Mesothelioma Is Spreading All Across The Planet

Inspite of the modern developments in different spheres of mankind including medical science, there are still some diseases which are incurable and deadly. Mesothelioma is a certain form of cancer which is caused mainly due to exposure to asbestos fibres. It is a typical disease and its characteristics are also different from the other general form of cancer.


Mesothelioma is exceptional but sadistic type of cancer. It occurs mainly in the inner lining of the diaphragm in the chest and abdominal areas of the body. The most dangerous part of the disease is that the latency period is very high, which makes its occurrence unpredictable. Latency is the period from the exposure to the cause and the growth of cancer.

This disease claims the life of thousands of people round the world every year and is still uncontrollable. Mesothelioma affects the mesothelium which is membrane of the heart, abdomen and the lungs. In most cases it is fatal if not identified before the deadly stage. This disease can seriously hamper in the different areas, according to which, it has been classified as pleural mesothelioma surrounding the lung, peritoneal or lung mesothelioma around the stomach and the pericardial mesothelioma on the outer lining of the heart.

The most important horrifying part of the disease is that, it makes its exposure very late and the symptoms are not identifiable initially. By the time the disease is diagnosed it is too late to cure or stop the growth of the syndrome. Blood test often fails to detect it unlike other forms of cancer. However, if Thoracoscopy is timely performed around the chest area the malady can be detected. In this test often tumours and abnormal growths are recognized.