What is Mesothelioma?
A rare cancer(malignancy) which mostly arises from the cells lining the sacs of our chest( the pleura) or abdomen (the peritoneum) is known as Mesothelioma.
The most common of it is the Pleural mesothelioma having symptoms in the chest area whereas the Peritoneal mesothelioma is not that common. Abdomen is the organ that gets affected and this could lead to abdominal swelling, vomiting, nausea, or bowel obstruction. for more asbestos compensation visit mesotheliomamatters
Mesothelioma has two major cell types:
- Epithelial
- Sarcomatoid.
On some occasions we could find both the cells together. In around 15% of the cases sarcomatoid type occurs which is regarded as one of the rarest ones. Mesothelioma in some rare cases could originate from the benign, non-malignant cells which are known as benign mesothelioma. This cann be cured surgically.
Symptoms of Mesothelioma?
The most common complaint a person has is of being short of breadth. Some of them may complain of chest pain. It is surprising that this pain is generally not pleuritic i.e. on deep breathing it does not get worse. The surprising part is that the pleura (outer surface of lungs) are often a part of this disease. Although on most occasions the diseases which involve the pleura have an impact of the pleuritic pain (pain getting worse with deep breathing). It happens on several occasions that the patients may be having no symptoms of the disease though it gets detected on a physical examination or by an abnormal chest X-ray.
With the increase in the impact of the disease the shortness in breathe increases with loss of weight and decreased appetite. The patients can also get sweating at night.
Causes of Mesothelioma?
Due to more of asbestos compensation or people working/worked on jobs where they breathed asbestos. Generally the men who are above the age of 40years get affected with this disease. It also happens to people who unknowingly get exposed to asbestos in their household environment. However the number of cases of mesothelioma has been on a constant decrease since the year 1983.
Therefore in order to stay prevented from mesothelioma it is required that we avoid an environment of asbestos around us.
