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Mesothelioma Cancer: Early Warning Signs and Causes |
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by:Craig Whitley |
Abstract: Malignant mesothelioma is a
devasting, rare and deadly form of cancer, caused by exposure to
asbestos. If you've lived under working conditions that exposed you to
asbestos, or had a household member that worked near or with asbestos,
you should bring this to the attention of a medical doctor and seek
free legal counsel.
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 (Mesothelioma Cancer Online).
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, publisher of numerous
e-books and articles about a wide variety of subjects, and owner of the
popular search engine Seek
Dolphin. He routinely scouts the Internet for excellent
online resources like Mesothelioma
Cancer Online when writing articles about mesothelioma cancer
and other health-related subjects. Feel free to publish this article on
your website, provided you include this author’s resource box and leave
all article content unchanged and intact, keeping all urls addresses
hyperlinked.
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