Mesothelioma is a cancer caused mostly by asbestos. Diseased cells grow in the protective lining covering most internal organs, including:
• the heart and sac surround it
• stomach cavity lining
• internal chest wall
• lungs outer lining
Many mesothelioma sufferers have been explosed to asbestos, including its dust and fibre, during past employment. Family members can also be at risk when they clean clothes word by people who have been around asbestos. However, contrary to some people's beliefs, mesothelioma is not caused by smoking, unlike forms of cancer, such as lung cancer.
Symptoms include:
• weight loss
• chest pain
• breathing problems
• other general symptoms
The disease is often detected with a chest X-rays or CT scans, These are followed up by tissue samples (by putting a camera at the end of a tube into the chest) and more detailed medical examination. To halt fluid from building in the lungs and pressing against their walls, substances (like talc) can be inserted into them).
Mesothelioma has a poor prognosis, in spite of the scale of medical treatment and chemotherapy and radiation therapy. However, scientists continue in their search for a cure.
• the heart and sac surround it
• stomach cavity lining
• internal chest wall
• lungs outer lining
Many mesothelioma sufferers have been explosed to asbestos, including its dust and fibre, during past employment. Family members can also be at risk when they clean clothes word by people who have been around asbestos. However, contrary to some people's beliefs, mesothelioma is not caused by smoking, unlike forms of cancer, such as lung cancer.
Symptoms include:
• weight loss
• chest pain
• breathing problems
• other general symptoms
The disease is often detected with a chest X-rays or CT scans, These are followed up by tissue samples (by putting a camera at the end of a tube into the chest) and more detailed medical examination. To halt fluid from building in the lungs and pressing against their walls, substances (like talc) can be inserted into them).
Mesothelioma has a poor prognosis, in spite of the scale of medical treatment and chemotherapy and radiation therapy. However, scientists continue in their search for a cure.