What is Mesothelioma?
'''Mesothelioma''' is a [[cancer]] of the ''mesothelial'' tissue, a membrane that surrounds several cavities inside of the human body, including the lungs.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mesothelioma.ninja/cancer/what-is-mesothelioma/|title=What is mesothelioma|date=12 August 2019|website=Mesothelioma.Ninja|access-date=12 August 2019|archive-date=4 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190804203217/https://mesothelioma.ninja/cancer/what-is-mesothelioma/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Although mesothelioma has many possible causes, most cases can be traced to [[asbestos]] exposure.<ref>{{cite web|title=Diseases and Conditions: Mesothelioma|url=http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mesothelioma/basics/definition/con-20026157|website=Mayo Clinic|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> Mesothelioma is a deadly form of cancer.<ref>{{cite web|title=Survival Statistics for Mesothelioma|url=https://www.cancer.org/cancer/malignant-mesothelioma/detection-diagnosis-staging/survival-statistics.html|website=American Cancer Society|access-date=19 August 2017}}</ref> Most patients are diagnosed in their 60s and die at around age 70. It is different from [[asbestosis]], another disease caused by asbestos. Mesothelioma has been the subject of many [[lawsuit]]s.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Larson|first1=Aaron|title=Mesothelioma and Asbestosis - Asbestos Law and Litigation|url=https://www.expertlaw.com/library/environmental_law/mesothelioma.html|website=ExpertLaw|access-date=10 January 2017|archive-date=5 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170905232500/https://www.expertlaw.com/library/environmental_law/mesothelioma.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{-}} {{Tumours}} {{-}} {{biology-stub}} [[category:Cancer]] [[category:Asbestos]]