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    The Mesothelioma Guide
    The Mesothelioma Guide
    The Mesothelioma Guide
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    The Mesothelioma Guide

    By John Gahan, LCGI

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    You may not know that your body has a thin membrane that covers and even provides lubrication to different cavities within the body. This membrane is called the mesothelium. Exposure to asbestos can lead to cancer in this lining, which is known as mesothelioma.

    If cancer has developed in the lining of the lungs then it is pleural mesothelioma. This form of mesothelioma accounts for about 75 percent of the diagnosed cases. This is because many times the asbestos fibers are inhaled and become stuck within the lining of the lungs.

    When the cancer is found in the lining of the abdomen this is known as peritoneal mesothelioma. This type of mesothelioma is also caused by breathing in asbestos fibers and accounts for around 20% of diagnoses making it the second most common type.

    The rarest type of mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelium surrounding the heart – known as pericardial mesothelioma. Researchers are still trying to figure out how this form develops as it’s one of the hardest types of mesothelioma to diagnose.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSepharial
    Release dateJul 29, 2017
    ISBN9781540178268
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      The Mesothelioma Guide - John Gahan, LCGI

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      The Mesothelioma Guide | By John Gahan, LCGI

      The Mesothelioma Guide

      By John Gahan, LCGI

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      Mesothelioma

      Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs.

      The most common sites for this disease are as follows:

      Pleura – Outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall

      Peritoneum – The lining of the abdominal cavity,

      Heart

      Pericardium – The sac that surrounds the heart

      Tunica Vaginalis – The membrane covering the testis

      People who develop Mesothelioma have worked in job locations where they inhaled asbestos particles or they have been exposed to asbestos dust and fiber. Research also suggests that people who are working in close association with those handling asbestos are also at risk of developing this disease. Unlike lung cancer, there is no association between Mesothelioma and smoking, but smoking greatly increases risk of other asbestos-induced cancer.

      Symptoms

      Symptoms of Mesothelioma may not appear until 20 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. The symptoms are as follows:

      Shortness of breath due to pleural effusion (fluid between the lung and the chest wall)

      Chest pain

      Weight loss

      Anemia

      Fatigue

      Wheezing and hoarseness in throat

      Blood in the fluid coughed

      In severe cases of the disease, the following signs and symptoms may be present:

      Blood clots in the veins

      Disseminated intravascular coagulation: a disorder causing severe bleeding in many body

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