| I decided to create this article for all the people out | | | | cancer cells can also metastasize (spread) from their |
| there, spending all day searching the keywords "what | | | | original site to other parts of the body. |
| is mesothelioma and what problems does | | | | So what is Asbestos? Well, asbestos fibers cause |
| mesothelioma cause" on Google. Many of us still do | | | | lesions and scarring on the mesothelium, ultimately |
| not know what is mesothelioma cancer or disease? | | | | leading to the formation of tumors. |
| Well this article will tell you more or less some of the | | | | The damaged cells secrete large amounts of a clear |
| information about Mesothelioma cancer or disease. | | | | fluid that presses on the lungs and other organs, |
| Mesothelium covers the external surfaces of the | | | | causing severe discomfort. The tissue formed by |
| heart and lung. It also covers the inner surface of the | | | | these cells is called mesothelium.There are three main |
| chest wall and the inner surface of the sac that | | | | types of malignant mesothelioma: epithelial, |
| surrounds the heart called pericardium. In the lungs | | | | sarcomatoid and mixed. The epithelial type is the |
| the mesothelium is called pleura, in the heart it is | | | | most common. Mesothelioma is a horrific disease |
| called pericardium, and in the abdominal cavity it takes | | | | where a particular type of cell (the mesothelium) |
| the name of peritoneum. | | | | divides without control.This division of cells can lead |
| Its primary role is to protect these organs by | | | | to mesothelioma. |
| producing a lubricating fluid that allows for movement. | | | | Now, not everything is bad news. Benign |
| While mesothelioma can affect any of the mesothelial | | | | mesothelioma may occur wherever there is |
| tissue in the body, it is most commonly seen in the | | | | mesothelium. It is localized and does not spread to |
| pleural or peritoneal mesothelium. Sadly, many | | | | nearby tissues. Cancer that occurs in the mesothelium |
| patients are not diagnosed with mesothelioma until | | | | tissue is called mesothelioma . Malignant cells develop |
| symptoms are present, and symptoms are not | | | | in the mesothelium, a protective lining that covers |
| usually present until the cancer is in its advanced | | | | most of the body's internal organs. The most |
| stages. | | | | common site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs |
| To understand this a little better, let's clarify that the | | | | and chest cavity), but mesothelioma may also occur |
| mesothelium is a membrane that covers and protects | | | | in the peritoneum or the pericardium . |
| most of the internal organs of the body. It is | | | | One of the ongoing problems, however, with this |
| composed of two layers of cells: One layer | | | | remedy is the fact that mesothelium cancer can take |
| immediately surrounds the organ; the other forms a | | | | years before it starts to show. In some cases, this |
| sac around it. It (cancer of the mesothelium) is a | | | | period has been over 40 years. The mesothelium |
| disease in the cells of the mesothelium, which | | | | makes fluid between the two layers that lubricates |
| become abnormal and divide without any control and | | | | the movement of the organs it protects. It actually |
| order. They can invade and damage nearby tissues | | | | develops in the mesothelium; a thin, double-layered |
| and organs. Mesothelioma (cancer of the | | | | protective sheath that surrounds vital organs and |
| mesothelium) occurs when the cells of the | | | | body cavities. The mesothelium that protects the |
| mesothelium become abnormal and divide without | | | | chest and lungs is called the pleura and the |
| control or order. | | | | mesothelium that surrounds the abdomen is called the |
| Nearby tissues and organ can be affected and the | | | | peritoneum. |