mesothelioma is a harrowing disease, but fortunately fairly rare.  Mesothelioma is typically associated with previous exposure to asbestos.  mesothelioma is caused as a result of malignant cancerous cells lining the chest or abdominal region or area surrounding the heart.

mesothelioma can be caused by very small exposure to asbestos. Usually, mesothelioma doesn't occur until decades after exposure.  Exposure to asbestos and resultant mesothelioma can often be traced back to old work environments, or even old houses. e.g. asbestos mills, mines, or shipping yards.

As with so many other health issues, smoking greatly increases the risk of contracting mesothelioma .

This website aims to bring the latest news on this awful disease.  At the right side of every page, you'll see a list of mesothelioma news items.  Click on any one, and it will open to a full page.

Our partner links, shown on each page, will also lead you to valuable mesothelioma resources to hep you.

Other pages on this website will go into more detail, but lets briefly look at mesothelioma symptoms.  Unfortunately, earlier symptoms of mesothelioma can often be mistaken for less serious illness.  So the fact that it's mesothelioma can be initially overlooked.

What are the most common early symptoms ?  Dyspnea, lasting cough, weight loss, pleuritic pain.  But a thorough examination is required before these symptoms can be attributed to mesothelioma - ct scan, x-rays, or MRI are required.

Treatment is available, and more and more mesothelioma research is being done every year.  (see right hand side of this page, and other pages on this site, for latest news about mesothelioma).  Surgery is one option, but the recurrence rate of cancerous cells is high.  So it's important that mesothelioma gets diagnosed an treated as quickly as possible.

Typically, mesothelioma is more common in men, and usually develops 30-45 years after initial exposure to asbestos.  Mesothelioma has not been found to be race dependent.

Check out the mesothelioma news articles on this and other pages, and also see some of our partner links on this page to find more help and mesothelioma resources...