Malignant Mesothelioma is a type of cancer that affects the tissues that cover the internal organs of the body.Most commonly it affects lining of the chest wall and lungs.The major cause of the cancer is the exposure to asbestos.
Finding the factors that determine mesothelioma cancer is very difficult so it is very hard to answer questions like "how long a patient can live?".The disease is so complicated and has long latency period so early symptoms of mesothelioma can not be determined so it is often diagnosed in its late stages and it is hardly possible to perform prognosis of mesothelioma patient
Mesothelioma survival rate:
Researches show that the mesothelioma survivors of the younger age live longer than older patients i.e 20% chances are there for younger patients while only 1 percent older patients survive.But there are some other factors like the condition of the patient and the stage of cancer.Although,
The life expectancy for mesothelioma patients has increased because more funds are being dedicated for mesothelioma research as as a result more advanced and sophisticated methods are being introduced to treat mesothelioma and most importantly the final stages of mesothelioma providing hope for mesothelioma patients
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