The pleural, peritoneal and pericardial are the 3 sort of mesothelioma cancer, which affects the mesothelium. Over exposure to asbestos for a long period of time is the cause behind this serious form of cancer. Mesothelioma symptom appears and the diagnosis of the infection takes place generally at the advanced stage of cancer. This ends up in many deaths.

Only an experienced medical practitioner can detect the exact type of cancer, since the symptoms for all three types are mostly similar. Wrong diagnosis often proves fatal as it further delays the treatment. Shortness of breath, difficulty in swallowing, hoarseness, building up of extra fluid between the pleura, pain in chest, abdomen, shoulder or arm, tiredness, fever, loss of weight and appetite are the symptoms of pleural mesothelioma.

Depending of the seriousness of the disease, the symptoms may vary from person to person. About 90% of the patients experience chest pain and shortness of breath, 84% suffer pleural effusion and less than 30% bear weight loss. It should also be noted that around 3% of the patients remain without any symptoms.

 Peritoneal mesothelioma patients experience weight loss, pain or swelling in the abdomen, obstruction of bowels, high fever etc. Here also some patients may not experience all these symptoms but some others may witness some additional mesothelioma symptom also. Pericardial mesothelioma symptoms are chest pain of varying degrees, persistent coughing, high fatigue without any physical activity etc.

 Identifying the symptoms and understanding it in the genuine perspective is the primary step for deciding up on an appropriate treatment system. Since mesothelioma symptom usually appears once the person has passed his fresh stage, it can prove a serious hurdle in the way of a cure. The surgeon should identify the type and stage of cancer correctly and the treatment process should be started in earnest. Surgery can be used to get rid of the cancer if it is limited to a selected region. Complicated stages may need chemotherapy and radiation, though results aren’t always positive. If it is located that the patient doesn’t respond to the treatment definitely, then palliative treatment is done. Here the symptoms are treated, not the cause.

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