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Pericardial mesothelioma is a disease which consists of deadly, cancerous tumors formed due to asbestos exposure. Like other forms of mesothelioma cancer, such as peritoneal and pleural mesothelioma, this is a terminal disease which currently has no cure. Here are a few frequently asked questions related to pericardial mesothelioma.
Pericardial mesothelioma is one of the rarest forms of mesothelioma. Of the almost three thousand mesothelioma cases reported each year, pericardial mesothelioma only accounts for five percent. However, this does not take away from the devastating effect of the disease, as it is one of the most lethal forms of mesothelioma.
Over the years, a lot of effort has gone into methods of detecting mesothelioma in patients before it reaches the critical stage where the cancer cannot be reversed. So far, what is known is that depending on the type of mesothelioma, the incubation period range from twenty to forty years. However, many of the symptoms associated with mesothelioma during its early stages are similar to regular respiratory, cardiac and abdominal diseases. This makes it difficult to be diagnosed and often leads doctors off on a wrong path to treating many of these other ailments without focusing of tackling the mesothelioma during its early state.
Pericardial mesothelioma is a disease that is little under stood by many individuals. This is compounded by the fact that most of its early symptoms are similar to those of other respiratory diseases. Therefore, by the time it is diagnosed the disease is already in an advanced stage. Here, we will attempt to dispel some of the mystery surrounding pericardial mesothelioma.
Malignant Pericardial Mesothelioma is extremely rare form of mesothelioma cancer that makes up 5 percent of all mesothelioma cases. Until now, less than 150 cases have been presented in medical literature and about 200 cases have been reported worldwide.