Mesothelioma
mesothelioma is a malignant cancer disease of the mesothelium our protective layer of tissue that covers many of the body's organs such as the heart the lungs and the abdominal organs mesothelioma is a rare disease being found new each year in about four thousand patient cases mesothelioma is recognized as being caused by exposure to asbestos particles there are three types of mesothelioma pleural mesothelioma which is the most common peritoneal mesothelioma the second most common and pericardial mesothelioma the rarest of the three peritoneal mesothelioma is a cancer that makes up ten to twenty percent of the patient cases and it affects the lining of the abdomen it is caused by the ingestion of asbestos pericardial mesothelioma is the rarest form of mesothelioma but is frequently found in conjunction with pleural mesothelioma the pericardium covers the heart and acts as a protective barrier for the heart only a hundred and fifty cases have ever been reported and people aged 40 to 70 are most likely to have pericardial mesothelioma surgical removal of the pericardium is a current treatment as the lessons constrictions on the heart pleural mesothelioma being the most common makes up 75 percent of all mesothelioma cases it is a tumor that affects the mesothelium covering that protects the lungs even though it is the most common case of mesothelioma it is still rare and is often misdiagnosed with several lung diseases such as lung cancer and viral pneumonia mesothelioma and it's symptoms often do not reveal themselves until 40 years after exposure to asbestos if you think you or individuals you know may have mesothelioma please call one eight hundred nine oh nine six three seven six if you or someone you know is interested in our clinical trials for more information about the symptoms of all three types of mesothelioma or specific answers to your particular situation please call a toll-free number to the mesothelioma Research Foundation of America 1-800 909 me so that's one eight hundred nine oh nine six three seven six or visit our central website at WWE so RFA org feel free to ask about a clinical trials led by dr. Prakash Gill
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