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Mesothelioma Cancer - An Overview
By William Johnston, Thu Dec 8th
The cause of mesothelioma cancer: Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos withoutsufficient protection over one's mouth and nose. Asbestos is afibrous mineral which was discovered in the 1860s but notproperly used until the 1930s. Asbestos was used hugely inconstruction due to its property of being fireproof even at hightemperatures. It was not until the 1960s that it became clearthat asbestos was causing a number of diseases. These diseasesinclude mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer. Asbestos as the cause of mesothelioma:
When exposed to asbestos without sufficient protection, a personwill inhale many tiny asbestos fibres that are suspended in theair. These will pass into the respiratory system and get mostprobably get lodged in the lining of the lungs. An accumulationof these fibres can cause the cells around it to become abnormaland this can lead to mesothelioma. Through the lymphatic system,asbestos fibres can become lodged in the lining of the abdomenor in the lining of the heart. The suffering endured by patients of mesothelioma: The symptoms of mesothelioma vary depending on what type ofmesothelioma a patient has. However, there are several commonsymptoms of all types. These include chest pain, shortness ofbreath, coughing, coughing up blood, weight loss and loss ofappetite. These symptoms usually
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take affect only when themesothelioma cancer has fully matured and developed. Due to thefact that these symptoms are frequent for a number of morecommon diseases such as pneumonia, mesothelioma is verydifficult to diagnose in its early stages. The treatments available for mesothelioma: As yet, all treatments for mesothelioma have a low success rate.The effectiveness of treatment depends largely on howaggressively and early the cancer is treated. If treated in itslater stages when it has fully developed, it is extremelydifficult, almost impossible to cure. Treatments include surgerywhich comes in two forms, aggressive surgery and palliativeprocedures, radiation therapy, chemotherapy and dual therapywhich is a combination of all three main treatments combined.Dual therapy has shown the most promising signs so far as acurer for mesothelioma. Mesothelioma research: Research is being undertaken in numerous research labs allacross the United States although so far no breakthroughs havebeen made. Many pharmaceutical companies are also endeavouringto find new drugs for chemotherapy. Researchers have recentlypredicted that a long awaited new treatment method formesothelioma is on the way to being discovered. About the author:For more information on pericardial mesothelioma such as therisks, causes, symptoms and treatments go to: http://www.pericardialmesothelioma.co.uk,http://www.pericardial-mesothelioma.co.uk andhttp://www.asbestos-resource.co.uk
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