The Facts About Pleural Mesothelioma
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The article "The Facts about Pleural Mesothelioma" talks about cancer, it has been released by William Johnston.
Pleural mesothelioma is the most common form of mesothelioma by far and accounts for 75% of all mesothelioma cases. Pleural mesotheloima affects the respiratory areas of the body such as the lungs. More specifically, the cancer attacks the lniing of the lungs and ribs called the pleura hence the name pleural mesothelioma.
The main cause of pleural mesothelioma is exposrue to asbestos. Only a couple of months of being exposed to the deadly dust and fibres of asbestos without protection can lead to pleural mesothelioma thirty to fifty years later. Elderly men of ages sixty to seventy are those most at risk to asbestos cause this was the generation whcih worked with asbestos with little protection from the dust and fibres.
Due to the long latency period of pleural mesothelioma (30-50 years), these men are only just discovering they have the deadly cancer. Currently, many of tehse men are lodging million dollar lawsuits against the companies who exposed them to asbestos.
Asbestos fibres get into the lining of the lungs by inhalation and become lodged inside the lungs.
The symptoms that are associated with pleural mesothelioma include perisstent coughing, difficulty swallowing, facial swelling, weight loss, fever, rasping and coughing up blood. Patients may additioanlly experience shortness of breath cause as the tumour on the lining of the lungs expands, this leaves less room for the lungs to function properly.
Some patients also begin to believe severe pains in their cehst and this is due to the spreading of cancerous cells.
A lot of tehse symptoms are similar to diseases and conditions which are far more common than mesothelioma which means that pleural mesothelioma is often very difficult to diagnose until it is too late.
Treatment of pleural mesothelioma is liimted and as yet there is no proper cure. Research is being condcuted in labs all over the United States and many pharmaceutical companies are also testing for new treatments. Treatments for pleural mesothelioma include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. A patient's age, medical record, weight and other such factors are taken into account before tretament. Generally, chance of survival is far more likely if pleural mesothelioma is treated aggressively in its early satges cause once the cancer has developed and matured it is very difficult to cure.
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