Explore clear information about mesothelioma types, causes, stages, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and the questions patients may discuss with a specialist care team.
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Learn what current evidence says about mesothelioma's causes and risk factors, including asbestos exposure, rare genetic susceptibility, and what does not appear to cause the disease.
Location, Cell Subtypes, Symptoms, Staging and Treatment Differences
Pericardial mesothelioma is an extremely rare cancer originating in the pericardium, the thin membrane surrounding the heart
Pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer that starts in the thin layer of cells lining the chest and covering the lungs. It is the most common type of…
Stage 1 pleural mesothelioma is the earliest stage in the current formal staging system for diffuse pleural mesothelioma. At this stage, the tumor remains limited to the pleura…
Stage 2 diffuse pleural mesothelioma is M0 disease, meaning no distant metastasis has been identified. It is more advanced than Stage 1 but does not meet the criteria…
Peritoneal mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops from the mesothelial lining of the abdominal cavity, called the peritoneum. Unlike pleural mesothelioma, which develops around the lungs, peritoneal…
Stage 3 pleural mesothelioma is an advanced stage of malignant pleural mesothelioma in which the cancer has grown more extensively within the chest and/or reached regional lymph nodes,…
Stage 4 diffuse pleural mesothelioma is defined by the presence of distant metastatic disease (M1). According to the AJCC/UICC TNM Version 9 staging system, pleural mesothelioma is classified…
Mesothelioma staging describes how far the cancer has grown and spread at the time it is assessed. For diffuse pleural mesothelioma, the current AJCC/UICC TNM Version 9 system…
Every diagnosis is different. Our overview walks through types, stages and causes in plain language, and outlines the questions worth asking a specialist care team.
