Most people who go to their doctors and receive a diagnosis of mesothelioma do so because they’re experiencing shortness of breath and chest pain. They think that they’ve got a heart problem, but they find that what they’ve actually got is mesothelioma – and most of them are very shocked to be told that. They …
The biggest reasons for the high death rates among mesothelioma sufferers is the fact that the disease is extremely aggressive but also it shows no real outward signs until it gets into the later stages. Because mesothelioma symptoms don’t outwardly appear for up to fifty years, diagnosis didn’t happen until the disease was already to …
It’s amazing how some of the small things in life can cause such a big problem. The opposite can also be true. A small thing can cause something big and good to come about. In the case of cancer, it is tiny little cells that cause a tremendous problem within the body. These cells multiple …
The actual number of deaths caused by malignant mesothelioma is very hard to obtain in the United States. This is because Federal health officials had not begun tracking or recognizing mesothelioma as a cause of death until 1999. This means that a large number of deaths related to asbestos and mesothelioma were misdiagnosed and classified …
Health is one of the most important things in our lives. Good health can make a huge difference in the way we approach life and the attitude we have about it. But what happens when our health is compromised. This is the harsh reality of those that deal with mesothelioma. Their health has been significantly …
Mesothelioma can be an extremely difficult strain of cancer to treat. It is resistant to most know treatments. It progresses quickly in its spread throughout the body, possibly because of its developmental proximity to the bloodstream, and it is frequently not diagnosed until it is in its later stages. This last is due to a …
The only proven cause of malignant mesothelioma is the exposure of the individual to one of the many forms of asbestos. Mesothelioma develops when the asbestos fibers enter the body, normally by inhalation or by ingestion. Once the fibers enter the body, they become lodged in the tissues that surround and protect the organs. Over …
Mesothelioma may take years or decades to develop after asbestos exposure, which can complicate diagnosis. Asbestos workers should be aware of their lung health and seek treatments for lung and chest symptoms. The most common form of mesothelioma affects the pleura, the protective lining that surrounds the lungs. When microscopic asbestos fibers are inhaled, they …
Radiation therapy is one of three standard treatments for mesothelioma. The others are surgery and chemotherapy. All three are used for both curative and palliative procedures. Although none of these treatments can cure the disease, they can be used to control its spread. Used together in a multiphasic approach, they can effectively slow its development …
While most people think of mesothelioma as a form of lung cancer, it’s important to be aware that it can also appear in the lining around the abdomen and the lining around the heart. Neither one of these kinds of mesothelioma are very treatable, and the prognosis is poorer for people who are diagnosed with …