The symptoms of mesothelioma, especially in its early stages, can resemble those of other diseases and conditions such as pneumonia, COPD, emphysema and even advancing age. They include shortness of breath, persistent cough, chest pain, pleural efflusions, trouble swallowing, unexplained weight ...
Symptoms of Mesothelioma
Peritoneal mesothelioma symptoms include abdominal discomfort and Swelling or lumps in the abdomen. Pleural mesothelioma symptoms include pain under the rib cage. More typical cancer symptoms show up only at an advanced stage in mesothelioma, at which time valuable treatment time has been lost.
Mesothelioma Symptoms & Types
Diagnosis of mesothelioma can be very difficult because its symptoms may not appear for decades after exposure to asbestos. The common symptoms of mesothelioma vary according to the cancer's location. Because of the similarity of the diseases, however, many of the symptoms are overlapping.
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