What is Mesothelioma or Asbestos Cancer?
Mesothelioma, also known as asbestos cancer, is an incurable cancer caused by either breathing in or swallowing fibers made of asbestos. It can take as long as 40 years from the time that the victim takes in the toxin before the cancer, mesothelioma, manifests. There are several forms of mesothelioma, and most mesothelioma can spread to other parts of the body (“metastasize”). Mesothelioma is often fatal. Pleural Mesothelioma Pleural mesothelioma is the most common form of asbestos cancer. This form of cancer develops from breathing in asbestos fibers, where they work their way into the lung tissues and cause lung cancer. Peritoneal Mesothelioma Peritoneal mesothelioma is another form of cancer caused by asbestos. It results when victims swallow asbestos fibers, and the fibers imbed themselves in the intestines, causing cancer in the lining of the abdomen as well as a growth of cancerous tumors. Pericardial Mesothelioma The rarest form of asbestos cancer is known as pericardial mesothe
