Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. In this disease, and
the development of malignant cells in the mesothelium, the protective lining covering most of the body's internal organs. The most common location is pleura (outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall), but may also occur in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity), the heart, pericardium (a sac that surrounds the heart) or tunica vaginalis.
Has worked Most people who develop mesothelioma in jobs where inhaled asbestos particles, or they were exposed to asbestos dust and fiber in other ways. He also suggested that washing clothes for family members who were working with asbestos can put a person at risk for developing mesothelioma. Unlike lung cancer, there is no relationship between smoking and mesothelioma, but smoking greatly increases the risk of cancer caused by asbestos other. Compensation through asbestos funds or lawsuits is an important issue in mesothelioma (see asbestos and the law).
Symptoms of mesothelioma include shortness of breath due to pleural effusion (fluid between the lung and the chest wall) or pain in the chest wall, and general symptoms such as weight loss. Had suspected diagnosis with chest X-ray and CT scan, and confirmed by biopsy (tissue sample) and microscopic. And can be used thoracoscopy (inserting a tube with a camera in the chest) to take biopsies. It allows to enter materials such as talc to obliterate the pleural space (called pleural adhesion), which prevents further accumulation of fluid and pressure on the lung. Despite treatment with chemotherapy, radiation therapy or sometimes surgery, the disease carries a poor prognosis. Find tests for the early detection of mesothelioma is still continuing.
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