What is mesothelioma? You may never have heard of mesothelioma cancer unless you or a relative have the disease. Still considered as a rare cancer, it has been popularized by its relation to asbestos. But what is mesothelioma cancer or malignant mesothelioma? Malignant mesothelioma is a deadly cancer of the mesothelium, or lining of the [...]
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October 29 2008
Mesothelioma: Defined and Explained
mesothelioma the medical term for cancer of the pleura (the lining of the lung and chest cavity) or cancer of the peritoneum (the lining of the abdomen). mesothelioma is usually caused by extended or constant exposure to asbestos. Symptoms may not become visible until between twenty and fifty years after exposure, which explains why huge [...]