Category Archives: Cancer

Lung Cancer (MedicineNet.com)

Posted on August 5, 2010 by elna

What is lung cancer? Cancer of the lung, like all cancers, results from an abnormality in the body’s basic unit of life, the cell. Normally, the body maintains a system of checks and balances on cell growth so that cells … Continue reading →

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Mining for Asbestos in South Africa Costs Many Lives of Workers

Posted on June 25, 2010 by jenny

Marela, the killing stone, asbestos…it goes by many names…thousands of people who once mined the fatal mineral have been shunned by the mining sector and are now made to wait in vain for government compensation while fatal diseases linked to … Continue reading →

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