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Mesothelioma Cancer: Early Warning Signs and
Causes
By: Craig Whitley
What is Mesothelioma?
Chances are you may never have heard of
mesothelioma cancer unless you or a relative have the disease. Still
considered as a rare cancer, it has been popularized by its linkage to
asbestos.
Exactly what is mesothelioma cancer or malignant
mesothelioma? Malignant mesothelioma is a deadly cancer of the mesothelium,
or lining of the lung and chest cavity. However, it sometimes can be a
deadly cancer of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdomen). It is almost
always caused by exposure to asbestos, and is slow forming – often taking
between 20-50 years to develop after exposure to asbestos.
Malignant
Mesothelioma Symptoms
Symptoms of malignant mesothelioma in the lung
and chest cavity are as follows:
- Shortness of breath
- Cough
- Weight Loss
- Chest Pain
Symptoms of malignant mesothelioma in
the abdomen are as follows:
- Abdominal swelling and pain
- Weight
Loss
Wondering How You Could Have Gotten Mesothelioma Cancer?
Several diseases are associated with exposure to asbestos. They include:
malignant mesothelioma, asbestosis, pleural effusion, pleural plaques and
thickening, and lung cancer.
Prior to 1975 asbestos fibers were commonly
used. You could have been exposed to asbestos while working at any number of
different industries. Chief among the possibilities would be jobs at
asbestos mining and milling plants, shipyards, fireproofing and heating,
construction, automotive repair, insulation, pipefitting and boilermaking.
If you did not work in one of these industries or another that used
asbestos, it is also possible that you could have been exposed if someone in
your household worked with asbestos and carried asbestos fibers home on his
or her clothing, hair or body. You may also have been exposed indirectly by
living near asbestos mines.
Although it is true that most patients
with malignant mesothelioma, lung cancer or other asbestos-related diseases
likely had prolonged exposure to asbestos over a long period of time, it is
also possible for one to develop one of these diseases from a brief exposure
to asbestos.
The odds of developing lung cancer from smoking also
increases significantly from exposure to asbestos. Although most people with
lung cancer are told that their lung cancer was caused from smoking, if you
or someone you know has lung cancer and also worked in an environment that
gave you exposure to asbestos, it is highly recommended that you contact an
attorney that specializes in handling mesothelioma and lung cancer cases
caused by exposure to asbestos. The justice system has been very generous in
its rewards to people who suffer diseases caused by asbestos exposure.
To learn more about mesothelioma cancer I recommend you visit
http://www.mesothelioma-cancer-online.com when searching for web resources
covering mesothelioma cancer. Mesothelioma-Cancer-Online.com is an excellent
resource center that offers recommendations and directory listings for
numerous websites related to mesothelioma cancer, along with articles and
books about mesothelioma cancer.
About the Author
About the Author:
Craig
Whitley is a widely-published author and owner of the popular search engine
Seek Dolphin. He routinely scouts the Internet for great web resources like
Mesothelioma Cancer Online
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