Malignant Mesothelioma

Pleural mesothelioma is a disease that affects the lungs of mucus or pulmonary pleura. Sometimes doctors refer to the disease as a mesothelioma of the pleura. There is a common error that mesothelioma is a type of primary lung cancer; it is…

About 2,000 new cases of malignant mesothelioma are diagnosed in the US every year, according to the National Cancer Institute. The incidence is about nine cases per 1 million people internationally. In the autumn of 2004, the United States…

Exposure to asbestos is a major cause of work-related deaths in the industrialized world, and deaths related to asbestexposition continue to increase worldwide. In the United States, asbestos-related deaths increased by 400% in the last 20…

One may be asking: Can mesothelioma victims take legal action against the companies they used to work for which they got exposed to asbestos or erionite? Read on to find an answer to this pressing issue. Mesothelioma is one of the…

According to a diagnosis of mesothelioma, conducted tests will determine the extent of spread of cancer cells to other parts of the body. The malignant mesothelioma staging is divided into two main classes: 1-Localised malignant…

In order to differentiate between peritoneal mesothelioma and pleural mesothelioma, we need to first of all dissect and understand what mesothelioma is. Read on to find out more. Mesothelioma can be accurately identified as a rare form of…

A mesothelioma is a form of malignant cancer that forms and progresses slowly, usually in the lungs. Once mesothelioma has developed, it spreads cancer cells at a rapid rate and, if not treated, can lead to death within one year. More than…

Asbestosis life expectancy depends on whether the patient develops a serious disease associated with asbestos, such as mesothelioma. Asbestosis cannot be recognized for a long time because the symptoms are not always present. It is rare to…

End Stages of Mesothelioma Symptoms: How do mesothelioma patients die? How long does it take to die from mesothelioma? What happens in the final stages of mesothelioma? What are the symptoms of advanced mesothelioma?

Asbestosis is one of the diseases associated with asbestos exposure and is characterized by chronic scarring of the lung. This disease is not a fatal disease as malignant mesothelioma, although it is chronic in nature. Most of your symptoms…