Owner: Awarness of Mesothelioma URL:http://detectmesothelioma.blogspot.com/ Join Date: Tue, 23 Dec 2008 02:43:40 -0600 Rating:0 Site Description: This blog is to raise an awareness about Mesothelioma in the Asia countries. Although reported incidence rates has increase in the past 20 years, Mesothelioma is still a relative rare cancer. It is approximately one per one million. The highest found in B Site statistics:Click here
Sign and Symtom of Mesothelioma 2008-12-23 02:29:30 Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 20 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. Shortness of breath, cough, and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma. Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma include weight loss and cachexia, abdominal swelling and pain due to ascites (a buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity). Other Read more:Mesothelioma
What Is Mesothelioma? 2008-12-23 02:28:42 Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos (naturally occuring silicate mineral with long, thin fibrous crystal). In this desase, 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 internal chest wall), but it may also oc Read more:Mesothelioma