MESOTHELIOMA

What is mesothelioma
The mesothelioma is a type of cancer which affects the membrane striping the lungs, the abdomen, or the heart. It is a rare cancer and the main cause is almost always asbestos exposure (inhalation/ingestion).

The mesothelioma is usually seen in old patients, most of the time male. The reason of this is catches of mesothelioma roughly 30 to 40 years to develop and show its effects.

The mesothelioma is one of most aggressive, painful, and mortal of all cancers.

Types of mesothelioma
In a maximum number of the cases (more than 80%) the mesothelioma is limited to the lining of the lungs (pl�vre), but can also occur in the lining of the stomach (peritoneum), and in very rare cases the lining of the heart (pericardium). They are known as the pleural mesothelioma, the mesothelioma p�riton�al, and a pericardial mesothelioma respectively.

People in danger of the mesothelioma
Since the mesothelioma roughly takes 30 to 40 years to develop and show its effects, those being diagnosed with the mesothelioma today were probably exposed to asbestos as of the Sixties or the 70s.

The directives of asbestos safety never existed until the end of the years 1980, thus those diagnosed today could be directly implied asbestos, or their parents/friendly who were indirectly exposed to asbestos.

The people with the maximum risk of mesothelioma include the following.

-- Workers of construction
-- Workmen of restoration of building
-- Workmen of building of boat
-- Workmen of restoration of boat
-- Automatic workmen of clutch and manufacture of brake
-- Automatic mechanics of clutch and brake
-- Asbestos minors
-- Parents and friends of all the people mentioned above
-- Those alive in the great proximity with the asbestos mines

Symptoms of mesothelioma
The symptoms of the mesothelioma are nonspecific to the disease. Almost all the symptoms of the mesothelioma recover with the symptoms of some other minor diseases.

This is still complicated with the fact that the symptoms of the mesothelioma roughly occur 30 to 40 years after initial exposure. When a person tests the symptoms of the mesothelioma it is easily confused with certain another disease such as viral pneumonia.

The mesothelioma affects the linings of the lungs, the stomach, or the heart. While cancer progresses, the tumours make increase and collect affected fabrics the fluid. This excessive fluid is the cause of the symptoms to be appeared. The symptoms of mesothelioma will also depend on the place of cancer. A x-ray will indicate the quantity and the diffusion of the fluid.

Symptoms of the pleural mesothelioma
The pleural mesothelioma affects the lining/fabric around the lungs with a preparing of fluid (pleural overflowing). The pleural symptoms of mesothelioma could include one or more following.

-- Brevity of breath
-- Soft with the serious pain of trunk constant
-- Soft constant with serious cough
-- Sudden weight loss

These symptoms are common with other diseases and could be badly diagnosed for pneumonia.

What is pleural overflowing
Pleural overflowing is one of the most common symptoms of the mesothelioma. It is the accumulation of liquid between the pl�vre covering the thoracic wall/diaphragm (pl�vre parietal) and the pl�vre covering the lungs (pl�vre visceral). In normal circumstances these membranes are covered with a little fluid very which acts as a lubricant between the thoracic wall and the lung mobiles. When an amount in surplus of fluid is gathered without being able to drain because of cancer, it has like consequence an overflowing.

Symptoms of the mesothelioma p�riton�al
The mesothelioma p�riton�al affects the lining/fabric surrounding the abdomen. The p�riton�aux symptoms of mesothelioma could include one or more following.

-- Abdominal swelling
-- Fabric mass in the abdomen
-- Sudden weight loss
-- Nausea
-- Weakens
-- Soft with the serious abdominal pain
-- Soft with the serious diarrhoea
-- Soft with the serious constipation

These symptoms are accompanied by a constant soft fever in certain cases.

Symptoms of the pericardial mesothelioma
The pericardial mesothelioma is extremely rare. It affects the lining/fabric surrounding the heart causing a liquid preparing. The pericardial symptoms of mesothelioma could include one or more following.

-- Soft with the serious pain of trunk
-- cough
-- Irregular palpitations
-- Irregular model of breathing
-- Tire not explained constant

Obtain diagnosed for the mesothelioma
If the symptoms of mesothelioma show, it means just thing. Cancer deviated with the incurable proportions.

If you know that you were exposed to asbestos in the past, but with any the symptoms of the mesothelioma be present, do not await the symptoms to reveal. It could be very late by then. Obtain a diagnosis for the mesothelioma carried out by a surgeon who is trained by treating cases of mesothelioma. The detection with the parts (which is very rare) will help in a better treatment, probably d�barassant even cancer.

You always recall that all the symptoms above could be caused by the mesothelioma, or could be caused by a certain less serious state not having anything to make with the mesothelioma. Not ever arrived at a conclusion by yourself which you have the mesothelioma even if the majority of the symptoms mentioned are present. Obtain checked it/diagnosed by a qualified doctor/surgeon, because only they will be able to make a final diagnosis of the symptoms.