To start this topic, firstly we want to explain you what is mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer which is caused by peoples exposure to asbestos. Huge number of people who have mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they were in contact with asbestos (fibers and dust). For lung cancer, there is no connection with smoking, but smoking highly increase chance to get this illness. Washing clothes of a family member who works with asbestos can give you mesothelioma. Symptoms of mesothelioma: shortness of breath, pain in chest, weight loss... Mesothelioma can be diagnosed with chest X-ray or CT scan. Doctors confirms you have mesothelioma with tissue sample and microscopic examination.
Mesothelioma is relatively rare type of cancer. One of million people have mesothelioma. If you compare this with smoking, in countries with high level of smoking have 1:1000.
Treatment - there are some therapies in combination with radiations which have 74.6% chance of extending patient's life up to 5 years. On the other hand, surgery didn't have any success of treatment mesothelioma.
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But many people say that asbestos is the main cause of mesothelioma.
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