Mesothelioma Life Expectancy
It is not about the average life expectancy once diagnosed for mesothelioma patients is 4 to 18 months. There are many things to consider in evaluating the life expectancy of mesothelioma patients and every patient has a completely different case. However, with works continuously scientists in search of better mesothelioma life expectancy,early detection for who worked with asbestos and aggressive treatment for patients with mesothelioma, the life expectancy of mesothelioma patient can be increased.
When mesothelioma strikes the patients for the first time this disease is not easily recognize like other forms of cancers in which symptoms surface quickly. When mesothelioma strikes the patients for the first time, mesothelioma symptoms can lay dormant in the body for more than thirty years. This is what’s called latency period. So lots of cases the victims are getting some test and treatments when they have found some mesothelioma symptoms or it is in higher stadium. That is make Mesothelioma life expectancy is not high and cannot survive for a longer time.
Pleural mesothelioma life expectancy (experience abdominal swelling, nausea, loss of appetite, severe abdominal pain and bowel obstruction) is better than peritoneal, pericardial and testicular mesothelioma (the most common of pericardial mesothelioma include chronic cough, palpitations and arrhythmia).
According to researchers ,the life expectancy rate of people diagnosed with mesothelioma get a less favorable prognosis because of cigarette smoke. Therefore, get rid of smoking habits is quite important for who are diagnosed with mesothelioma.
If you worked with asbestos, contact a doctor as soon as possible although you do not have symptoms of mesothelioma. See a doctor about the possibility of developing mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. So your doctor recommend the best treatment options for you to improve your mesothelioma life expectancy if you have mesothelioma.