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Mesothelioma Cancer
By Tony Thompson, Thu Dec 8th
MESOTHELIOMA Mesothelioma is a cancerous tumor of the pleura or peritoneum.Mesothelioma is caused by asbestos. Asbestos is Usually used asa fire resistant and heat resistant insulating material. You canget three types of asbestos white which Is very common, blue andbrown which is the most dangerous. Asbestos is now controlled bystringent regulations. Mesothelioma causes pain andbreathlessness. If you have the tumor of the pleura, this is themembrane surrounding The lungs, other symptoms which may occurare chest pain, cough and difficulty breathing more so if thepleura effusion Develops the outer and inner layers of thepleura can become thickened. Excess fluid will fill the gapbetween them when This happens it means that the lungs can notexpand, making you have shortness of breath. If you have the tumor in the peritioneum it can cause aobstruction of the intestines or a enlarged abdomen..Mesothelioma can Be diagnosed by a chest x ray and also abiopsy. This is where a small amount of cells
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or tissue aretaken from the body To be looked at under the microscope. IfMesothelioma is diagnosed and the cancerous tumor is smallenough, surgery Can be fairly successful if not and the tumor islarge there is not any successful treatment, although sometimesradiotherapy May be offered to help ease the symptoms.Mesothelioma of the peritoneum cannot be operated on and thereis no other form of treatment and will usually lead to deathwith in one or two years.
Mesothelioma can develop even after dealing with asbestos forjust a short time. The usual gap between a person working withasbestos and being diagnosed can be up to twenty or thirtyyears. Mesothelioma is contracted by people who work With blueand brown asbestos. Formore information on Mesothelioma cancer click here About the author:None
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