Mesothelioma Cancer
Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the lining of the lungs, abdomen, or heart. As many as 80% of mesothelioma caused by inhalation of asbestos dust. The use of asbestos in Indonesia quite a lot because it is one of the cheapest materials and selected product for many customers but no data yet about the risk of mesothelioma.
The mesothelioma latency period can be occurs 10 to 50 years. Pleural mesothelioma is mesothelioma most commonly found with symptoms of shortness of breath, dry cough, chest pain, coughing up blood, easily tired, fever accompanied by sweating, especially night, weight loss, and pleural effusion. Enforcement standards.
The diagnosis of pleural mesothelioma can be made by examining chest X-ray, Computed Tomography (CT) Scan, Positron-Emission. Tomography (PET) Scan, or Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI). Mesothelioma therapy, especially in pleural mesothelioma is:
surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy or a combination of the two
or more or what is known as multimodal therapy. Prognosis for
Mesothelioma cancer is generally bad and many patients live
less than one year. The purpose of this paper is to show
some occupational sectors that are at risk of exposure to asbestos and understanding
will mesothelioma to be more alert to the incidence of mesothelioma
Mesothelioma is a very dangerous cancer and affects the lining of the lungs and abdomen (stomach).
Mesothelioma is very dangerous is the most feared of all diseases associated with asbestos. Asbestos is the main cause and trigger of mesothelioma.
Determining the right diagnosis for mesothelioma is difficult for doctors because this disease often presents with symptoms that resemble other common diseases. Currently there is no way to cure mesothelioma, but treatments such as surgery and chemotherapy can help increase the chances of survival for people with mesothelioma.
There are three major types of mesothelioma and the difference is in the part of the body that is attacked by it. Pleural Mesothelioma (attacks the protective lining of the lungs inside the chest) and accounts for about three-quarters of all cases of mesothelioma. Periotal mesothelioma, which attacks the abdomen (abdomen), and percardial mesothelioma, which affects the heart.
