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Mesothelioma Injury:
Reported incidence of mesothelioma injury is estimated to be
around 2,000 new cases a year in the U.S. The number of
mesothelioma injuries has increased in the past 20 years. Since
mesothelioma injury symptoms may not appear for 30 - 50 years
after asbestos exposure, the increase in diagnoses is believed
to be in response to the high number of workers and people
exposed to asbestos related industries.
It is often very difficult to diagnose a mesothelioma injury
because it is a rare condition and because the symptoms are so
similar to many other conditions. In order to confirm a
mesothelioma injury is present, a biopsy will be required by a
cancer specialist. If mesothelioma is confirmed, the oncologist
will want to learn what stage the disease is in.
Since the average amount of time from mesothelioma diagnosis to
death is so short, it is essential to determining how far along
the disease has gone. Especially if the cancer has spread, it is
important for the doctor to develop a treatment plan that will
best suit the patient since treatment for mesothelioma injury
depends on location, stage, and the patient''s age and general
health. Mesothelioma is very hard to control and until it is
treated mesothelioma injury will continue to grow and spread.
In about half of all mesothelioma injury cases, the disease has
metastasized to other organs at the time of death. Often times,
death occurs because of an extension of the tumor into
surrounding organs. Mesothelioma has received a lot of press
recently because of the lawsuits against asbestos companies.
Plaintiffs have alleged asbestos companies have known about the
asbestos dangers for years but allowed exposure to the toxic
element to continue, increasing the risk of mesothelioma injury
for workers and communities.
The danger of asbestos exposure is that once the asbestos fibers
enter the body it remains there forever. Since it is invisible
to the eye, many mesothelioma injury patients did not realize
the toxic fibers were being inhaled into their bodies. While
nearly everyone is exposed to asbestos at some time during their
lives, millions of American workers were exposed to asbestos on
a regular basis.
Others Information:
- What is the mesothelium?
- How common is mesothelioma?
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What
are the risk factors for mesothelioma?
- What are the symptoms of mesothelioma?
- How is mesothelioma diagnosed?
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