Mesothelioma Symptoms Can Include:
Abdominal Pain & Swelling
Bowel Obstruction
Blood Clotting Chest
Pain Under Rib Cage
Chronic Cough (Can be Wet or Dry cough)
Difficulty Breathing
Difficulty Swallowing
Fluid in the Lungs
Lumps of Tissue in the Abdomen
Painful When Coughing
Shortness of Breath
Unexplained Weight Loss
90% of Mesothelioma patients reported shortness of breath as their first symptom.
Quick Facts About Mesothelioma Treatment
Epithelioid Mesothelioma cell type is the most responsive to Mesothelioma treatments.
Mesothelioma tumors are most likely to develop in the lining surrounding a patients lungs or abdomen. Based on a patients specific type of Mesothelioma cancer, including the microscopic cells that make it up, treatment will vary.
The average life expectancy for a malignant Mesothelioma patient is 6-18 months from date of diagnosis (American Thoracic Society and the British Thoracic Society). The statute of limitations for filing and an asbestos claim starts at the point of diagnosis, not at exposure.