What is mesothelioma?

Malignant mesothelioma is cancer that starts in the cells that line certain parts of the body, especially the chest and belly (abdomen). The lining formed by these cells is called mesothelium. These cells protect organs by making a special fluid that allows the organs to move. For instance, this fluid makes it easier for the lungs to move during breathing.

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Symptoms Of Mesothelioma

Thursday, August 11, 2011


Mesothelioma Cancer Symptoms:

Knowing what symptoms to look for is important that regular checks and knows a doctor that asbestos exposure so that you perform testing and analysis. Exposure to asbestos simply characterized as increasingly mesothelioma patients be considered before developing cancer cells.

The first Symptoms of  Mesothelioma:






Mesothelioma is often not diagnosed until it reaches an advanced stage due to the fact that almost no symptoms at first. This leads to a poor prognosis and a shorter life expectancy of the patient. Early detection is the key when it comes to mesothelioma.
Sometimes the development of mesothelioma cells by routine chest X-ray and lung function tests are recognized. Mesothelioma cells suspects have to be removed and a biopsy to obtain a definitive diagnosis. Due to the lack of patients, the symptoms are often surprised when they are diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a serious disease and has a short life expectancy, if not caught early. However, there are many contributing treatments and therapies for mesothelioma, the change in mortality from this cancer.
The symptoms of mesothelioma developed
Once cancer cells have developed and begun to grow there are many different symptoms that may occur. Initially when the doctor is not known, asbestos misdiagnosed because the symptoms are often associated with other diseases easier.

• No production of dry cough that does not seem to go away. • Dysphagia or difficulty swallowing • Night sweats and fever • Unexplained weight loss

• Fatigue • Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing at rest • hemoptysis, or coughing up blood • Anemia • Diarrhea or constipation • Nausea or vomiting

These are all common symptoms that a patient may have mesothelioma. The absence of a particular symptom does not exclude the possibility of mesothelioma.
The pleural effusion is the main cause of the symptoms that people are aware of the possibility of mesothelioma. A pleural effusion is the accumulation of fluid between the layers of the tissues to the lungs and chest. This can be caused by many things and he is suffering from pneumonia, but is a known predictor of mesothelioma.






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