What is mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma or mesothelium is a membrane that covers and protects most of our internal body organs. It is made up of two layers of cells, the first surrounding the organ, and the other layer forming a sac around the first layer and the organ. The mesothelium of the chest cavity and the lungs is known as pleura. The pleural mesothelium membrane covers the lungs and chest cavity and peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that enfolds the organs in the abdominal cavity. Type of cancer that derived from mesothelium is called mesothelioma cancer
Mesothelioma cancer
Mesothelioma cancer is still considered a rare cancer, even though some 2000 new cases are reported every year in the United States alone. More often than not, mesothelioma cancer cases are discovered in people who were exposed to asbestos dust some 30 to 50 years ago. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that affects the mesothelium, a dual layered membrane with which our chest, lungs, abdomen and the heart is wrapped safely. Mesothelioma Cancer can damage any of these cells. When mesothelioma cancer develops, the cells of mesothelium become abnormal and divide without order. They end up invading and damage nearby tissues and organs. As in all cancers, in mesothelioma cancer these abnormal cells can spread to other organs of the body, making this mesothelioma cancer, a generalized cancer to different stages 1 to 4.
The caused of Mesothelioma Cancer
Mesothelioma is considered to be the most deadly type of cancer that is caused by inhaling the asbestos particles that float in the air. Though asbestos exposure is the primary reason in 70% to 80% of the cases. Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles, or they have been exposed to asbestos dust and fiber in other ways. Washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos can also put a person at risk for developing mesothelioma. Asbestos has become part of our daily life being in cement, brake linings, roof shingles, flooring products, textiles, and insulation. The asbestos fibers take their toll by going into our windpipe and settling in the internal organs causing the formation of carcinogenic tumors. It affects the mesothelium. In general, asbestos fibres are thought to act through direct physical interactions with the cells of the mesothelium in conjunction with indirect effects following interaction with inflammatory cells such as macrophages. -ew4zgqsckh-
