What is mesothelioma?
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Johns Hopkins Medicine answered:Mesothelioma is a rare tumor of the lining of lungs, often attributed to asbestos exposure, and represents 5 percent of lung cancer cases.
Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery can all be part of the treatment for patients with mesothelioma. There are also treatments currently being tested that utilize a combined approach that pairs these therapies together, particularly using chemotherapy prior to surgery, as along with new drugs that specifically target mesothelioma cells.Helpful? 1 person found this helpfulMesothelioma is a rare tumor of the lining of lungs, often attributed to asbestos exposure, and represents 5 percent of lung cancer cases.Chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery can all be part of the treatment for patients with mesothelioma. There are... More -
Mesothelioma occurs mainly in men over the age of 50 and is frequently associated with prior environmental or occupational exposure to asbestos. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumor that attacks the pleura, the lining membrane of the lung. It can be diagnosed only by biopsy. Treatment often requires major surgery on the pleura (the lining membrane of the lung) and the lung and may involve post-surgical chemotherapy and radiation treatment.
Helpful? 1 person found this helpfulMesothelioma occurs mainly in men over the age of 50 and is frequently associated with prior environmental or occupational exposure to asbestos. Malignant pleural mesothelioma is a rare tumor that attacks the pleura, the lining membrane of... More -
NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital answered:Mesothelioma is a cancer that strikes some 3,000 people in the U.S. each year – primarily those who have been occupationally or environmentally exposed to asbestos. Eight-five percent of cases arise in the pleura (the lining of the lung) and the remainder in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdomen).
Mesothelioma is a cancer that strikes some 3,000 people in the U.S. each year – primarily those who have been occupationally or environmentally exposed to asbestos. Eight-five percent of cases arise in the pleura (the lining of the lung) and... More -
Healthwise answered:Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant cells are found in the sac lining the chest (the pleura) or abdomen (the peritoneum). Most people with malignant mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they breathed asbestos, a fiber that was used in insulation materials.
Symptoms include shortness of breath, chest pain, or pain or swelling in the abdomen.
Treatment, which includes surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation, is based on whether the cancer has spread (metastasized) and the stage of the cancer.
Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant cells are found in the sac lining the chest (the pleura) or abdomen (the peritoneum). Most people with malignant mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they breathed asbestos, a fiber that was... More
