Pleural Mesothelioma is treatable, but not considered to be curable.
Pleural Mesothelioma is treatable, but not considered to be curable.
You can learn more about pleural mesothelioma at www.mesothelioma.com.
Chemotherapy is one treatment for Pleural Mesothelioma. There is also surgery and radiation therapy.
Pleural Mesothelioma affects the lungs, Peritoneal Mesothelioma affects the stomach and Pericardial Mesothelioma affects the heart. Pleural Mesothelioma was the cause of death of my father, he was exposed to asbestos while working in a ship yard, mixing and applying asbestos to pipes for Plumbing. It takes years for the tiny fibers from asbestos to eventually cause cancer.
Pleural Mesothelioma develops in the lining of the lungs. It can completely kill your lungs and spread to different parts of your body.
Several websites are dedicated to pleural mesothelioma. Try visiting the following: http://www.pleuralmesothelioma.com/ and http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/pleural.htm.
There are several treatments for pleural mesothelioma. Chemotherapy and radiation are two examples of treatment of the cancer, but there is no exact cure. With proper treatment and diagnosis you can survive it.
Pleural Mesothelioma affects the lungs, Peritoneal Mesothelioma affects the stomach and Pericardial Mesothelioma affects the heart. Pleural Mesothelioma was the cause of death of my father, he was exposed to asbestos while working in a ship yard, mixing and applying asbestos to pipes for plumbing. It takes years for the tiny fibers from asbestos to eventually cause cancer.
Looks like there is a trial in your area www.mesothelioma-lung-cancer.org/mesothelioma-clinical-trial.html
Pleural mesothelioma is the most common form of malignant mesothelioma being responsible for almost three-quarters of all cases. Symptoms usually include shortness of breath and pain in the chest wall due to a build up of fluid.
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Pleural tumors are divided into two classifications: primary (mesothelioma), or metastatic (arising from cancer sites elsewhere in the body).