Mesothelioma is one of the rarest kinds of
cancer. Every year in the United States, approximately 2,000
cases are diagnosed. The disease is caused because of the
exposure to asbestos, with 70 to 80 per cent of all cases.
Asbestos has been used in many products,
like cement, brake coatings, flooring products, sheeting for
roofs, insulation material and textiles. The particles are
usually released during the manufacturing process. People who
were exposed to asbestos were not the only people who had danger
of mesothelioma but the relatives were also exposed to toxins
when they were taken to the house in clothes and hair, making
them a high risk of developing mesothelioma.
Eighty percent of cases who suffer from
pleural mesothelioma are those who have been exposed to
asbestos, but only 10% of those with a known history of heavy
exposure develop the disease. This suggests that additional
exposure or other factors are involved now to develop the
disease. But the bewilderment is the fact that only 50% of
people with peritoneal mesothelioma have a history of exposure
to asbestos.
What is the mesothelial tissue?
The mesotelio is a protective sac that covers and protects most
internal organs of the body. This is composed of two layers,
first layer covering the body and second layer forms a sac
around it. The mesotelio produces a lubricating fluid that is
released between these layers, allowing moving organs (such as
the lungs) move more easily. The area between the layers is
called the pleural space. The mesothelial tissue is the covering
that covers the organs of the abdominal cavity, lungs and heart
testicles.
What is Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma occurs when mesothelial cells grow out of control.
These cells also lose the ability to stop the production of
lubricating fluid when there is sufficient. This is where the
bodies are steep undesirably within a thick rind of tumor tissue
and excessive accumulation of fluid, ultimately causing
symptoms. These cells can grow and invade other organs, or
spread to other areas of the body. When the cells invade other
areas of the body, this is called metastasis.
Most of the mestoleliomas are in the
coating of the lung (65 to 70%). About 20 to 30% of cases are
found in the coating of the abdominal cavity, and even more
rarely, mesothelioma is found in the coating of the heart (1 to
2%) or testicles.
Hence the only way to avoid this disease
is to not to get exposed to asbestos and also if one is exposed
then that person should get the check up done so that the
disease can be cured in the early stage.
