| What is mesothelioma?The pericardium is the | | | | for home.Symptoms of cancer mesothelioma- Feeling |
| mesothelial tissue that surrounds and acts as a | | | | out of breath and pain in the chest due to an |
| safeguard to the heart. The pleural mesothelium | | | | accretion of fluid in the pleura- Peritoneal |
| membrane covers the lungs and chest cavity and | | | | mesothelioma comprises weight loss and abdominal |
| peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that enfolds the | | | | pain and a bulging abdomen due to accumulation of |
| organs in the abdominal cavity.What is actually cancer | | | | fluid- Bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, |
| mesothelioma?Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that | | | | anemia, and fever- Pain, trouble swallowing, or |
| affects the mesothelium, a dual layered membrane | | | | swelling of the neck or faceHowever, a registered |
| with which our chest, lungs, abdomen and the heart | | | | medical practitioner can diagnose you |
| is wrapped safely.Cancer Mesothelioma can damage | | | | correctly.Diagnosis of cancer mesotheliomaDiagnosis |
| any of these cells, although pleural mesothelioma is | | | | commences with an assessment of the patient's |
| more common; it metastasizes and at an advanced | | | | medical history, as well as any history of asbestos |
| stage the disease reach to the other parts of the | | | | exposure. A complete physical examination may be |
| body like the lymph nodes, lungs, chest wall, or | | | | performed, including:- X-rays of the chest or |
| abdominal organs.How is cancer mesothelioma | | | | abdomen- A CT (or CAT) scan or an MRI may also |
| caused?Though asbestos exposure is the primary | | | | be useful. A CT scan is a sequence of |
| reason in 70% to 80% of the cases, mesothelioma | | | | comprehensive pictures of areas inside the body |
| can be caused by other means, like exposure to the | | | | created by a computer linked to an X-ray machine- |
| chemical zeolite that is also present in | | | | In an MRI, a strong magnet connected to a |
| asbestos.Asbestos has become part of our daily life | | | | computer is used to draw meticulous pictures of |
| being in cement, brake linings, roof shingles, flooring | | | | areas affected by cancer mesothelioma inside the |
| products, textiles, and insulation. The asbestos fibers | | | | body. These pictures are viewed on a monitor and |
| take their toll by going into our windpipe and settling | | | | can also be printed- A biopsy regarding the taking out |
| in the internal organs causing the formation of | | | | of a sample tissue for examination is needed to |
| carcinogenic tumors.The overall scenario regarding | | | | verify a diagnosis of mesothelioma. Types of biopsy |
| cancer mesotheliomaThough there is a ban on certain | | | | depending on the location of the tumor are |
| asbestos products, around 1000 people in France and | | | | thoracoscopy, peritoneoscopyLastly, the stage of |
| above 2000 people in the U.S are faced with this | | | | the disease is important to the doctor for the |
| nightmare each year.Mostly, workers from shipyards, | | | | correct diagnosis.Cancer mesothelioma |
| asbestos mines and mills are prone to this mishap, | | | | treatmentTreatment of cancer mesothelioma yields |
| due to a constant exposure to asbestos. However, it | | | | results depending on the site of the cancer, the |
| takes 30 to 50 years for the disease to surface and | | | | phase of the disease, and the patient's physical |
| show symptoms though they are not always | | | | condition. The usual treatments for cancer |
| accurate.Cancer mesothelioma is proving more than a | | | | mesothelioma are surgery, radiation therapy, and |
| menace and the average person live for 12-24 | | | | chemotherapy. Occasionally, these treatments are |
| months; the earlier it is detected, the better is the | | | | combined.Surgery is an effective way to remove |
| cure process.The recent pictureToday, the U.S. | | | | tumor but the age of the person matters. Radiation |
| Occupational Safety and Health Administration | | | | therapy and chemotherapy are good ways to ward |
| (OSHA) have put restrictions towards maintaining | | | | off the symptoms.Often, high-end drugs are given to |
| acceptable levels of asbestos exposure in the | | | | the patient to reduce the fluid formation in |
| workplace. People who work with asbestos are | | | | body.Thus, it is better for the workers to get a |
| geared up with individual protective equipment to | | | | medical check up at equal intervals and be aware of |
| lower their risk of exposure. Even the family | | | | its symptoms. If a patient is diagnosed with cancer |
| members of the workers are prone to the disease, | | | | mesothelioma at the earliest stage, the treatments |
| so they are advised to take a shower before leaving | | | | might do wonders for him. |