Symptoms of Mesothelioma
The term "Mesothelioma" in medical terms is defined as form of
cancer that proliferates at a very fast rate after it has been
diagnosed, which affects the mesothelial cells in the body.
After detailed study of this disease by several scientists all
over the world, it has been concluded that in most of the cases
the reason is the direct contact with loose asbestos particles.
This disease is generally known to be derived from an
abnormality that arises from inhaling the loose asbestos
particles suspended in the air for a very long time. The chances
of the patients, diagnosed of mesothelioma, have very bleak
chances of survival which is not more than one or two years and
if it has been detected long back and rigorous medication has
been started on the patient then the patient is likely to live
for about five years.
There are three types of mesothelioma but the symptoms of the
diseases depend on their kinds. The symptoms vary from
one-another but the general symptoms that are found in patients
suffering from different types of mesothelioma are weight loss,
chest pain, loss of appetite, short breath , plain cough and
cough with blood. Diagnosing mesothelioma in its initial stages
is not possible because symptoms surface very late and that,
these symptoms are no special signs indicating the particular
disease but are common for other diseases too.
Generally the symptoms of mesothelioma resemble to that to any
other normal lung diseases. Most of the symptoms arise in the
lungs, where the mesothelial cells covering the lungs and the
cavity between them are affected due to prolonged inhalation of
asbestos fibers. Consulting with the physician is very necessary
from time to time and necessary test must be conducted to detect
the disease.
The main symptom of mesothelioma is a constant pain in the chest
which is followed by short breaths and difficult breathing
because of accumulation of fluid in the chest, which makes
breathing all the more difficult. Some of the other symptoms of
the disease include abnormalities in the lungs, which can be
diagnosed under proper supervision of the doctor with a chest
CT-scan.
Basically, the disease of mesothelioma advances in four stages.
In the first stage, begins the formation of the tumor in the
area of lining of the lung and doesn't exceed from one side of
the lung. And then in the second stage the tumor extends to
other organs in the chest cavity, such as heart. Then in the
third stage its extents to the other abdominal organs affecting
all the other organs too. Finally in the fourth and the last
stage the tumor extends to all parts of the body and affects all
the parts adversely. These are some of the symptoms of the
disease of mesothelioma, by which the disease can be tracked in
the initial stages of its occurrence.
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