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This is not a public service announcement

Well, it sort of is. For anyone wondering about the recent proliferation of commercials and information about mesothelioma:

Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by exposure to asbestos, a product used for all manner of things, especially construction, until its carconogenic (cancer causing) properties were discovered. Mesothelioma effects the mesothelium, protective sacs that cover organs in the human body.

Treatment of mesothelioma depends on the location of the cancer, but in general, Mesothelioma treatment consists of one or more of the most common cancer treatments: surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.