As all other forms mesothelioma, pericardial mesothelioma caused by inhaling asbestos dust and fibers. Once inhaled, asbestos fibers settle in the lungs. From the lungs, the fibers can be transmitted either in the lymphatic system and then transferred to the lining of the lungs or may move slowly through the heart wall over a long period of time. Over a long period of time, asbestos fibers can accumulate in the lining of the heart, and this is when it becomes pericardial mesothelioma perspective. This is due to the fact that asbestos is still present in many public buildings, and the possibility of pericardial mesothelioma is a reality for all, despite the fact that most, very unlikely. Those who have a higher chance of getting mesothelioma are those who were in constant contact with mesothelioma to the length of the time period as short as a few months. It is people such as construction workers and asbestos manufacturers. Those in contact with people who are constantly exposed to asbestos are also at risk because asbestos fibers can stick to clothes and hair and so you can carry around.
Currently, cases of mesothelioma is on the rise, including pericardial mesothelioma. Older men who are approaching the age of 60-70 year olds are beginning to suffer pericardial mesothelioma because of the long latency period (the time it takes to display the symptoms) of 30-50 years. They suffer because they are a generation who have worked with asbestos and between when asbestos building material was very popular in the years 1950-1970. These men are presenting a multi-million dollar lawsuits against companies, which exposes them to the dangers of asbestos.
Pericardial mesothelioma has a number of symptoms, but this is only beginning to come into force in the last stages of cancer when they are almost fully formed and evolved. These symptoms include a persistent cough, shortness of breath, chest pain and palpitations. Other symptoms typical of all types of mesothelioma include loss of appetite, nausea and weight loss. What often makes pericardial mesothelioma is very difficult to treat the symptoms are typical of many other more common diseases, such as pneumonia. To be treated effectively, pericardial mesothelioma should be treated aggressively in its early stages and treatments are given many of the patients in the very late due to a delay in diagnosis.
Treatments for pericardial mesothelioma is very limited to date, the success rate for the treatment of pericardial mesothelioma is very low. The chances of patient survival depends largely on how early cancer is treated and how strongly. Treatment methods include chemotherapy, radiotherapy, surgery and dual therapy. Chemotherapy uses drugs to try to kill cancer cells. Radiotherapy uses radiation to try to kill cancer cells and, although this is very difficult in the case of pericardial mesothelioma due to a large amount of radiation can damage the heart bad. Dual therapy is a combination of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Surgery comes in two types, aggressive surgery and palliative procedures. Aggressive surgery is used only in the strongest of patients, like men, young and healthy, and involves the removal of a large part of the cancer and attempts to control the cancer. Palliative procedures are the most negative in the treatment of pericardial mesothelioma and trying to relieve the patient's symptoms.
They are looking into pericardial mesothelioma research stations in the United States and many pharmaceutical companies are also trying to find new drugs for chemotherapy. Until now, it was a lot of research is successful.
