Cancer and Healthy

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma mainly affects the mesothelium a protective coating that all the internal organs of the body. Mostly, it originates in the pleura, that between the outer parts of the lungs and chest cavity. Mesothelioma can also attack the lining of the abdominal cavity (peritoneum) or the sac around the heart (ie, pericardium).

It has been observed that may Mesothelioma person who participated in a job where he may have inhaled asbestos particles, or he could have been exposed to asbestos dust and fiber in a different way. It can only be caused by washing clothes some family members regularly deal with asbestos. But, unlike lung and oral cancer, there is no link between smoking and mesothelioma. It is an incredible fact that an exposure of 1 or 2 months could lead to mesothelioma, 30 or 40 years later and for some, as much as seventy years later. People are exposed in the 1960s en'70 are the diagnosis of mesothelioma as a result of the long latency of asbestos deposit.

On suffering from Mesothelioma patient may have shortness of breath, mild chest pain and coughing, while peritoneal mesothelioma caused patients to lose weight and pain in the abdomen. Peritoneal mesothelioma caused bowel obstruction in the area, abnormal blood clotting, anemia, and can also cause fever. In cases where the cancer spreads to other parts of the body, pain can cause a nuisance, swallowing, or swelling in the neck and face. Mesothelioma can only be diagnosed by biopsy from pathological examination If further investigation is warranted, more tests can be done. Mesothelioma has three types of treatments. First, a surgical procedure, which runs until the conclusion of the cancer. Secondly, the lethal radiation therapy to kill cancer cells caused. The third is chemotherapy, where drugs are inserted into the body to fight cancer.