What are the symptoms of mesothelioma

Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. Shortness of breath and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleura are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma. Symptoms of periton…

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Symptoms of Mesothelioma The symptoms of mesothelioma differ somewhat according to the location of the cancer cells. In addition, each mesothelioma patient may have a different combination of symptoms. Tumors that affect the pleura may resu…

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Most people present with complaints of shortness of breath. They also can have complaints of chest pain . Surprisingly, this pain is often not pleuritic; that is, it does not get worse with deep breathing. This is surprising in that the ple…

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What are the causes and symptoms of mesothelioma?

Q: Does anyone have any information on how mesothelioma develops?

A: The primary risk factor for developing mesothelioma is asbestos exposure. I believe I saw a statistic, and you know what they say about statistics, that said 80% of mesothelioma diagnoses are related to asbestos exposure. This does sound about right. Certain exposures to radiation also are known to develop mesothelioma. Here are some of the symptoms taken from beatmesothelioma.blogspot.com * pain in the lower back or at the side of the chest* shortness of breath* difficulty swallowing* cough* fever* fatigue* abdominal pain, weight loss, and nausea and vomiting (symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma)There is a lot more material, definitely more than I can provide, but I figured this could be a start for you. For more, try checking out beatmesothelioma.blogspot.com for more. Hope this helps.

what the symptom mesothelioma?

Q: i know this is a very dangerous cancer but i don’t know what the symptom of this cancer.can someone explain to me what the symptom of this cancer.thanks

A: As was stated previously, symptoms of mesothelioma can vary, but the most common general symptoms are: * Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing * Coughing * Pain in chest or abdomen * Fluid in the chest, lungs, or abdomen * Weight loss * Loss of appetite * Inability to sleep * Husky voice * Difficulty swallowingIt is the first two symptoms that generally bring a patient to the doctor’s office. Both difficulty breathing and persistent coughing are caused by the lung’s inability to expand properly due to tumors in the pleural region. The growing tumors cause the pleura, pericardium, or peritoneum to expand, thus allow fluid to enter.http://symptom-of-mesothelioma.blogspot.com

What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?

Q: I found some info on this website: http://www.treatmentformesothelioma.net

A: Hi,If you have it, or know someone who has it, I feel sorry for them. I learned a lot about Mesothelioma when in training to abate asbestos, but that was over 10 years ago.Basically the instructors wanted to make sure that we always wear our personal protective equipment, and stressed this by freaking us out about the things that can happen if you get lung cancer.Now you are not predisposed to get asbestosis or die from cancer, but this is one of the worst, with less survivors per 1,000 that catch it.You might want to read Dave’s story, and hopefully you are in better health than Dave was in 1999. http://www.angelfire.com/az/sthurston/calcium_cures_cancer.htmlI was reading more about Dave’s story and that was dated 2004, so he survived at least 5 years after being sent home with “terminal” cancer. The doctors could not do more for his cancer with chemo.I have began to study cancer and it’s origins after a close friend has gone from being bedridden to walking again and progressed to much better health over the past year.