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Symptoms

The onset of mesothelioma is usually very slow.

Symptoms for Pleural Mesothelioma (involving the lung / chest area) are:

  • chest pain and pain in the lower back
  • difficulty breathing
  • coughing
  • weight loss
  • fever
  • muscle weakness and sensory loss
  • swelling of the face and arms
  • hoarseness
  • coughing up blood

Symptoms of Peritoneal Mesothelioma (involving the abdominal / stomach cavity, liver, spleen or the bowel) are:

  • abdominal bloating due to fluid accumulation in the abdominal cavity
  • nausea & vomiting
  • swelling of the feet
  • fever
  • impaired bowel function.
Unfortunately, the early symptoms of mesothelioma are often ignored or mistaken for minor ailments because they are not specific to the disease.

Therefore, it is critical to investigate one's exposure to asbestos. While pain in the lower back or at the side of the chest, shortness of breath, trouble swallowing, cough, fever, sweating, fatigue and weight loss may be common to many minor ailments, it is the knowledge that these symptoms are present in a person with a high likelihood of asbestos exposure that should raise a red flag.


 
       
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