News24xx.com - This teenage girl from England has rare cancer. To his horror, this disease is caused by the roofing material.
This woman was diagnosed with peritoneal mesothelioma cancer.
This disease is caused by exposure to building construction materials which are often used as roofs, namely asbestos.
Launching iDEA, Macie Greening (14) from England became the youngest person to suffer from this rare disease.
It is recorded that there are approximately 20 people who suffer from peritoneal mesothelioma cancer worldwide.
With this deadly disease, Macie has undergone four treatments.
He also underwent chemotherapy and still hopes to perform surgery to remove cancer.
Launching the NHS, mesothelioma is a type of cancer that develops in the layers that cover the outer surface of various organs of the body.
This cancer usually arises from exposure to asbestos building materials.
In asbestos, there are small fibers that easily fly away in the wind.
Asbestos exposure fibers can easily enter the lungs and get trapped inside.
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Over time, these particles can cause damage to human respiratory organs.
Mesothelioma that affects the lining of the lungs is often called pleural mesothelioma.
It is different if it is exposed to the stomach.
When it is affected in the stomach lining it is usually called peritoneal mesothelioma.