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Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining ...
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Comprehensive information site on mesothelioma diagnosis, treatment, coping, asbestos disease and financial assistance.
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Find malignant pleural mesothelioma risk factors and symptoms. Research mesothelioma cancer types, and causes.
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Information on mesothelioma, treatment centers, clinical trials, and specialists; asbestos, laws, litigation history, and legal assistance.
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Mesothelioma Data, Statistics, & Information. Mesothelioma is fairly rare. There are an estimated 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma each year in the United States.
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A fact sheet about the risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of mesothelioma. National Cancer Institute Fact Sheet 6.36
Mesothelioma cancer is an extremely cancer that appears about 30-50 years after exposure to asbestos dust and fibres.
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Mesothelioma has different names, depending on what part of the body mesothelioma is found in. In the abdomen, peritoneum mesothelioma (cancer of the abdomen), in the lungs ...
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a malignant tumor of the covering of the lung or the lining of the pleural and abdominal cavities, often associated with exposure to asbestos.
Provides help to patients with malignant mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure, including information about causes, diagnosis and treatment.
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Mesothelioma Classification and external resources
Large mesothelioma of the right lung (left side of image) on CT scan. See diagnosis for legend.
ICD-10
C45.
ICD-9
163
ICD-O:
9050-9055
OMIM
156240
DiseasesDB
8074
MedlinePlus
000115
eMedicine
med/1457
MeSH
D008654
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. In this disease, malignant cells develop in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers most of the body's internal organs. Its most common site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs and chest cavity), but it may also occur in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity) or the pericardium (a sac that surrounds the heart).
Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles, or they have been exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways, such as by washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos. Unlike lung cancer, there is no association between mesothelioma and smoking. Compensation via asbestos funds or lawsuits is an important issue in mesothelioma (see asbestos and the law).
The symptoms of mesothelioma include shortness of breath due to pleural effusion (fluid between the lung and the chest wall) or chest wall pain, and general symptoms such as weight loss. The diagnosis can be made with chest X-rays and a CT scan, and confirmed with a biopsy (tissue sample) and microscopic examination. A thoracoscopy (inserting a tube with a camera into the chest) can be used to take biopsies. It allows the introduction of substances such as talc to obliterate the pleural space (called pleurodesis), which prevents more fluid from accumulating and pressing on the lung. Despite treatment with chemotherapy, radiation therapy or sometimes surgery, the disease carries a poor prognosis. Research about screening tests for the early detection of mesothelioma is ongoing.
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MesotheliomaClassification and external resourcesLarge mesothelioma of the right lung (left side of image) on CT scan. See diagnosis for legend.ICD-10C45.ICD-9163ICD-O:9050-9055OMIM156240DiseasesDB8074MedlinePlus000115eMedicinemed/1457 MeSHD008... Read more
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Mesothelioma, the deadly disease which has topped news headlines for the last decade, is contracted through exposure to airborne fibers of asbestos
Mesothelioma is diagnosed in 2,000 to 3,000 new patients each year. Approximately 70 to 80 percent of all cases of mesothelioma are found to be the direct result of asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma has a long latency period, usually lasting from 10 to 50 years.
Actor David Nicholls who had parts in blockbuster films including Gladiator and Gangs of New York has died of asbestos-linked mesothelioma cancer contracted as a teenager.
Frank was a self-employed mechanic, with his own diesel truck repair business. He was exposed to asbestos all his working life, and in the end it killed him. He died in 2000 from mesothelioma lung cancer, just a month after being diagnosed.
New approaches to treat malignant mesothelioma are currently being tested. They often combine traditional treatments or include something entirely new.
