Doctors apply three mesothelioma stages to a diagnosis of lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure. Pleural mesothelioma is staged but peritoneal, or mesothelioma of the stomach area, is not. When physicians use the word “staging” in describing the condition of someone who is diagnosed with mesothelioma, the doctor is describing the extent of the cancer, read more
Industries having the highest mesothelioma mortality rate are ship repairing, shipbuilding and jobs where people worked on the ships constructed using asbestos. Chemical plants have the second highest mortality rate for individuals dying from mesothelioma. These industries dealing with chemicals were primarily located in 19 states, with the majority being in the north, northeast and read more
In 2007, the Federal Food and Drug Administration approved a mesothelioma blood test called Mesomark, created by Fujirebio Diagnostics, Inc. This novel blood test measures the amount of blood serum concentrations of a substance called soluble mesothelin-related protein. This protein is elevated in individuals who have mesothelioma, determined by implementing monoclonal antibodies that cling to read more
The difference between asbestosis vs mesothelioma is the fact that asbestosis, while chronic and debilitating, does not cause cancer. Mesothelioma, however, does cause a form of lung cancer that invades the mesothelium lining of the lung. Mesothelioma is nonexistent in individuals who have not been exposed to asbestos. Unlike regular lung cancer, mesothelioma only attacks read more
Between 1999 and 2005 the mesothelioma death rate in the United States, according to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), was almost 18100 individuals. In 1999, there were 2,482 deaths from malignant mesothelioma. However, in 2005, 2,704 people died from this disease, an indication that people who had once been repeatedly exposed to asbestos 20, read more
DULUTH, Minn. (AP) _ The number of Iron Rangers known to have died from a rare form of lung cancer has risen to 82, up from the 63 reported by state health officials last year. Health officials say they found the additional cases of mesothelioma by checking death records in other states for former Iron read more
