temple out of asbestos and have eternal mesothelioma as a result KJHSDFKFJSD

[illnessfaker]

btw what's happening covid-wise on X rn is people are harassing a woman they've never met for having an unmasked wedding with her husband who they've never met before he passed due to terminal cancer & calling her a murderer when (1) he was aware he was dying from cancer and i think it's safe to assume he wanted to marry the woman he loved before he passed, imagine that (2) it was his cancer - the kind that he and everyone else involved was well aware he was dying from - that killed him, not covid. they decided to have a wedding when they got the news that he was going to die. on top of that people are arguing with her about the fatality rate of mesothelioma (which killed her husband) vs. covid.

in other words, self-proclaimed "disability advocates" are using a dead man who passed from cancer who voluntarily participated in an unmasked wedding with his lover as a bludgeon to try and beat his widow over the head with for i don't know some kind of fucking sense of moral superiority when it comes to definitively claiming that covid causes cancer or something (covid has POTENTIAL to cause cancer, we don't actually know if it's an oncogenic virus.)

also we're calling people "plague rats" apparently. lmao.

like no offense but i think being covid conscious should be about spreading accurate and helpful information for people who want to avoid getting or spreading infection, not this, and a good chunk of this community certainly doesn't seem to be interested in scientific literacy, health literacy, or overall accuracy when they're saying stuff like "there's no such thing as a mild infection" and "covid is breathable HIV/AIDS" in contrast to what the literature actually says.

[myapathyhaspeaked]

Platontic Sides Week Day 2: Vacations

“For the last time, we’re not, and will never, swim on your side!” Roman yelled, but Remus kept poking him as he rambled on and on about the various benefits of the beaches on his side of the Imagination, like Lovecraftian monsters and seaweed that tangled around your leg and pulled you down, down, down into the watery abyss until you floated to the surface, gasses from decomposition escaping your blue-tinged lips. Roman failed to see anything beneficial about any of that, but had long accepted that trying to figure out how Remus found joy in any of his interests was like trying to get a true ant’s eye perspective by smooshing his face into the ground. Uncomfortable, and would never actually work.

“Oh come on, what’s even in the water!?” Remus complained, like he couldn’t imagine an ocean not filled to the brim with creatures that yearned for blood and bone.

“Fish! And seals and sea otters and starfish!”

“Mermaids?” Remus asked, and really Roman should know better than to treat his brother’s questions as anything but a potential trap.

“I could make some,” he replied, taking the bait. Remus grinned.

“Can they drown me?” Roman groaned and sped up to put some distance between them. Virgil looked up from his phone at the sound of quickening footsteps in the sand and decided to match his pace so he wouldn’t have to walk alone just because his brother was annoying.

The Prince had invited the other Sides to a relaxing day at the beach in the Imagination. This wasn’t a unique occurrence; Roman had been inviting the others to the Imagination since they were children. He’d created bouncy castles, jungle expeditions, magical playgrounds, petting zoos, and a myriad of other things for them to play in and explore. What was new, however…

Roman looked back to see Remus talking about something with Patton. Whatever it was, it was causing Patton to cover his ears and turn pale. He only stopped when a way-too-long arm snaked around to poke him on the back, and realizing he could bug someone else, turned to Janus to continue the conversation. If the snake happened to start walking slower than the rest, well Remus didn’t seem to notice. Their differing speeds caused them to walk less as a group and more as a line, like a roller coaster instead of a car.

“It would be rude to not include them,” Patton had insisted. And look, what fun he’s having now. It wasn’t like they hadn’t excluded them before. Excluding them used to be the standard.

They finally reached the shore. It was perfectly picturesque, gentle waves crashing into white sand dotted with shells ready for the taking. An ice cream shop, one eerily familiar to the one Thomas’ family used to go to when they went to the beach when he was a kid, sat a ways away, playing music just loud enough to hear but not so loud that it became annoying like mall music. The seagulls squawked in the distance, and unlike the real ones, they’d stay in the distance. Logan breathed in the lovely sea air, letting his shoulders slump as he felt the tension leave his body.

He then started searching his tote bag for something. After a few seconds of grabbing around, he pulled out an orange tube. He popped open the blue cap.

“Everyone needs to apply sunscreen. I expect you to return in two hours to reapply.”

“Oh come on, we’re not going to get mesothelioma from a fake sun!” Virgil protested. He hated applying sunscreen, there was always the chance of accidentally rubbing his eyes before he rinsed his hands off. 

“The term you’re looking for is melanoma, and it has been shown time and time again that the environment of the Imagination has the ability to affect us.” While developing cancer was unlikely (that wouldn’t happen in Roman’s fantasyland), they had gotten sunburn on previous excursions. It was, unfortunately, too intrinsic to the beach experience to leave out.

Logan finished rubbing the lotion on the spots his wetsuit left uncovered and passed the tube to Virgil. He cringed, but begrudgingly took it. Being sticky was at least marginally better than getting lobsterback. 

Patton took his bag off his shoulders and began to set out the beach chairs. Roman joined him to stick the umbrellas in the sand. After applying sunscreen, the two of them grabbed some plastic buckets and shovels and made their way towards the water. They had plans.

The teacher sighed and laid down on one of the chairs, making sure the umbrella properly shaded him before reaching into his bag and pulling out his book about echinoderms. 

“What’s the point of the wetsuit if you’re not going to swim?” Janus questioned hypocritically, because he was also sitting in a beach chair despite wearing a bathing suit, piña colada in the hand that wasn’t propping his head up. Logan wasn’t sure where the drink had come from. The snake had explicitly refused to carry anything.

He wondered if he had another glass. Hydration is very important. That’s why.

“I might later. It’s just that this chapter on starfish is so fascinating. Did you know that they don’t have a brain?”

Janus hummed, a noise that acknowledged what he said but didn’t give the impression that he cared all that much. “Reminds me of some people I know.”

Meanwhile, Remus was sneaking up on Virgil, who was busy watching a crab scuttle around a small hill. It had blades of grass poking through the sand, and it cut off suddenly to create a mini cliff into the ocean. The crustacean danced between clumps of grass, snapping its claws like castanets.

The anxious Side knew how to swim. He even liked to swim. He just had to warm himself up to it, remind himself that shark attacks were rare and Roman didn’t know how riptides work and wouldn’t make them even if he did and that he wouldn’t get the bends from diving just a few feet. So he was sitting off to the side, waiting for his nerves to stand down.

Remus snickered impishly, the only warning Virgil had before he was shoved over the edge and into the salty water. He spit the nastiness out before glaring up at the Duke, who was peering down at him in turn, grinning.

“You’re an asshole.”

“Thanks, I try.” He then disappeared, giving Virgil a few fleeting moments of hope that he had left to pester someone else. That hope was soon dashed by the huge splash of Remus cannonballing recklessly close to him. 

Janus took a long sip as he watched Virgil flick water at the Duke’s face, only to scream shrilly when Remus gave chase. He tugged his floppy sun hat over his eyes and leaned back.

Patton and Roman had been busy creating a sand castle for the past fifteen minutes, and they were making remarkable progress, probably because they were in a fantasy where wet sand doesn’t collapse at the slightest disturbance. Their goal was a tiny palace fit for tiny royalty. They had completed the main tower, with a strand of seaweed hanging from a carved out window like the locks of a trapped princess. They were now working on the battlements and the moat.

Roman took a scallop shell from the pile they had accumulated and pressed it over where the gateway would be if he was working with a more stable material. He’d need to see if popsicle sticks would work, once they ate them (the popsicle, not the stick). Patton was next to him, poking crenels into the sandy curtain wall. Once that was done, he took some pebbles and lined them up against the edge of the moat that probably didn’t actually add any structural integrity, while Roman took some twigs and poked them into the sand to act as the castle residents. He also placed a cone-shaped shell (not a cone snail, Remus could have all the venomous creatures on his side, he didn’t need to share) outside the wall to serve as a cannon. 

“I don’t know, it’s missing a certain je ne sais quoi,” he concluded after staring at their creation for a moment, rubbing his chin in thought.

“Jenny said what now?” Patton asked cheerily. He knew full well what je ne sais quoi meant, but he was here to have fun. The Prince rolled his eyes, wanting to groan but finding that he wasn’t upset enough to do so.

The fatherly Side scanned the beach for whatever could complete their masterpiece. There was sand, more sand, a shell, even more sand, some washed up kelp, a lot more sand someone should get around to vacuuming, and ooh, score!

He plucked it up from where it was buried in the sand, only visible by how it caught the light at a certain angle, then held it up to present it to Roman. He beamed proudly when his friend’s face immediately became one of excitement.

“Great horseshoe huffing heffalumps, sea glass! Good find, Padre, it’s perfect,” he said as he took it from his hands to admire it better. It was a glittering white, and upon closer inspection, slightly translucent. He spent a while twirling it in his fingers, observing how it looked at all angles.

Now they just needed to find the right place for it.

Atop the tower was the obvious choice, right where everyone could see it. But that was too obvious, and furthermore might cause the structure to collapse. If only there was an interior for the castle, because it would have made a fantastic disco ball.

While they sat there pondering, Remus crawled onto shore like he was reenacting the late Devonian Period, creeping up to the beach chairs. Unaware of his presence, Logan continued spilling sea creature facts.

“Did you know that when threatened, sea cucumbers will eject their internal organs in a process called evisceration.”

“Doesn’t sound like an overreaction at all.”

“Sounds sexy!” Remus popped up, between them, causing them to both jump in surprise. How such a loud Side managed to sneak up on anyone was a mystery, one that Logan was planning to study and one that Janus had long given up on solving.

“The sea cucumber?”

“Anything can be a—”

“No, no they can’t!” Janus interrupted. He’d use his hand-slapping-over-the-mouth trick, but that never seemed to last long with Remus.

“See, Chamber of Sea Kraits agrees with me!”

“You are deliberately misinterpreting me,” he complained like he didn’t purposely speak in a way that made it difficult to tell when he was being sincere.

“Why are you here, Remus? Last I checked you were occupied swimming.” Swimming was a generous word for it. The Duke had spent the last five minutes pretending to be a drowned corpse. He was so close to getting that stiffness of a body that was only halfway into rigor mortis just right.

“Got bored.” It turned out letting yourself drift was a good way of constantly washing up on shore like a piece of driftwood. “Say, how do you feel about burying me?”

“Six feet under buried or make you into a mermaid buried?”

“I’d prefer a kraken but that works too.”

Virgil saw Patton and Roman waving to him and walked onto shore to see what was up. And what was up seemed to be a kickass sandcastle.

“How the hell did you guys make that?” he asked, because he was pretty sure sand couldn’t do that. He’d know it could actually do a lot more than he thought if he fell down an internet rabbit hole about sand sculpting. 

“Blood, sweat, and tears, my frightful friend.”

“And buckets!” Patton added before motioning for him to take a closer look. Peering down into the bailey, he saw a small mandala design made of shells radiating from a piece of white sea glass.

“Woah, neat,” he said as he took in the details. Several of the twig people seemed to be dueling. “So, what are you gonna do now?”

Grabbing the closest item nearby, Patton held up a beach ball and answered, “Volleyball?”

“With three people?” Roman asked. It would be odd, but if the moral Side wished for it, he was perfectly happy to make a quick volleyball court. 

“We could do three on three if we invited the others.”

“They seem a bit…busy,” Virgil pointed out, nodding over to where Janus and Logan were packing sand on top of Remus, steadfastly ignoring his suggestions to add a certain anatomical feature.

“Well how about a good ol’ game of catch with your old man,” Patton suggested, and that received nods all around. Since two of them had yet to enjoy the waters, they decided to play in the ocean, wading until waist deep and standing in a triangle formation. Despite only being ten or so feet away from each other, they spent half their time chasing after fumbled balls as they drifted away, the waves pulling the beach ball away every time they reached like the fruit branches above Tantalus.

The Sides stayed at the beach until the sun began to dip into the water, lighting it up gold as the sky was painted in peaches and tangerines. They then made their way back to the door to the Mindscape, ice cream from the shop in hand.

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@platonicsidesweek

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Can a Single Exposure to Asbestos Cause Cancer in 2024? | Discover

Introduction Asbestos exposure is the primary cause of mesothelioma and other serious diseases. But many wonder if a single exposure can lead to cancer, or if prolonged exposure is required. This article addresses the risks associated with brief asbestos exposure and the potential for developing cancer.

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1. What Is Asbestos? Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral composed of tiny fibers that can become airborne when disturbed.

Use in industries: Commonly used in construction, insulation, and manufacturing.

Hazards: Inhalation of fibers can cause lung damage and cancer.

2. Can a Single Exposure to Asbestos Be Harmful? Yes, even a single exposure to asbestos can pose a health risk, though the probability of developing cancer increases with more exposure.

Low-dose exposure: Still dangerous, particularly if fibers are inhaled or ingested.

Risk factors: The time and intensity of exposure play significant roles.

3. What Types of Cancer Can Result from Asbestos Exposure? Asbestos exposure is known to cause various cancers, including:

Mesothelioma: Cancer of the lining of the lungs, abdomen, or heart.

Lung cancer: Can also develop with asbestos exposure, especially in smokers.

Other cancers: Laryngeal, ovarian, and gastrointestinal cancers.

4. How Does Asbestos Cause Cancer? Asbestos fibers can become lodged in the tissues of the lungs and other organs, leading to chronic inflammation and cell damage.

Cellular mutations: Long-term irritation can cause mutations that lead to cancer.

Latency period: Cancer may take 20-50 years to develop after exposure.

5. Are All Types of Asbestos Equally Dangerous? Some types of asbestos, like crocidolite, are considered more hazardous than others, but all types can cause serious health risks.

Chrysotile (white asbestos): Most common but still dangerous.

Amphibole asbestos: Higher potential for causing cancer due to needle-like fibers.

6. What Should You Do If You Suspect Asbestos Exposure? Early action is crucial if you believe you have been exposed to asbestos.

Consult a doctor: Request regular screenings for early signs of lung disease.

Environmental assessments: Important in older homes or workplaces where asbestos was used.

Conclusion While the risk of developing cancer from a single asbestos exposure is lower than from prolonged exposure, no level of asbestos exposure is considered completely safe. Awareness and prompt medical attention can help mitigate risks.

FAQs

Is there a safe level of asbestos exposure? No, there is no safe level of asbestos exposure. Even minimal exposure can be harmful.

Can mesothelioma develop years after a single exposure? Yes, mesothelioma can take decades to appear, even after just one exposure.

How can I protect myself from asbestos? Use protective gear when working with old building materials and consult professionals for asbestos removal.

What are early signs of asbestos-related diseases? Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, and persistent cough.

Can asbestos be found in older homes? Yes, many homes built before the 1980s may contain asbestos in insulation, floor tiles, and other materials.

Is smoking a risk factor with asbestos exposure? Smoking significantly increases the risk of lung cancer when combined with asbestos exposure.

[tmrrwppl]

Unhinged and CORRECT incorrect quotes with the Price Kids + Killian

(Aka that one verse where Clari was raised by Jed; aka, Jed is way more stressed out more regularly, and def drinks more)

cc: @nightiingaled cause these are all factual and happened 100%.

Clari: You are irrationally angry 365 days a year. Killian: Well, that’s just your personal opinion, I don’t have anger issues. Do you guys think I have anger issues? John: Well, I wouldn’t really call it an issue. An issue is something you can fix.

Clari: Today, Killian said a swear word, so John said that he was going to wash Killian's mouth out with soap. Killian replied, “It’s okay, I like the taste of soap”. Turns out, he's been putting soap on his lips to blow bubbles.

John: Five little monkeys jumping on the bed. One fell off and… Killian: Was diagnosed with mesothelioma. John: Mamma called the doctor and the doctor said… Clari: You might be entitled to financial compensation if he or a loved one dies.

*playing twister* Clari: Right hand red. Killian: *ends up on top of John* John: You're doing this on purpose, aren't you? Clari: I stopped spinning like 15 minutes ago. Honestly, I'm surprised you didn't notice.

Clari: I have a lie detector in my shirt. Killian: …What? Weirdo. Take it off, then. John: Why do you want them to take off their shirt? Killian: WHAT- NO I DON’T… Clari: beep… beep…

Killian: Two years ago, I married my best friend. Killian: John is still mad about it, but me and Clari were drunk and thought it was funny.

Clari: John won’t wake up, what do I do? Killian: Did you try kicking them? Clari: Yes. Killian: I’m out of ideas.

John: Can I get a waffle? Killian and Clari: *fighting and yelling at each other* John: Can I p l e a s e get a waffle? out of ideas.

Killian: How the hell did you crash the car?! Clari: So I was just driving today, right? And my navigation told me to go straight. Clari: I was like "woah, that's homophobic". Instead, I went gay. And, THAT'S when I got into an accident. Killian: ... John, with a proud smile, wiping tears: We raised her right.

Clari: There's no way John cares about me. Killian: John would throw himself in front of a moving car for you. Clari: John would throw himself in front of a moving car for fun.

Clari: Welcome to Fucking Applebees, do you want apples or bees? John: Bees? Clari: THEY HAVE SELECTED THE BEES! John: Wait- *Killian approaches, shaking a jar of bees menacingly*

[deepinifhell]

Warning: Gleeful Logistical Rambling Ahead Can we discuss the Agency Clean-Up crews? Like, they have to be a whole CSI team and construction crew and Theatre company and weird HGTV coven at the same time. They have to be some of the weirdest people you have ever met, even at the Agency. You thought the field agents were weird? Think again.

Sure, presumably they can get access to all of the cameras everywhere which helps significantly with exterior work and some interior work. They can also go through the rubble and locate chips of paint and other evidence to help, but what about like bathrooms and stuff? Are there Clean-Up agents who just spend their time scouring social media in search of people's bathroom selfies so they can match the moulding? Does someone have to call the contractor someone used years ago and create an elaborate story as to why they need to know random details of a remodel? Do they keep divination magic users around just to divine random details like this? We know things like creating blood seems to require quite a lot of energy, so I feel like it's not feasible to use magic all the time. They definitely have to have at least some magic users on hand though in order to recreate irreplaceable objects. Like your great-grandmother's crochet blanket cannot be replicated in an evening any other way. Is there like an oracle and set designer teaming up to appropriately crinkle and paint grease stains on messy!Detective's food bags?

Speaking of molding (the spore kind this time), I feel like you have to recreate at least the visible mold either by getting someone to regenerate using nature magic or by painting on fake mold but do they have to put back the asbestos? Or lead paint? or mold inside the walls? Who gets assigned this job and who procures the stuff? Is there some like troll or something whose job is just to put the asbestos back into walls cause he's both invulnerable to mesothelioma and buff?

[mindshelter]

asked by @ghost-in-a-player-piano: Which body part is the biggest problem for using the badwrong instructions that can make cancer? Is it the liver? Since the liver can regrow itself as part of everyday normal business, I bet it's up there. extension of this thread.

oh! fantastic observation; with respect to liver cancers, this is a big area of discussion. you're right: tissue regeneration, by default, can predispose it to regenerating just a little too well. cancer emerging from hepatocytes (hepatocellular carcinoma), which make up most of the liver, is indeed one of the most common forms of adult cancer.

(note: it's up there, but not the furthest up! more on that later.)

i want to be a bit careful though: the liver's ability to regrow has the potential to influence cancer development, but that's one player among many.

we should consider what makes the liver a potential breeding ground for tumours beyond its powerful ability to regrow itself by asking why it's regrowing so much at all. existing liver tissue likely sustained some damage. this could be through a lot of means, such as excess alcohol consumption or hepatitis. damage means inflammation: tissue becomes swollen, and the affected tissue experiences something called oxidative stress.

you can think of oxidative stress as the production of very hostile molecules that carry oxygen atoms with the potential to mess up DNA. these reactive oxygen species are always present in the cells of the body, because oxygen is key to our ability to get the most energy possible out of sugar (glucose, specifically). they just exist at levels the body can handle. in cases like long-term inflammation, however, there's a fair chance they'll reach overwhelming levels.

the liver's efforts to regenerate are, ironically, an effort to resolve this inflammation—that's the organ trying to heal! however, when cells get ready to divide, they make copies of their DNA, and pass on new mistakes to their descendants. the source of the mistakes might come from the copying process itself, or it might come from our nasty reactive oxygen species hitting our DNA repeatedly until critical instructions get tampered with. following liver damage, both of these things are happening... so things might go awry.

so! chronic inflammation sounds like a big fucking deal, and it is. when it comes to body parts that are the "biggest problem for using the badwrong instructions," a noticeable pattern emerges: several are organs highly susceptible to inflammation. more common than liver cancer are lung cancer and colorectal cancer, to name two.

to showcase the phenomenon that is chronic inflammation in more concrete examples:

tobacco users are more susceptible to lung cancer; cigarette smoke irritates the lungs. that is, it induces inflammation.

asbestos is an extremely infamous cancer-causing substance. this is because asbestos, at the microscopic level, is made up of extremely small, sharp fibers. they quite literally can embed into lung cells and cause long-term inflammation. most often, it causes a form of cancer called malignant mesothelioma.

you'll never guess what inflammatory bowel disease can do. people affected tend to be prescribed anti-inflammatory medications, which both lowers the risk of colorectal cancer while reducing pain.

inflammation and growth capacity are, again, two among many things that can set a healthy cell down the path of evil, but they are extremely common culprits in the world of cancer.

thank you! i hope this was informative. hearts and love and all those nice things

[thoughtportal]

Indiana plastics fire spewed toxic chemicals, EPA tests find, including benzene and hydrogen cyanide 

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/indiana-plastics-fire-spewed-toxic-chemicals-epa-finds-benzene-rcna79778

The EPA said Thursday that it also found asbestos in samples of debris that fell in surrounding neighborhoods up to 1.5 miles from the fire. Asbestos can cause several types of cancer, including mesothelioma and lung, laryngeal and ovarian cancer. No amount of exposure is considered safe, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

[in4newz]

🚨🚨:Israel has done such a thing in Gaza that now millions of lives will be lost even without an attack!

Continuous bombing by Israel on Gaza has given birth to another dangerous, but silent enemy for the people there. The name of this enemy for the people of Gaza is asbestos. People in Gaza are exposed to particles present in the air due to the destruction of houses by Israeli bombing. Inhaling this asbestos through breathing can cause terrible cancer.

Asbestos is a mineral that poses very little risk to humans when it remains undisturbed, but when it spreads and comes out in the atmosphere, it is very dangerous. Asbestos is present in most of the buildings in Gaza.

According to a report by Al Jazeera, in the last one year, due to Israeli bombs, a very large amount of asbestos has broken into small pieces and turned into particles present in the air. Which can cause cancer in those who inhale it. Due to which experts say that cases of lung cancer in Gaza are likely to be reported for the next several decades.

According to UN estimates, about 800,000 tons of asbestos from the debris destroyed by bombing in Gaza is contaminating the air. The number of cancer patients there may increase in the coming years!

Leading asbestos expert Roger Wiley told Al Jazeera that according to the World Trade Center Health Program, 4,343 survivors and first responders have died of asbestos-related diseases since the attack, compared to 2,974 people who died on September 11.

Wiley added that the same thing is going to happen in Gaza. Wiley said that the concentration of asbestos in the air will be very high, and this is a guarantee of mesothelioma cancer. He said that this cancer usually forms in the lining around the lungs or stomach.

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