Do You Have Asbestos Cancer Or Mesothelioma? What It Means For You And Possible Treatments
Do You Have Asbestos Cancer Or Mesothelioma? What It Means For You And Possible Treatments Do You Have Asbestos Cancer Or Mesothelioma? What It Means For You And Possible Treatments By George S. Hughes If you have been diagnosed with asbestos cancer, or by its clinical term, mesothelioma, it means you have a form of cancer that damages the mesothelium which is a membrane that encases our lungs, chest, abdomen and heart. The heart is protected by mesothelial tissue that surrounds it and is dubbed the pericardium. The lungs and chest cavity is covered by the pleural mesothlium membrane, and the peritoneum is what covers the abdominal cavity using mesothelial tissue. Asbestos damages every one of these membranous cells, however the most typical is pleural mesothelioma, usually in the advanced stages of this disease the cancer spreads and attacks other areas of the body. The main reason behind people contracting asbestos cancer or mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos, but it can be bro...