Mesothelioma is an aggressive, rare cancer that often occurs due to exposure to asbestos—a dangerous mineral found in many household products.
Mesothelioma has 4 stages that doctors use to determine cancer progression. Learn about your treatment options and prognosis at each stage.
Staging is the process of finding out if and how far malignant mesothelioma has spread.
Signs and symptoms of mesothelioma may include shortness of breath due to fluid around the lung, a swollen abdomen, chest wall pain, cough, feeling tired, and weight loss. These symptoms...
Treatment for malignant mesothelioma may include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, as well as targeted therapy and immunotherapy. The type of treatment you receive depends on many facto...
Mesothelioma has 4 stages. 1: Tumor is localized. 2: Cancer spreads to nearby organs. 3: Cancer can spread to lymph nodes. 4: Cancer has spread distantly.
Diagnosis Doctors will need to perform several tests in order to confirm the diagnosis and determine if it is mesothelioma or subtypes of mesothelioma. The typical test is an X-ray of the...
Learn about mesothelioma signs, diagnosis, causes, risk factors, and treatment options. Typically occurs 30-50 years after asbestos exposure. 60-70% of cases epithelioid type.
Mesothelioma Stage 4 SymptomsThe extent of cancer is determined by the mesothelioma stage. Mesothelioma stages are based on the TNM system, which provides information regarding the size of the init...
Pleural mesothelioma is a rare type of lung cancer affecting the pleural layer of the lungs. It is most often caused by asbestos exposure.