| Mesothelioma CancerWhat is | | | | mesothelioma patients is between 50 and 70 years. |
| Mesothelioma?Mesothelioma is a serious malignant | | | | Men are typically affected more, because of the |
| tumor that affects the torso of the human body. There | | | | common presence of asbestos in industrial settings. |
| is a strong link between mesothelioma and contact | | | | There are three major types of malignant |
| with asbestos particles via breathing or | | | | mesothelioma. Epithelial, sarcomatoid, and mixed. |
| swallowing.There are three common forms of | | | | Epithelial mesothelioma is most common. Symptoms |
| mesothelioma:1. Pleural Mesothelioma is the most | | | | may include, but are not limited to respiratory distress, |
| common form of Mesothelioma. It starts in the chest | | | | a lasting cough, and pneumonia. In addition, symptoms |
| cavity (after breathing the particles) before spreading | | | | are often mistaken for less serious ailments, and many |
| to other areas.2. Peritoneal Mesothelioma starts in the | | | | patients do not show any signs at all.Individuals with |
| abdomen (after swallowing the particles) and accounts | | | | pleural mesothelioma may amass some fluid between |
| for about 10-20% of Mesothelioma patients.3. | | | | the lung lining and chest cavity. This can be detected |
| Pericardial Mesothelioma is the rarest form of | | | | through a chest x-ray, as well as CT scans.Diagnosis |
| Mesothelioma. It starts in the cavity that surrounds the | | | | of Mesothelioma is based on a biopsy. This exam will |
| heart.Mesothelioma is difficult to diagnose early on | | | | test a tissue sample for the presence of malignant and |
| because the symptoms are often mistaken for those | | | | or pleural mesothelioma.Causes of |
| of other, less serious ailments. To make matters | | | | MesotheliomaAsbestos is the principal cause of |
| worse, it often takes many years for the symptoms | | | | Mesothelioma. Asbestos is a type of insulation material, |
| to show up after the contact with asbestos takes | | | | which was commonly utilized in the past in the |
| place. Individuals with a history of extended asbestos | | | | following industries:Steel WorkersBrake |
| exposure are at the highest risk for developing | | | | MechanicsInsulatorsBoilermakersShip |
| malignant mesothelioma. Even a small exposure to this | | | | fittersMaintenance WorkersPipe FittersConstruction |
| cancer-causing material can result in malignant | | | | industryShipbuilding industryAutomotive industryOther |
| mesothelioma. However, mesothelioma has a latency | | | | manufacturing industriesMesothelioma appears most |
| of up to thirty-forty years, and many individuals | | | | often in people who worked in the above industries |
| previously exposed to asbestos are now displaying | | | | and were exposed to asbestos in their workplace. |
| symptoms. This means the average age of | | | | |