| Mesothelioma is a cancerous tumor of the pleura | | | | abdomen. .Mesothelioma can |
| or peritoneum. Mesothelioma is caused by | | | | Be diagnosed by a chest x ray and also a biopsy. |
| asbestos. Asbestos is | | | | This is where a small amount of cells or tissue are |
| Usually used as a fire resistant and heat resistant | | | | taken from the body |
| insulating material. You can get three types of | | | | To be looked at under the microscope. If |
| asbestos white which | | | | Mesothelioma is diagnosed and the cancerous |
| Is very common, blue and brown which is the | | | | tumor is small enough, surgery |
| most dangerous. Asbestos is now controlled by | | | | Can be fairly successful if not and the tumor is |
| stringent regulations.Mesothelioma causes pain and | | | | large there is not any successful treatment, |
| breathlessness. If you have the tumor of the | | | | although sometimes radiotherapy |
| pleura, this is the membrane surrounding | | | | May be offered to help ease the symptoms. |
| The lungs, other symptoms which may occur | | | | Mesothelioma of the peritoneum cannot be |
| are chest pain, cough and difficulty breathing more | | | | operated on and there is no other form of |
| so if the pleura effusion | | | | treatment and will usually lead to death with in |
| Develops the outer and inner layers of the pleura | | | | one or two years.Mesothelioma can develop even |
| can become thickened. Excess fluid will fill the gap | | | | after dealing with asbestos for just a short time. |
| between them when | | | | The usual gap between a person working with |
| This happens it means that the lungs can not | | | | asbestos and being diagnosed can be up to |
| expand, making you have shortness of breath.If | | | | twenty or thirty years. Mesothelioma is |
| you have the tumor in the peritioneum it can | | | | contracted by people who work |
| cause a obstruction of the intestines or a enlarged | | | | With blue and brown asbestos. |