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Imaging Scans - Mesothelioma Diagnosis

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From the Previous Post I notify you about Diagnosis Methods of Mesothelioma Cancer. Today I'll give you the information about Imaging Scans Diagnostic Method used for mesothelioma Cancer. When we refer to the word 'Scan' you will exactly get to know the Scans we can undergo. In discovering the Mesothelioma we must undergo following Scans. CT Scan MRI Scan PET Scan  X-Ray               Undergoing these various types of Scans to Diagnose Mesothelioma Cancer is not a waste as every type of Scan reveal various sides of the disease and the Information gathered from Every Scan is very effective. As an example if you X-ray your upper part of the body which means the chest area, Doctor is able to observe your lungs and how the Mesothelioma had effected on there.   CT Scan is capable of scanning your whole body and capture a position in different angles.  When regarding Mesothelioma Cancer Diagnostic Process CT Scanning is very useful. MRI S...

Mesothelioma Diagnosis

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From the Previous Articles we looked in to the Mesothelioma Disease and from this Article I thought we should take look at Mesothelioma Diagnosis Process. There are many ways to diagnose Mesothelioma Cancer and donot have a specific path or method.  Process often involves multiple procedures, each performed by a different medical professional. Most people receive their official diagnosis within two to three months varying on their symptoms.                    Mostly Mesothelioma is diagnosed by pathological examination from a biopsy. Tissue is removed, placed under the microscope, and a pathologist makes a definitive diagnosis and issues a pathology report. Doctors will observe the patient from a Scan or an X-ray. The first step that mesothelioma doctors will take in evaluating an asbestos related disease is to obtain a full medical history to determine the level and severity of mesothelioma risk factors and presenting mesothel...

Get to know about Benign Mesothelioma

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Benign Mesothelioma doesn't harm Malignant Mesothelioma and it is very easy to treat to that disease when comparing to the Malignant Mesothelioma. Benign mesothelioma is usually develop in the peritoneums of patients with no history of asbestos exposure. This type of asbestos cancer also differs from the malignant form in that benign tumors do not invade nearby tissues nor spread to other parts of the body.  The fact that it remains contained makes it much easier to address and mesothelioma surgery may be recommended. Although most patients are young to middle-aged women, doctors have observed benign cases in men as well. Several complications can arise if a tumor grows large enough, but most patients experience no symptoms at all. 20 percent of patients with benign mesotheliomas larger than 7 cm experience painful swelling of the joints and bones, low blood sugar, comas and seizures.                ...

What is Malignant Mesothelioma

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Malignant Mesothelioma is a cancer that starts in Cells. Those cells are often called as mesothelial cells.  This Malignant Mesothelioma is a rare form of Cancer affects the thin cell wall lining of the body's internal organs and structures. They can be mostly observed in the linings of certain parts of the body, especially the chest or abdomen. This cancer cell lining is known as Mesothelium.                                           Mainly Malignant mesothelioma has three types. They are malignant pleural mesothelioma, malignant pericardial mesothelioma, and malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma occurs in the pleura, the lung's lining. Peritoneal mesothelioma occurs in the peritoneum, the abdominal cavity wall. And pericardial mesothelioma occurs in the lining of th...

Who gets Mesothelioma and How

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From all the previous Articles I have brought you the facts about what is Mesothelioma and what are the types of it. So from this post I'll present you the details that who will mostly get Mesothelioma Cancer.   Mesothelioma is a disastrous Cancer and every time Most developed countries Study this disease to have clear knowledge and an explanation about it. Most of Countries study the Patients who are suffering from this Cancer as, their Age, Sex, Actions regarding Sex, Locations and Workplaces. Eight international case studies of 657 mesothelioma patients between 1965 and 1975 confirmed the causal link between asbestos exposure and  malignant mesothelioma .                               Most of the Men work in work-sites, mines, building areas, railway tracks, shipyards, refineries and production plants are the ones who are threatened more with this disease.  When you get the breath of a...

Histological Subtypes of Mesothelioma Cancer

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An important tool used in the definitive diagnosis of disease is histology, the microscopic examination of cellular anatomy.   Although it is most common for doctors to classify this cancer based on the tumor’s location, there are also various histological sub types of pleural, peritoneal, pericardial and testicular mesothelioma. Epithelial Mesothelioma Accounting for 50 to 70 percent of all cases, epithelial mesothelioma is by far the most common histological subtype. Compared to other cell types, epithelial mesothelioma typically responds better to treatment. It is therefore the histological subtype associated with the best survival. Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma Cancers that arise from connective tissues are called sarcomas, and sarcomatoid mesothelioma is so named because under the microscope, its cells are elongated and spindle-shaped like those of a sarcoma, overlapping in a disorderly fashion. Between 15% and 20% of all malignant mesothelioma diagnoses are classified a...

Types of Mesothelioma Cancer

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                          Mainly there are four main types of Mesothelioma Cancer.  Each type indicates the area of the body where the cancer originates.    doctors may examine the cellular features of a mesothelioma tumor to learn important characteristics of the disease. This action paves the path to them  to reveal the history of Cancer and it is very useful when treating.  When mesothelioma begins to grows, tumors form on the mesothelial lining surrounding the lungs, abdomen, heart or testicles.  These main types of Cancer Mesothelioma is known as  pleural, peritoneal, pericardial and testicular mesothelioma.  While the majority of mesothelioma tumors are malignant, there are also noncancerous forms of the disease, known as benign mesotheliomas. Below Image shows you the exact percentages of Types of Mesothelioma Cancer that can be diagnosed.           ...

What Causes Mesothelioma Cancer ?

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As we notify you in the previous Article Cancer, Mesothelioma is caused mainly because of due to asbestos. But from this Article we are hoping to go deeper as what and how those issues really cause Mesothelioma Cancer.   This involves men between 40-55 are the majority.  Others have been exposed to asbestos in a household environment, often without knowing it. Interestingly, the number of new cases of mesothelioma has been relatively stable since 1983. Asbestos was an effective insulation material. It was used liberally in commercial and industrial products in the United States until being regulated in a joint effort between the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Environmental Protection Agency in 1989.                        Asbestos insulation workers appear to have the highest rate of asbestos related disease. One study reports that almost six percent of asbestos workers fall victim to mesothelioma or ...

What is Mesothelioma ?

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Lot of people exactly wonder what is this Mesothelioma illness and they are blank heads about it. Mesothelioma is mainly a cancer caused because of high term exposure to asbestos.  This is just the basic idea about what Mesothelioma is but, let me give you an explanation about Mesothelioma.                                  Mesothelioma   gets its name because cancerous tumors form in the mesothelium – the lining – of an internal organ. In the case of mesothelioma, the tumors form in the lining of the lung, the lining of the abdomen, the lining of heart or the lining of a testicle. There are mainly four types of Cancers and each of them are aggressive.  Cancers usually spread rapidly and if you are a Mesothelioma patient your life expectancy will be eight to twenty months.  Lot of physicians are struggling to find a cure for the cancer, Mesothelioma but for now to ...