Thursday 27 August 2009

Mesothelioma information

Here is the fact about Mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma is a cancer of the mesothelium. The mesothelium is a membrane thinner than the thorax and abdomen and surrounds the organs of the lines in these areas. The lining around the lungs in the chest and abdomen is known as the peritoneum.

More than 2,000 people in Britain diagnosed with mesothelioma every year.

Mesothelioma of the lining of the lungs, called pleural mesothelioma, which is much more common than mesothelioma in the abdomen. For every man of peritoneal mesothelioma, is about 12 people who have pleural mesothelioma.

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