Mesothelioma Cancer

The mesothelioma is a type of cancer implying the fabrics mesothelial lungs of bodies of body usually or abdominal. It is often caused by exposure to asbestos. However, there is of 30-50% of patients without any history of asbestos exposure. People who received the asbestos exposure as little of as one or two months with the very low amounts are in danger of the cancer of mesothelioma. Even people who wash clothing of the people exposed by asbestos are in danger. A person exposed to asbestos could develop the mesothelioma after 50 years of exposure.

People in the occupations such as construction jobs in shipyards, insulators, boilermakers, etc. are at the risk of contracting asbestos disease.

The 2 common types of mesothelioma are:

Pleural mesothelioma (lung cancer) and Peritoneal mesothelioma (abdomen organs).

The survival time for a patient with diffuse malignant mesothelioma is from 4 to 24 months from the observance of the symptoms. Mesothelioma is also difficult to diagnose.

The chance of recovery for a patient with mesothelioma depends on size and location of the cancer, age of the patient and his response to the treatment.

Presently, the treatment options for mesotheliomas are:

* Radiation therapy
* Chemotherapy
* Surgery and Photodynamic therapy

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