What is mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a cancer that attacks the lungs. Mesothelioma is included in the rare disease and very rarely suffered by any person except construction workers because their jobs are often associated with asbestos. Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that is malignant cells are found in the sac lining the chest (the lining of the lung / pleura) or the abdomen (peritoneum / peritoneum).
Mesothelioma affects the lining membrane that protects and vital organs in the body in the lung that is mesothelium.
Mesothelium contained in the lungs is composed of two layers of specialized cells called mesothelial cells. Mesothelioma vary depending on the location, type and stage of the cancer cells. Approximately 70-80 percent of cases of mesothelioma due to asbestos, so it can be said that the cause of this disease from inhaling asbestos dust. Symptoms of mesothelioma do not appear until 50 years after the first patient inhaling asbestos. However, once symptoms appear, mesothelioma can quickly lead to various complications in the body of the patient can even cause death.
0 komentar:
Posting Komentar