{"id":1992,"date":"2018-06-25T19:58:19","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T19:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mesotheliomacommunity.com\/?p=687"},"modified":"2018-06-25T19:58:19","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T19:58:19","slug":"mesothelioma-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imedicalsociety.org\/mesothelioma-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Diagnosis Of Mesothelioma"},"content":{"rendered":"
Cancer is one of the leading causes<\/a> of mortality (Source<\/a>), globally (Source<\/a>). Many types of cancers<\/a> still remain challenging to treat (Source<\/a>), for modern medicine (Source<\/a>). Nonetheless, the prognosis is always better if the disease is diagnosed early <\/a>(Source<\/a>). The diagnosis of mesothelioma<\/a> is difficult (Source<\/a>) as in many cases either there are no symptoms in the early stages (Source<\/a>) or symptoms are too vague (Source<\/a>).<\/p>\n Mesothelioma is one of the preventable, but aggressive and difficult to treat cancers. Most people diagnosed with mesothelioma do not survive<\/a> more than one year after the diagnosis, which only underlines the value of early recognition of it. Here comes mesothelioma diagnosis into play.<\/p>\n Mesothelioma is the cancer<\/a> of the thin cellular line that covers most of the internal organs. The primary reason for mesothelioma is professional exposure to the asbestos<\/a>\u00a0(Source<\/a>). Though asbestos is banned in most industries, however, it continues to be used in specific sectors due to some of its excellent physical qualities. Mesothelioma of the lining of lungs is most common, though it may occur in any organ that is covered by serous tissue (Source<\/a>). Thus mesothelioma may occur in the lining around the heart, and around the organs of the abdominal cavity too.<\/p>\n Mesothelioma is common in elderlies, especially those who sometimes in their life worked in the mining sector, though not necessarily in the mining of asbestos. Asbestos commonly co-occurs with talk and many other minerals too. Construction workers are still at the risk of asbestos exposure as many of the old building contains it in high quantities due to its excellent insulating properties. Defense is another sector where it is still used widely in certain parts of equipment. Thus, naval veterans are at higher risk of mesothelioma than other military personnel.<\/p>\n In more than 80% of cases of mesothelioma, there is a history of exposure to asbestos. Thus if any person who was exposed to asbestos any time in life and develops vague symptoms characteristic of cancer<\/a> like losing body weight, sweating in the evening, coughing, difficulty in breathing, he or she should immediately go for specific tests for the diagnosis of mesothelioma.<\/p>\n