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MESOTHELIOMA
Malignant mesothelioma is a cancer found in the pleural (the lining of the lung) or the peritoneal (or abdomen), which is generally inoperable untreatable and incurable. The most common forms of mesothelioma effect the lining of the lung or the lining of the abdominal
cavity.
Asbestos exposure is the main cause and often considered the only cause of malignant mesothelioma. Malignant mesothelioma is the most serious of all asbestos related cancers. Mesothelioma has a long latency, and patient often have asbestos exposure many years before the cancer develops.
Pleural mesothelioma is found within the chest cavity and often involves the lung. Symptoms include pain in the chest, shortness of breath or difficulty breathing, weight loss and sometimes fevers. Peritoneal mesothelioma spreads within the abdominal cavity. The most common symptoms include abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting and sometimes fevers.
ASBESTOSIS
Asbestosis is a scarring of the lung caused by the inhalation of asbestos. Exposure to asbestos is the main cause of a diagnosis of asbestosis. It is widely viewed that asbestosis is related at least to some extent to the intensity and/or duration of the exposure to asbestos. It has a fairly long latency period, after the initial exposure to asbestos.
The most common symptoms of asbestosis include shortness of breath, difficulty breathing and chest pain.
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