Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer that occurs in people that have either inhaled or swallowed asbestos fibers. These fibers travel through the body and become lodged in the lung or other parts of the body, resulting in cancer that can appear decades later. Most often these fibers lodge themselves in the outer lining of the lungs, known as the pleura, causing pleural mesothelioma. The most common type of this asbestos cancer.

Blog that discus about mesothelioma treatment and cure Blog for sufferers of mesothelioma. Provides research, recommendations, current treatments, future trends, and encourages the patient to be an active partipant in their own care. Rabu, 15 April 2009. New approaches to treat malignant mesothelioma are currently being tested. They often combine traditional treatments or include something entirely new.

In diffuse mesothelioma epithelial DMM are the most commonly diagnosed histologic type. Mixture of small tubules and papillary structures with fibrovascular cores, often with clefts and trabeculae. Psammoma bodies may be present.

Monday, 16 September 2013. Methods to save Veterans from Mesothelioma. In recent news, a San Francisco-based chemical risk assessment company claims that the United States Navy was ahead of the game when they attempted to protect veterans and civilians from mesothelioma back in the 1960s. At that time, U. Naval ships were heavily laden with asbestos, making Navy servicemen among the most common victims of mesothelioma. Too Little; Too Late.

Lowering the Risk of Mesothelioma in Everyday Products. Monday, 16 September 2013. Although people who live or work around asbestos mines or work directly with asbestos-containing products are at greatest risk, a non-commercial form of amphibole mineral, named tremolite may also pose a mesothelioma risk to consumers. Tremolite asbestos is found in some chrysotile, talc and vermiculite deposits; and like all forms of asbestos, it carries the risk of asbestosis, lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.