Knowing About Mesothelioma Symptoms Helps Extend Life

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By Tom Addison


This is an asbestos related cancer that affects the lungs, heart, stomach or testicles. Mesothelioma symptoms can take twenty to fifty years to appear even then it is hard to make the diagnosis due to how these warning signs mimic other conditions. With the symptoms of mesothelioma being overlooked due to the mimicking effect of treatable as well as common warning signs that it produces like the common cold. Scientists are working diligently to find a way to cure this particular cancer and hoping it will occur within the next ten years.

Pleural is a more common type of diagnosis with this cancer. It accounts for about seventy five percent of all cases found. Identifying ailments are tiredness, not able to catch breath, pains mimicking heart attack, an continuous cough and possible nodules under the skin on the upper torso.

Peritoneal is only found in about twenty percent of these cases. Peritoneal affects the membrane in the stomach. Identifying ailments are abdominal pain, weight loss and unsettled stomach.

Pericardial affects the pericardium of the heart. Pericardial only accounts for around five percent of all diagnosis. Identifying ailments are arrhythmia, waking drenched in sweat, cant catch your breath, pounding heartbeat.

Testicular; this is the rarest form of this type of cancer which develops in the testicles. There have been a few cases of testicular cancer of this type ever diagnosed. Warning signs are lumps on the testicles that may or may not be painful.

Early diagnosis with cancer is always the best. It increases treatment options as well as life expectancy. Symptoms of mesothelioma take so many years to show warning signs that it would be in your best interest to let your physician know about any exposure you have had with asbestos. Mesothelioma symptoms mimic so many other conditions including the common cold that knowledge is a must after being exposed. If you have been exposed talk to your physician soon about test that can be done to determine if you have this disease.




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