Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma Cancer

Malignant pleural mesothelioma, a very dangerous type of cancer which develops in the pleura region. This pleura region is the responsible of the movement of lungs during breathing process, and the responsible of producing of the pleural fluids which help lungs to move more flexible.

What is the cause of the malignant pleural mesothelioma? This is the most important question when we talk about mesothelioma, the top reason is Asbestos, this word refers to kind f materials that was used in manufacturing field in the past, especially the construction companies was used these materials for a long time in the past. Now, the manufacturing companies don't use these dangerous materials any more.

How does it develop? After inhalation of asbestos, asbestos can reach to lungs and settle on the pleura and make abnormal activities in the pleural cavity, through the incoming years, tumors begin to develop on the pleura.

The fluid effusion will be observed due to the excess of the normal fluids, this lead to a shortness of breath and make some chest pains. The main problem for the doctors to is the delay of symptoms to appear, the symptoms may take from 30 to 50 years to appear. Another problem to diagnose mesothelioma, when the symptoms appear, they very similar to the symptoms of other common and less dangerous diseases.

The treatment options of pleural mesothelioma can be one of the following methods, or doctors may make a combination for all methods. The first option is the surgery, the second option is the chemotherapy and the third option is the radiation therapy.

By Husseiny the owner of Mesothelioma Activists, you may also visit Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma and Mesothelioma Treatment Options to find more information.

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Posted by manung36, Monday, January 7, 2008 3:21 AM

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