What is Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a cancer associated with asbestos exposure. The asbestos fibers get lodged in membranes that surround vital organs of our bodies. There are three kinds of Mesothelioma: The most common form is called Pleural Mesothelioma which attacks the pleura or inner lining of the lungs. The asbestos fibers inhaled develop scars causing damage to the cells found in the inner lining. Symptoms tend to be a lack of breath, pains in the chest and retention of fluid in the lungs. The second type is called Peritoneal Mesothelioma which damages the cells found in the inner lining of the stomach. Symptoms include pain in the abdomen, constipation and feelings of nausea. Cases of this nature are rare. The third but very uncommon type is called Pericardial Mesothelioma which affects the lining surrounding the heart. The symptoms experienced by sufferers include pains in the chest, palpitations and a mild cough. Although ...
Posted : August 01, 2010 | 
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What You Must Know Mesothelioma Cancer Treatment
First off, you should understand how mesothelioma attacks the body. The main cause of mesothelioma cancer is certain materials called "Asbestos", these materials have very dangerous effects on the body. Asbestos were used in the past in many manufacturing company. The mesothelioma cancer is one of the most dangerous cancers discovered till now, it can attack some places in the body like the pleura, the abdomen and the pericardium. According to the affected area, mesothelioma cancer can be classified to three types, the pericardial mesothelioma that attack the pericardium area, the pleural mesothelioma that attack the pleura area and the peritoneal mesothelioma that attack the pericardium area. The main problems with diagnosis process is the very long time for symptoms to appear, they takes about 45 years to appear. After they appear, they will be very similar to other disease that make the diagnosis process more harder. The main ca...Posted : July 17, 2010 | Comments : 0 | 
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