mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a highly aggressive form of cancer that is usually resistant tostandard cancer treatments.

Most mesothelioma patients may not even realize they have cancer untilsymptoms start to interfere with their daily lives.

Symptoms generally don't appear until at least 20 years after someone wasexposed to asbestos, and sometimes symptoms are hidden for as long as 50years Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that develops from transformedcells originating in the mesothelium, the protective lining that covers many ofthe internal organs of the body.

Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked in jobs where theyinhaled asbestos, or were exposed to asbestos dust and fibers in other ways.

Unlike lung cancer, there seems to be no association between mesotheliomaand tobacco smoking, but smoking greatly increases the risk of otherasbestos-induced cancers.

Some people who were exposed to asbestos have collected damages forasbestos-related disease, including mesothelioma.