Mesothelioma is a type of cancer involving mesothelial tissues of body organs usually lungs or abdominal. It is often caused by exposure to asbestos. However, there are 30-50% of patients without any history of asbestos exposure.
People who have received asbestos exposure of as little as one or two months to very low doses are at risk of mesothelioma cancer. Even people who wash clothes of asbestos exposed people are at risk. A person exposed to asbestos could develop mesothelioma after 50 years of exposure.
If mesothelioma doctor diagnosis is mesothelioma, the mesothelioma doctor will want to learn the stage (or extent) of the disease. Stagin involves more tests in a careful attempt to find out whether the cancer (mesothelioma cancer) has spread and, if so, to which parts of the body.
Knowing the stage of the disease helps the doctor plan to mesothelioma treatment. Mesothelioma is described as localized if the cancer (mesothelioma cancer) is found only on the membrane surface where it originated. It is classified as advanced if it has spread beyond the original membrane surface to other parts of the body, such as the lymph nodes , lung, chest wall, or abdominal organs.
Mesothelioma diagnosis is often difficult, because the symptoms are similar to those of a number of other conditions…
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