| A person working with asbestos is the highest risk. It's | | | | Persistent coughing |
| been said that about 75% of all cases have histories | | | | Loss of weight |
| exposure to asbestos at work. There are about 2,000 | | | | Fatigue |
| to 3,000 mesothelioma cases reported each year and | | | | Shortness of breath |
| most of them are work-related cases. | | | | Lumps around the chest |
| Asbestos minerals are said to be strongly present on | | | | Difficulty in swallowing |
| industrial materials and products such as flooring | | | | Difficult and painful breathing |
| products, roof shingles, insulations, textiles, cement and | | | | Coughing up blood |
| brake linings. Some of these materials are also used in | | | | These are all mesothelioma symptoms but, it should be |
| industries such as construction, automotive, shipyard | | | | noted that it may or may not occur to one person all |
| and manufacturing. A worker can get it just by inhaling | | | | at one time. It is pertinent to inform your physician of |
| and swallowing the substance. Moreover, there are | | | | your exposure to asbestos so they can note it down |
| theories that members of the family of these workers | | | | and check if you will require test for diseases related |
| are prone to second hand exposure just by doing the | | | | to asbestos exposure. |
| worker's laundry. In lieu to this, workers may file a | | | | Diagnosis |
| lawsuit because of job-related diseases and you can | | | | Since mesothelioma symptoms seem to be the same |
| find mesothelioma lawyers within your community or | | | | as with other diseases, diagnosis is also somewhat |
| on various websites at the internet. | | | | difficult. The physician will want to rule out each of |
| Moreover, mesothelioma lawyers will assist you of | | | | those other diseases before suspecting Pleura |
| your legal rights as well as your options. They will be | | | | Mesothelioma. Once suspected, x-ray and CT scan |
| able to determine if you have a case and the steps | | | | will be performed. Once any of these tests showed |
| that you have to take should you seek to take this to | | | | signs of exposure to asbestos, then, a biopsy will be |
| court. However, you should take into consideration the | | | | performed to confirm the result. |
| number of cases that mesothelioma lawyers had | | | | Aside from confirming the result, the biopsy can also |
| handled. | | | | help determine the type of mesothelioma in the body. |
| Symptoms | | | | To determine the growth and stage, further tests can |
| Pleura Mesothelioma is a form of cancer which is very | | | | be done like MRI and PET scan (Positron Emission |
| aggressive and is very hard to diagnose. Generally, | | | | Topography). |
| mesothelioma symptoms are hardly detectable at an | | | | Treatment |
| early stage because it has a latency period and may | | | | The treatment options depend relatively on the |
| occur even after around 20 to 40 years after the | | | | patient's state of health and the cancer stage. The |
| exposure to asbestos. These are some of the most | | | | tumor or parts of the tumor could be surgically |
| common symptoms: | | | | removed upon detection during early stages. Fluids |
| Chest pain under the ribcage | | | | from the lungs can also be removed through surgery. |