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What Are the Signs of Mesothelioma?
Treating Mesothelioma
What Are the Risk Factors for Mesothelioma?
Forms of Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma Survival Rate
Coping With Mesothelioma
The Mesothelioma Screening Process
How Many People Get Mesothelioma?
What Is Mesothelioma?
How to Prevent Mesothelioma
Stages of Mesothelioma
Mesothelioma in Younger Patients
How Does Mesothelioma Spread?
History of Mesothelioma
What Causes Mesothelioma?
Facts About Mesothelioma
New Treatments for Mesothelioma
Summary: The signs of mesothelioma include shortness of breath and chest pain when the pleura is affected, and abdominal paint, nausea and vomiting when the peritoneum is affected. Identify the symptoms of mesothelioma with information from an oncologist in this free video on types of cancer.
Dr. Rolf Freter is a hermatologist and oncologist at South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, MA.read more
"It depends on the type of mesothelioma, the two most common types involve the pleura, that is the covering around the lung. And that would present with increasing shortness of breath, and a constant nagging typically worsening chest pain. The second most type involves the peritoneum, that is the inside of the abdomen. And that would present with distention from fluid in the abdomen called ascites, of pain and at times compression of organs in there such as the bowel, and with bowel obstruction. And that would present with nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain."
eHow Article: What Are the Signs of Mesothelioma?
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