Lung Cancer And Mesothelioma Causes
Lung Cancer And Mesothelioma
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<strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong> <strong>And</strong> <strong>Mesothelioma</strong>
<strong>Lung</strong> cancer are most assume that<br />
mesothelioma is the same disease as lung<br />
cancer. Over the years, we have learned so<br />
much about mesothelioma and we’ve<br />
learned what sets this disease apart from<br />
lung cancer. <strong>Mesothelioma</strong> and lung cancer<br />
are diagnosed and treated very differently, so<br />
it is important to understand the fundamental<br />
difference between the two.
Types and Staging Of <strong>Lung</strong> <strong>Cancer</strong><br />
To make matters a little more complicated, there are<br />
three different forms of non small cell lung cancer.<br />
Adenocarcinoma (most common), squamous cell (also<br />
called epidermoid), and large cell. The main type of<br />
non-small cell cancer that is associated with nonsmokers<br />
is adenocarcinoma. These types of cells line<br />
the small intestines as well as the lungs. These are<br />
grouped into two different groups: typical and atypical.
There are several factors that make mesothelioma stand out from all different<br />
types of cancer.<br />
<strong>Mesothelioma</strong> is not directly linked with smoking. The stigma of lung cancer is<br />
the association with smoking. Cigarette smoking can worsen the symptoms of<br />
mesothelioma, however, the direct cause of mesothelioma is not smoking.<br />
This is the only type of cancer that has a known direct link with asbestos<br />
exposure. The exposure to asbestos may not only be direct (working in a<br />
shipyard or installing asbestos drive ways many years ago), but it may also be<br />
indirect contact (washing the clothes of a spouse working in a plant or shipyard).<br />
The exposure may occur via inhalation (breathing in asbestos) or the ingestion<br />
(swallowing asbestos fibers). Both forms of consumption are typically unknown<br />
at the time of exposure.<br />
<strong>Mesothelioma</strong> is not found as a tumor in a certain part of the lung or abdomen, it<br />
is found in the lining of the lung (pleura), lining of the heart (pericardium), or<br />
lining of the abdomen (peritoneum)
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