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Mesothelioma Prognosis 13 Feb 2011 | 08:43 pm
Approximately 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the United States each year. Once a patient is diagnosed, a doctor will likely discuss their prognosis, or probable course and o...
Mesothelioma Risk Factors 10 Feb 2011 | 04:09 am
There are several risk factors that increase the likelihood that a person will develop mesothelioma. The primary risk factor is asbestos exposure. Exposure to this very harmful substance can significa...
Mesothelioma Chemotherapy 8 Feb 2011 | 01:21 am
Chemotherapy is one of the most widely used treatments for cancers of all types. Literally meaning "chemical therapy", it was developed in the 1940s and, today, more than 100 chemo drugs are on the ma...
Abdominal Mesothelioma 24 Jan 2011 | 02:55 pm
The medical term for mesothelioma that develops in the abdomen is peritoneal mesothelioma, a variation of the disease that develops in the peritoneum, which is the layer of tissue lining the abdominal...
Mesothelioma and Asbestos 16 Jan 2011 | 03:30 pm
While a rare disorder in the general population, mesothelioma is not rare among individuals exposed to asbestos. There are two to three thousand new diagnoses of mesothelioma every year. Exposure to a...
Mesothelioma Surgery 13 Jan 2011 | 10:07 pm
When an individual is diagnosed with cancer, treatment options will be one of the first topics discussed with the oncologist. The available treatment options will vary from patient to patient dependin...
Peritoneal mesothelioma 10 Jan 2011 | 06:51 pm
Peritoneal Mesothelioma is a relatively rare form of malignant mesothelioma, making up twenty to twenty five percent of diagnosed mesothelioma cases. This type of mesothelioma affects the cells of the...
Pericardial Mesothelioma 9 Jan 2011 | 07:05 pm
Pericardial mesothelioma, or mesothelioma of the pericardium, is a disease that affects the lining of the heart (pericardium). It is a common misconception that mesothelioma is a type of primary lung ...
Epithelial Mesothelioma 8 Jan 2011 | 08:18 pm
There are two types of cells associated with malignant mesothelioma : epithelioid and sarcomatoid. Mesothelioma develops from one of these two types of cells, or develops as biphasic mesothelioma whic...
Benign Mesothelioma 7 Jan 2011 | 05:05 pm
What is Benign Mesothelioma? More recently referred to as a "solitary fibrous tumor of the pleura," benign mesothelioma - as the name indicates - is usually not cancerous, though cancerous forms can o...
