Mesothelioma Series: Types of Mesothelioma

There are three types of mesothelioma including:

1. In Pleural Mesothelioma, the lining that surrounds the lungs or pleura is affected. While inhaling, the sharp, microscopic fibers of asbestos damage these surrounding cells, further causing mutations and scarring. This, with the passage of time, leads to cellular plaques. These plaques, slowly and gradually degenerate or decline the functioning of both the lungs, and finally, in the end leads to cancer. According to conducted studies, more than eighty percent of people diagnosed with mesothelioma suffer from Pleural mesothelioma, thereby making it one of the most common types of mesothelioma. Symptoms and indications of this type of mesothelioma may include one or more of the following:

-Shortness of breath
-Mild to severe pain in the chest
-Mild to severe cough
-Fluid retention in as well as around both the lungs
-Continuous wheezing while breathing
-Blood traces in sputum

2. In Peritoneal Mesothelioma, the lining that surrounds the stomach is affected. This cancer is due to the entering and injecting of asbestos fibers into the digestive tract. This type of mesothelioma is not quite common with around ten percent to twenty percent of diagnosed people falling under this category.

Symptoms and indications of this type of cancer may include one or more of the following:

-Mild to severe pain in abdomen
-Fluid retention in gastrointestinal tract or the abdomen
-Lumps of tissue in the abdomen
-Regular constipation or diarrhea
-Sudden weight loss
-Continuous feeling of nausea

3. Pericardial mesothelioma basically affects the lining around the heart. Only a few people are diagnosed with this type of mesothelioma, further making it the rarest type of mesothelioma. Symptoms and indications of this type of cancer may include one or more of the following:

-Shortness of breath
-Mild to severe chest pain
-Constant mild to severe cough
-Heart palpitations