Symptoms of Mesothelioma

In most cases, people usually ignore the symptoms of Mesothelioma due to their generic nature. This is because the early symptoms of mesothelioma can also be the indication of other common diseases. Furthermore, researches have concluded that a patient with prior exposure to asbestos may develop mesothelioma much later in his/her life, i.e. after 20 to 40 years of asbestos encounter. Thus, many patients disregard the possibility of developing mesothelioma due to something that happened much earlier in their lives. Mesothelioma is a cancer in which the protective linings of the body’s internal organs get affected by malignant cells. These linings include: •Pleura: the outer lining surrounding the lungs and chest cavity; •Peritoneum: the lining of the abdominal c View the rest of this article