Peritoneal mesothelioma is one of the types of mesothelioma cancer. Like the others, the source of this cancer is also asbestos and its products. Around ten percent of the mesothelioma patients suffer from peritoneal mesothelioma. The peritoneal cavity consists of the abdomen. The abdomen is lined by a membrane called peritoneum. This peritoneum membrane is affected by the cancerous cells in peritoneal mesothelioma. The function of peritoneum is to protect the organs in the abdominal region and to lubricate them to shift around …

Mesothelioma is not only the cancer that affects the lungs, but it also affects the serous membranes. These membranes line the organ cavities in the center of the body. These membranes secrete fluids that lubricate the organs within those cavities. The lungs in the chest cavity are sheathed with pleura and the lubrication provided by them helps in breathing. The abdominal cavity is lined by peritoneum that comes under the peritoneal cavity.
The pericardial cavity consists of the heart. Pericardium is a membrane that …

Till now everybody was under the impression that asbestos was the only cause of mesothelioma. Recently researches have revealed an additional potential cause for this fatal disease. Scientists have discovered that carbon nanotubes may be causing harm to the human body in the form of mesothelioma cancer.
Researches have shown that long, thin and multi-walled carbon nanotubes that look like asbestos fibers, behave like asbestos fibers. Carbon nanotubes released into the environment lead to the development of lesions, irritation, swelling and inflammation of the lungs. These …

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer. It arises due to the inhalation of asbestos or coming in contact with it. In mesothelioma a malignant tumor develops in the mesothelial tissues of the lungs and the abdomen. A number of people are not aware of this deadly disease. Many people and even the physicians are not able to diagnose its symptoms as they are analogous to the symptoms of other diseases. It takes decades to develop mesothelioma, almost forty to fifty years. This cancer …

Palliative care is a contemporary and advanced method of treating and helping the patients diagnosed with fatal diseases. This treatment endeavor to ease the psychological problems related with the illnesses.
Mesothelioma is a slow growing disease and cannot be diagnosed in the early stages. The symptoms are also very common which are to be mistaken with some other disease. But with the time the symptoms too become severe. Palliative treatments treat mesothelioma using measures that reduce symptoms. This treatment is not capable of curing the …