Mesothelioma Facts

Mesothelioma
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Mesothelioma
Prognosis

Mesothelioma
Symptoms

Mesothelioma Settlement

Mesothelioma
Treatments

There are two types of mesothelioma, just as with other cancers, benign and malignant. The most common of the two is by far the "diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma". This particular type of tumor is very aggresive and invasive, spreading quickly over the surface of the lungs, abdominal organs or heart. Depending at which stage this disease is detected and the general health and strenght of the patient, the life expectancy for the victims is between four and twenty-four months. The average person diagnosed with this aggresive type of tumor survives for between four and twelve months from the onset of symptoms. These symptoms include cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing and sleeping, pain in the chest and abdominal regions, progressive loss of weight and appetite and pleural effusions (fluid in the chest cavity). However, some victims have survived for several years with the proper treatment.