If you or a loved one is exposed to asbestos fibers (which have been commonly found in construction materials), you must use the following information about a rare form of cancer and mesothelioma. In case of symptoms, treatment options significantly reduced. Early detection is the key to prolonging life and increasing the quality of life.
What is Mesothelioma?
• The thin layer of cells lining the internal organs of the body, such as family mesothelioma. mesothelium is a rare form of cancer that occurs in the mesothelium.
• In general, this type of cancer is centered around the patient's lungs in the pleural tissue. This type of mesothelioma is known as pleural mesothelioma, which is 70% of all cases diagnosed.
• Mesothelioma in the abdomen may also appear (the lining of the abdominal cavity), 25-30% of diagnoses are of this variety.
• If> Mesothelioma occurs in the pericardium (the lining) around the heart, this is known as pericardial mesothelioma. This is a rare form of the disease and occurs in less than 5% of all cases.
What causes mesothelioma?
The main cause of most all types of mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos. From the late 1800s until recently, asbestos is a fundamental source of building materials were. This means that people involved in the process of building, plumbers, carpenters and electricians are the group at highest risk for exposure. He also believes that asbestos fibers can cling to clothing, even a person exposed to the washing of exposed workers.
Unlike lung cancer, smoking does not lead to mesothelioma, but it seems that I do not smoke tobacco, risk, or to lift someone in contact with asbestos develop mesothelioma.
What are the symptoms of> Mesothelioma?
Unfortunately, there is virtually no early symptoms of mesothelioma. If symptoms occur, the disease is already well advanced, to say. For this reason, all those who have been exposed to asbestos is best served by preventive X-ray for signs of disease.
Later Signs of pleural mesothelioma:
• difficulty swallowing
• Night sweats
• unexplained weight loss (more than 10%)
• Fever
•Fatigue
• Chest pain
• Difficulty or pain when breathing
• Possibility of capital on the chest
Later Signs of peritoneal mesothelioma:
• Night sweats
• Fever
• Unexplained weight loss
• bloating (if any) with pain
• Anemia
• Fatigue
• constipation or diarrhea
• nausea or vomiting
• Ability to lump on her belly
After the signs of pericardial mesothelioma:
• palpitations
•Irregular heartbeat
• Chest pain
• Shortness of breath (or breathing)
• Fever
• Night sweats
• Fatigue
What is the treatment for mesothelioma?
There is no cure for mesothelioma. The treatment is the same surgery as the cancer of the lung:, radiation and chemotherapy. There are also new and innovative therapies that attempt to eliminate mesothelioma. These include: phototherapy, gene therapy and immunotherapy.
WhatThe prognosis for mesothelioma?
During treatment, increasing the likelihood of increased life expectancy, and perhaps a quality of life, in 2006, the survival rate at five years for all people with mesothelioma was diagnosed, only 5%.
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