Mesothelioma affects vital organs on the location of the cancer, mesothelioma has three types: peritoneal mesothelioma, pleural mesothelioma and pericardial mesothelioma. Peritoneal mesothelioma affects the lining of the stomach; pleural mesothelioma affects the lining of the lungs; Pericardial mesothelioma affects the lining of the chest cavity. Rare, testicular mesothelioma, affects the mesothelium of the male reproductive organs (called tunical vaginalis testis) and the mesothelium of the
female reproductive organs (the tunica Seros uteri).
Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer here about 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma (approximately 14 people in every million) in the United States each year, or just over 10,000 worldwide. * 90% of cases of mesothelioma caused by exposure asbestosIt is estimated that more than 8 million people exposed to asbestos fibers in the last 50 years. Previous exposure to asbestos fibers is the only known cause of mesothelioma. Asbestos is a mineral fiber that is used in a wide range of products and applications and in many industries, especially in the late 19th century until 1970 an.Asbestos enters the body when inhaling or tertelan.Ketika they are trapped in an organ, they irritate the tissue over time and cause normal cells to mutate into cancer cells.
Anyone exposed to asbestos have a lifetime risk of 7 to 10% of developing mesothelioma, and many of those diagnosed with the disease contracted the disease on the cause of the job. 10% of mesothelioma cases is incalculable. Some theories suggest that the victim may have contracted the disease by exposure zeolite (chemistry) or by radiation from the x-ray containing the chemical thorium dioxide. Mesothelioma affects men more than women Because men are more involved in asbestos product plants, mines, shipyards and construction facilities train, statistics show that there are more men than women are diagnosed with mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is five times more common in men than in women. It is also 75% more common in men aged 60-72 than in men aged 55 and under.
Diagnosing mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a difficult symptoms are non-specific, which means that the characteristic symptoms similar to some diseases lain.Dengan Thus, they are often ignored. Symptoms of mesothelioma include pleuritic pain, fever, weight loss and mual.Selama consultation, patients should discuss their medical history and personal / work with their doctors to more accurate diagnosis of their disease. Mesothelioma has a long latency period from exposure to asbestos fibers, cancer takes 15 to 50 years to develop. This means that a person is exposed to asbestos fibers during the past 50 years may develop mesothelioma today. Very rare cases of benign mesothelioma Mesothelioma is a deadly disease symptoms do not appear until it reaches an advanced stage deadly. At that time, the disease goes beyond healing. The survival rate average of victims of mesothelioma are diagnosed less than setahun.Terapi options for mesothelioma include surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy
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