Mesothelioma cancer is considered the rarest and most deadly type of cancer, and usually affects the mesothelial tissues of body organs, normally abdomen and lungs. It develops malignant and cancerous cells in the mesothelium, which is the protective cell covering many internal organs of the body. It can also damage other organs of the body, spreading to their damaged cells.

The root cause of this type of cancer in approximately 50-80% of cases is exposure to asbestos. People involved in occupations such as construction jobs in insulation, construction and boiler manufacturers are at risk of contracting asbestos disease. It’s A very limited form of cancer providing only a few symptoms that can be seen until the disease becomes greatly enhanced.

Pleural mesothelioma is the most common type of cancer, indicated by chronic cough shortness of breath in combination with a common cold and allergies. Other symptoms of pleural mesothelioma include chest pain, coughing blood, fatigue, shortness of breath, swollen lymph nodes, loss of appetite, weight loss and lung infection.

Peritoneal Mesothelioma is another form of cancer which generally affects the covering around the intestines and stomach. The symptoms of this cancer include weight loss, fever, anemia, abdominal pain, bloating or bowel obstruction. Another type of cancer is pericardial mesothelioma, the symptoms including palpitations, persistent cough, chest pain and shortness of breath.

It has been estimated that about 2000 new cases of this type of cancer are diagnosed each year. It’s worth noting that only an experienced professional to diagnose the cancer mesothelioma. The disease begins in small lumps in the pleural membrane, which can not be scanned X-ray until they have progressed and grown in large sizes. The symptoms of the disease can not get a view up to 30-50 years of exposure to asbestos.

The treatment options available for this cancer are:

Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy with doxorubicin or doxorubicin was 20% reactive in cases of mesothelioma.

Radiation therapy: This disease is only moderately responsive to radiotherapy also. It can improve the quality of life of the patient, as it can reduce shortness of breath and pain in the body, although it can not cure the problem.

Surgery: the choices, such as surgical removal of the cancer tumor, cutting off on Fri Decortication or have not been very successful so far.

Photodynamic therapy: In this process, tumor cells are given a photosynthesizer intravenously, which are then activated to kill cells with the help of a laser light of specific wavelength. This therapy is still experimental.

The median survival time of a patient since the observance of cancer is about 4-24 months, however, with proper care, some patients have been reported also lived for many years. Therefore, it is advisable for those who work in asbestos locations subject to consult a doctor and go for regular check ups, so that the possibility of the tumor can be diagnosed at an earlier stage.