{"id":500,"date":"2018-01-02T07:31:45","date_gmt":"2018-01-02T07:31:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mesotheliomacommunity.com\/?p=500"},"modified":"2018-01-02T07:31:45","modified_gmt":"2018-01-02T07:31:45","slug":"pleural-mesothelioma","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imedicalsociety.org\/pleural-mesothelioma\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Pleural Mesothelioma?"},"content":{"rendered":"
Malignant pleural mesothelioma<\/a> (MPM) or just “pleural mesothelioma”, is among one of the most aggressive forms of cancer, although rare but is known to be associated with high mortality rates.<\/p>\n Every year there are around 2500 new cases of pleural mesothelioma registered in the United States, out of total about 9000 cases worldwide, as asbestos is prohibited<\/a> in most parts of the world and completely banned in the European Union since many years ago. Though due to lack of data in many countries, real figures could be much higher. As per World Health Organization estimates, malignant pleural mesothelioma could be responsible for as many as 100,000 fatal outcomes because of cancer<\/a> each year.<\/p>\n As the name of cancer suggests, it happens on the thin outer lining of the lungs called pleura. It is the most common location of mesothelioma, as almost 70-90% of cases of malignant mesothelioma are pleural. This is much more than the numbers for other types of mesothelioma. It is most frequently diagnosed in the 50-plus age group, though cases in children have been reported.<\/p>\n Primary and perhaps the only actual cause that has been proven to raise pleural mesothelioma condition is the exposure to asbestos<\/a>. It is thought that almost 90% of cases of pleural mesothelioma had asbestos exposure sometimes in their life<\/a>, although pleural mesothelioma may occur even twenty or thirty years after the exposure.<\/p>\n Though there are numerous hypotheses, yet the pathogenesis of pleural mesothelioma due to asbestos exposure<\/a> is not fully understood. Shipbuilding, construction, military service<\/a>, and other similar professions where exposure to asbestos is high pose a higher risk of pleural mesothelioma. Other factors that may play a secondary role are exposure to specific viral infections, and genetic predisposition.<\/p>\nCauses of Pleural Mesothelioma<\/strong><\/h1>\n