How to prevent people living in houses with asbestos roofs to get lung cancer?
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It depends on the kind of asbestos.  Some kinds the risk is so low that it is worse to remove it, because of the added risk of stirring it up.  I'm assuming you mean mesothelioma, which afflicts about 2-3,000 new people each year in the US (out of all third of a billion of us!), so the actual risk is very, very low.  It also tends to be older folks.  Of course, none of that helps if it's you, but you should keep the risk in perspective, and remember to wear a seatbelt and not smoke before you worry about spending mega-bucks removing asbestos or buying a new home to get away from it.\n\nHere's some info on prevention:
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none stop using tanning bed. You are increasing your risk of skin cancer. Use spray on tan places instead. Believe me skin cancer is no fun. Please take care of yourself now it will pay off later.
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Dust mites hide in carpets and fabrics.Throw out your carpets and polish the floor.It wont eradicate them,but it will significantly cut down their numbers.People regularly inhale millions of dust mites and other microscopic creatures every day.Thats life and you have to accept it as it comes.
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No, I never let my kids play with their food.\n\nYou should know there are a bunch of morons on this site. Half of them will probably start playing with asbestos now.
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do they still make them with asbestos??\n& if they do i cant answer you as i dont even know what country you are in
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Starting in 1978, asbestos was not allowed in residential products.  It's use was already being reduced by that time.  Some of the last items to have asbestos were drywall joint compound (a few percent), some types of exterior siding and shingles.\n\nIn shingles, it is rarely "friable" (releasing fibers) because of the asphaltic binders.  Best not to cut it with power tools, but not nearly so bad as dry cutting asbestos-containing hard siding nor dry sanding older plasters or drywall compounds that contained asbestos.\n\nNote that most repair work has a limit of 100 sqaure feet or so above which you are supposed to use a specialized asbestos contractor.  A widely ignored requirement, especially for roofing, still, it is on the books.  One way to make a $1000 tear-off job into a $8,500 one.
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why, everyone has shingles on top of their houses. Well mostly everyone. I don't see why there would be a problem. There could be esbestos in some older roofs.
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the kind that causes cancer
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I highly doubt it. Asbestos was mostly used in buildings to prevent severe damage in case of a fire. It worked rather well, but gave everyone cancer. I dunno about you but I would rather my house burned down than get cancer.
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I know an estate not far from where I live where out of about 200 houses there are 300+ cases of cancer.\nI would not advise anyone to move into a house where there are overhead lines and pylons.
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1. Don't smoke in front of them.\n2. Don't suggest going places where others will be smoking.\n3. Tell them the patch can be very successful.
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its cancer\n\nboles\n\nthe tree may outlive you easily but the air in the neighborhood is not so good, yes very hard they make great coffee tables if you find a big enough one
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http://www.aic.org.uk/AICFrameSet.html\n\nThe above link is specific to the UK.  You could also check the many sources with regard to asbestos at www.epa.gov.\n\nWhen in doubt, however, testing of suspect asbestos-containing material is relatively inexpensive.  Suspect materials must undergo polarized light microscopy (PLM) testing.  It is recommended that qualified building inspectors collect the samples.
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You don't have to smoke at all to get lung cancer.\n\nMy grandmother smoked until she was 96 and never got it;  My old boss never smoked and died of lung cancer at 47.
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There are lots of insulating materials made for this job.  fibreglass batts are the most common but you could also use blown in insulation which is made from ground up newsprint. or styrofoam sheets or spray on expanding insulation which is the best because it gets in all the cracks but it is also the most expensive. On some flat roofs the insulation goes on the outside and the roofing material goes over it but in most houses with a pitched roof the insulation goes over the ceiling and this leaves an air space between the insulation and the roof.  Its very important to have proper ventilation in this area to carry away any moisture that may get there.
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There is nothing to prevent it, because they do not know what causes it.  A theory is we are all born with cancer cells, but something triggers them to grow.  Researchers are working hard to find the answers.  Example:  My nephew 12 months old goes to his pediatrician for his one year check up- the baby was breast feed and only introduced to foods within the last three months.  Md notices lump in abdomen-sends my sister to hospital the next day for ultrasound.  Diagnosis Wilm's tumor, a very rapid growing tumor inside the kidney that has to be removed and treated with Chemo for a year.  How do you explain children with cancer, they haven't even begone life and they have to fight for it.  Cancer is a mystery and they need money for research.  My sisters sons MD are looking into our water supplies.  You can try a healthy lifestyle, but the air you breath is polluted, water, etc. only our Maker knows the answers.
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To be really affected from asbestos it has to be in the air you breath and the disease is cause after long term exposure to asbestos in the air. Asbestos mainly affects the lung. \nAs long as you have not stripped your walls of wall paper, torn down a wall...you should be ok...Most old building apartments and houses have asbestos in it(you should remember this when you look for apartments).