Monday, April 13, 2009

INTRODUCTION TO MESOTHELIOMA

MESOTHELIOMA is a form of a cancer that is caused by the exposure to what is called ASBESTOS. In this disease, malignant cells developed in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body’s internal organs. It’s most common site is the pleura but it may also occur in the peritoneum, the heart, the pericardium or tunical vaginalis.
HOW MESOTHELIOMA IS BEING CONTRACTED
1. Most people that have the disease called mesothelium have worked in a jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles that are dangerous to health or probably they exposed to a particle that contains asbestos.
2. Washing clothes that as being contracted by the particles of asbestos and even wearing the same cloth that as being contracted.
3. Smoking can even lead to Mesothelioma cancer.

SYMPTOMS OF MESOTHELIOMA
Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 20 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. There are some symptoms of Mesothelioma that will be listed here but next edition i will try and explain each one of them. Those symptoms include
1. Shortness Of Breath
2. weight loss
3. cough
4. pain in the chest
5. fatigue or anemia
6. wheezing
7. abdominal pain

1 comment:

  1. hello am john i like your blog and i wantr to know more about MESOTHELIOMA please make the remaining report to be fast thanks

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