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About Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancerous) cells are found in the mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body's internal organs. Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles.

What is the mesothelium?

The mesothelium is a membrane that covers and protects most of the internal organs of the body. It is composed of two layers of cells: One layer immediately surrounds the organ; the other forms a sac around it. The mesothelium produces a lubricating fluid that is released between these layers, allowing moving organs (such as the beating heart and the expanding and contracting lungs) to glide easily against adjacent structures.

The mesothelium has different names, depending on its location in the body. The peritoneum is the mesothelial tissue that covers most of the organs in the abdominal cavity. The pleura is the membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the wall of the chest cavity. The pericardium covers and protects the heart. The mesothelial tissue surrounding the male internal reproductive organs is called the tunica vaginalis testis. The tunica serosa uteri covers the internal reproductive organs in women.

What is mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelium) is a disease in which cells of the mesothelium become abnormal and divide without control or order. They can invade and damage nearby tissues and organs. Cancer cells can also metastasize (spread) from their original site to other parts of the body. Most cases of mesothelioma begin in the pleura or peritoneum.

How common is mesothelioma?

Although reported incidence rates have increased in the past 20 years, mesothelioma is still a relatively rare cancer. About 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the United States each year. Mesothelioma occurs more often in men than in women and risk increases with age, but this disease can appear in either men or women at any age.

What are the risk factors for mesothelioma?

Working with asbestos is the major risk factor for mesothelioma. A history of asbestos exposure at work is reported in about 70 percent to 80 percent of all cases. However, mesothelioma has been reported in some individuals without any known exposure to asbestos.

Asbestos is the name of a group of minerals that occur naturally as masses of strong, flexible fibers that can be separated into thin threads and woven. Asbestos has been widely used in many industrial products, including cement, brake linings, roof shingles, flooring products, textiles, and insulation. If tiny asbestos particles float in the air, especially during the manufacturing process, they may be inhaled or swallowed, and can cause serious health problems. In addition to mesothelioma, exposure to asbestos increases the risk of lung cancer, asbestosis (a noncancerous, chronic lung ailment), and other cancers, such as those of the larynx and kidney.

Smoking does not appear to increase the risk of mesothelioma. However, the combination of smoking and asbestos exposure significantly increases a person's risk of developing cancer of the air passageways in the lung.

LegalView Updates Readers with News of Potential Asbestos Exposure after a Power Plant Boiler Explodes on College Campus (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
LegalView reported on its mesothelioma blog an incident that has thousands of college students at risk for potential asbestos exposure after a boiler exploded in the campus power plant. The explosion not only left the students without hot water or heat in Wisconsin, but also put the students at risk for asbestos inhalation.(Tue, 29 Apr 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Clear Channel, Parmalat, Wyeth, UBS in Court News (Update1) (Bloomberg.com)
April 30 (Bloomberg) -- Citigroup Inc. and five other banks lost a bid to delay until next year a Texas trial over a Clear Channel Communications Inc.(Wed, 30 Apr 2008 04:55:53 GMT)

LegalView Updates Its Baxter Heparin Information Portal With News of Ongoing United States and China Heparin ... (PRWeb)
LegalView recently updated its Heparin information portal on the latest news regarding the contaminated batch of Heparin, which may have sickened hundreds and caused the death of up to 90 individuals. U.S. officials have sourced the contamination to a manufacturing plant in China, but Chinese officials insist the contamination occurred in the United States. (PRWeb Apr 30, 2008) Read the full ...(Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:44:52 GMT)

LegalView Updates Its Baxter Heparin Information Portal With News of Ongoing United States and China Heparin ... (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
LegalView recently updated its Heparin information portal on the latest news regarding the contaminated batch of Heparin, which may have sickened hundreds and caused the death of up to 90 individuals. U.S. officials have sourced the contamination to a manufacturing plant in China, but Chinese officials insist the contamination occurred in the United States.(Wed, 30 Apr 2008 07:01:00 GMT)

Hardie urged to come clean on US move reports (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
The Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) is calling on James Hardie Industries to make a public statement about whether it plans to sell off its Australian operations and move to the United States.(Sun, 20 Apr 2008 23:18:45 GMT)

LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Blog Readers with News of South African Ban on Mesothelioma-Causing Asbestos (PRWeb)
LegalView, on its mesothelioma blog, recently reported an asbestos ban on the use, manufacture and processing of the cancer-causing contaminant. Asbestos was mined for decades in South Africa and since the 1960s mesothelioma cancer and related illnesses have been associated with inhalation of the deadly fibers. (PRWeb Apr 11, 2008) Read the full story at ...(Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:21:16 GMT)

LegalView Updates Mesothelioma Blog Readers with News of South African Ban on Mesothelioma-Causing Asbestos (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
LegalView, on its mesothelioma blog, recently reported an asbestos ban on the use, manufacture and processing of the cancer-causing contaminant. Asbestos was mined for decades in South Africa and since the 1960s mesothelioma cancer and related illnesses have been associated with inhalation of the deadly fibers.(Fri, 11 Apr 2008 15:09:00 GMT)

Public Justice, on Behalf of ADAO, Files Two Lawsuits over CSI Toys Containing Asbestos (Centre Daily Times)
Alarmed that CBS Broadcasting, Inc. and Planet Toys, Inc. have refused to take appropriate action, Public Justice, on behalf of ADAO, filed state and federal lawsuits on Friday in Los Angeles to force the companies to protect children and their families from further exposure to asbestos contained in toy science kits made by Planet Toys and licensed by CBS. The toy kits are based on the popular ...(Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:14:39 GMT)