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New Treatment for Asbestos Lung Mesothelioma: Lovastatin
Recently I read that Lovastatin was used to treat a patient with stage 4 melanoma and that the patient has been cancer free for 9 years. Lovastatin initially has been known to be a proven anti-cancer drug with a powerful killing effect on cancerous cells. But the drug was deemed too risky due the high [...]
Read More >>Mesothelioma Definition
Mesothelioma is nothing but a cancer of mesothelium. Mesothelium is the covering structure of most of the internal organs of the body. Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without control or order. They can invade and damage nearby tissues and organs. Cancer cells [...]
Read More >>What are the causes of mesothelioma?
The Risk Factors
1. What are the risk factors for mesothelioma?
• Working with asbestos is the major risk factor for mesothelioma. A history of asbestos exposure at work is reported in about 70 percent to 80 percent of all cases. However, mesothelioma has been reported in some individuals without any known exposure to asbestos.
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Pathophysiology of Mesothelioma
The 3 major histological types of mesothelioma are sarcomatous, epithelial, and mixed. Pleural mesothelioma usually begins as discrete plaques and nodules that coalesce to produce a sheet-like neoplasm. Tumor growth usually begins at the lower part of the chest. The tumor may invade the diaphragm and encase the surface of the lung and interlobar fissures.
The [...]
Statistics and Epidemiology of Mesothelioma
The incidence of asbestos lung cancer is one in ten lakh persons. As far as western countries are concerned the incidence is slightly high. The incidence of this disease is 40 in ten million persons. The reason for the increased incidence in western countries is nothing but the industrialization.
As far as United States of America [...]
Symptoms of Mesothelioma
The common mesothelioma symptoms include weight loss, chest pain, diarrhea, constipation, cough, difficult in breathing, etc. Symptoms of the asbestos lung cancer vary according to the types of mesothelioma.
Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 30 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. Shortness of breath and pain in the chest due to an accumulation [...]
Diagnosis and Differential Diagnosis of Mesothelioma
Diagnosing mesothelioma is often difficult, because the symptoms are similar to those of a number of other conditions. Diagnosis begins with a review of the patient’s medical history, including any history of asbestos exposure. A complete physical examination may be performed, including x-rays of the chest or abdomen and lung function tests. A CT scan [...]
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