Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma Cancer

Malignant pleural mesothelioma is another type of cancer, the difference between pleural mesothelioma and peritoneal mesothelioma is the place of growing tumors, in the second type the tumors develop on the peritoneum. What is peritoneum? The peritoneum is the outer membrane that surrounds the outer wall of some of internal organs in the abdominal cavity.
How does it develop? The scientists are not know exactly how this type of cancer occur, but the closest prospect that the inhalation of Asbestos is the main reason for this cancer. After the inhalation of asbestos, these materials move from the chest to the abdominal cavity throughout the blood stream.
The above information will take us to the word "Asbestos", what are Asbestos? Asbestos are some types of materials that were used in the past in the construction factories, workers that dealing with these materials are the most people who can develop mesothelioma.
The peritoneal mesothelioma is less common but still very dangerous disease, the symptoms of this disease take very long time to appear "23-50 years", after this very long period the symptoms may be something like abdominal swelling, abdomen pains, general weakness and bowel obstruction "due to the growth of tumors"
The treatment options here can be surgery option , chemotherapy option "by using some drugs" and radiation therapy by using some kinds of radiations like x-rays and gamma rays. The early diagnosis of mesothelioma will help in the treatment war. For anyone who have work in the construction manufacturing companies that were use Asbestos in their products, you must make a check up instantly.