The Facts About Pericardial Mesothelioma
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The article "The Facts about Pericardial Mesothelioma" is about cancer, it was written by William Johnston.
Pericardial mesothelioma is a very rare form of mesothelioma and accounts for approximately 5% of all mesothelioma caess.
This form of mesothelioma affects the lining that surrounds the heart and is a deadly cancer if not treated agressively in its early stages.
The cause of pericardial mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos dust and fibers. As little as a couple of months of epxosure to asbestos fibres can lead to pericardial mesothelioma between 30-50 years after.
Due to that long latency period of the disease, it is very difficult to diagnose before the cancer has developed and matured fully.
Those suffering from mesothelioma are elderly guys aged 60-70 cause that was the genertaion that worked with asbestos with little protection from its dust and fibres. The symptoms of the cancer have just started to show for these guys due to the long time that the effects of mesothelioma take to come out. Many of these guys are at that moment lodging multi-million dollar lawsuits against the companies who exposed them to asbestos without sufficient protection.
Asbestos fibres reach the lining of the heart by being ihnaled and then getting lodged in the lungs. From the lungs they can either move into the lymphatic system and get transported to the lining of the heart or they can just pass slowly to the liinng of the heart over time.
Over a long period of time being exposed to asbestos, these fibres bulid up and once enough have accumilated in the lining heart, pericardial mesothelioma is a possibility.
There are a number of symptoms assosiated with pericardial mesotheiloma. However, these are only felt when the cancer has mtaured and is in its late stages of development.
These symptoms include, persistent coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain and palpitations.
Ohter symptoms typical of all types of mesothelioma include loss of appetite, nausea and weight loss. Anoyne who recognises that they have these symptoms or know someone who does then is encouraged by all leading medical advisors to seek medical help immediately.
For more information on the symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma go to http://www.1-mesothelioma.Co.Uk
There is no certain cure to pericardial mesothelioma and all of the treatment methods used have a poor success rate. The chances of survival of a patient depend strnogly on how early and aggressively the cancer is treated. This is why it is important to receive a diagnosis for pericardial mesothelioma as soon as possible. Treatemnt methods include chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery. More information on these methods of treatment can be found at http://www.1-mesothelioma.Co.Uk/treatment.Html
Research into cures for pericardial mesothelioma is being conducted in labs all over the United States and many pharmaceutical companies are also investigating new drugs.
As yet, reesarch has only discovered a limited amount.
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