| Mesothelioma the medical name for cancer
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| | coughing, and loss of weight.Testing can
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| of the pleura (the lining of the lung and
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| | be carried out initially by X-Ray, with a
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| chest cavity) or cancer of the peritoneum
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| | Thoric CT and open lung biopsy being used
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| (the lining of the abdomen). It is
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| | to confirm the findings of the early
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| usually caused by prolonged or persistent
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| | tests. If it is diagnosed early enough,
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| exposure to asbestos.Symptoms of
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| | the tumor can be surgically removed, and
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| mesothelioma may not appear until between
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| | with follow-up chemotherapy and radiation
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| twenty and fifty years after exposure,
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| | treatment, full recovery is often
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| which explains why so many new cases of
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| | possible.However, in more advanced cases,
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| this form of cancer are coming to light
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| | cure is usually not possible. In such
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| now, even though the dangers of asbestos
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| | cases, chemotherapy and radiation
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| were realized long ago and measures taken
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| | treatment can be used alongside other
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| to reduce the risk of the disease.As with
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| | pain relief treatments, to ease the
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| many forms of cancer, the mesothelioma
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| | symptoms. Where cure is not possible, the
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| tumor can spread rapidly, often infecting
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| | average survival time is between four and
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| the opposite pleura, and continuing on to
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| | eighteen months, depending on the stage
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| other internal organs. Symptoms include a
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| | of the tumor and the general health of
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| shortness of breath, chest pains,
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| | the patient.
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