Mesothelioma

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Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that occurs in the mesothelium within the human body. This paper explains that breathing asbestos is one of the main factors contributing to this disease. Symptoms vary according to the type of mesothelioma contracted. It points out too, that mesothelioma is diagnosed by performing a biopsy and treatment for the disease include chemotherapy, radiation and/or surgery.

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"Mesothelioma is a very rare form of cancer that causes rapid cell division of abnormal cells within the mesothelium in our body. The mesothelium is, the membrane that covers and protects most of the internal organs of the body. It is composed of two layers of cells: One layer immediately surrounds the organ; the other forms a sac around it. The mesothelium produces a lubricating fluid that is released between these layers, allowing moving organs (such as the beating heart and the expanding and contracting lungs) to glide easily against adjacent structures. The mesothelium within our body is divided up into five categories: the peritoneum, which is the tissue that covers the organs within or abdominal cavity; the pleura, which is the covering of our heart and lungs, the pericardium which provides the protection for our heart, and two types of reproductive tissue - the tunica serosa uteri in women and the tunica vaginalis testis in men (National Cancer Institute, 2001)."

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