Mesothelioma Peritoneum [Lung Cancer]

Types of Lung Cancer:

There are two major types of lung cancers, non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancer, depending on how the cells look under a microscope. Each type of lung cancer grows and spreads in different ways and is treated differently.

Lung cancer refers to malignant tumors that originate in the lung itself. A cancer of lung lining or pleura is called mesothelioma and is a different type of cancer.

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Mesothelioma Type of Lung Cancer

Small cell lung cancer: About 20 out of every 100 lung cancers diagnosed are small cell lung cancer which is so called because the cancer cells are small cells that are mostly filled with the nucleus [the control centre of cells]. Small cell cancer can also be called 'oat cell' cancer. This type of cancer is usually always caused by smoking. It is not common for someone who has never smoked to develop it. Small cell lung cancer often spreads quite early so doctors often suggest treatment with chemotherapy rather than surgery.

Non-small cell lung cancer: There are three types of non-small cell lung cancer. These are grouped together because they behave in a similar way and respond to treatment differently to small cell lung cancer. The three types are:

• Squamous cell carcinoma
• Adenocarcinoma
• Large cell carcinoma

Secondary cancer is cancer that has spread from somewhere else in the body. There are quite a few different cancers that can spread to the lungs, including breast cancer and bowel cancer.

It is important to know what you are dealing with so that you can find the right information. The choice of cancer treatment depends on where the cancer started. When cancer spreads to the lung from the breast, the cells are breast cancer cells, not lung cancer cells. So they respond to breast cancer treatments. And cancer that has spread from the bowel should respond to mesothelioma cancer treatments.

Pleural Mesothelioma Peritoneal

Lung cancer: There are about six different forms of lung cancer. All of them can be caused by exposure to asbestos, one of the most malignant being mesothelioma. Most lung cancer sufferers who were exposed to asbestos also smoked.

If you smoked it is important to be aware that the fact that smoking contributed to your cancer does not prevent you from bringing a claim in relation to your asbestos exposure. In many cases, it is the combination of smoking and asbestos exposure that is the cause of lung cancer. So, even if smoking is the main cause of your lung cancer, you may still have an asbestos claim.

Pericardial Mesothelioma Pericardial

Mesothelioma cancer affects the serous membranes that surround the major organs in the midsection of the body. Different organs can be affected by mesothelioma because the serous membranes surround the lungs, heart, abdomen and others. The most common type of mesothelioma is that which affects the lung lining, and is called pleural mesothelioma. Other types are pericardial mesothelioma, which affects the lining of the heart, and peritoneal mesothelioma, affecting the lining of the abdomen.

Diagnosis: When considering a diagnosis of asbestosis, your doctor will probably inquire as to your exposure to asbestos. He-she may also ask whether any fellow employees have been affected by the disease....Mesothelioma Diagnosis

Treatment: The affects of asbestosis cannot be reversed but progression can be halted and symptoms treated. Above all us, further exposure to the toxic material should be eliminated. If you smoke, it’s necessary to stop immediately.....Mesothelioma Treatment

Peritoneal Mesothelioma Pleural