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Mesothelioma Information
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.