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| Mesothelioma Settlement |
Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon medical condition that develops
from the transformation of cells in the mesothelium--a protective layer
of cells that shields the heart, abdomen and lungs. The majority of
mesothelioma cases result from prolonged asbestos exposure. When
unbroken asbestos poses a minimal threat to people; however, when
disturbed, the mineral releases cancerous particles into the air. When
these fibers are perpetually inhaled they congregate in the mesothelium
and eventually eat-away at the protective lining. As the cancer evolves
it proliferates to remote areas of the body, forming deadly tumors along
the way.
Mesothelioma prognosis is extraordinarily bleak; the cancer takes the
life of nearly everyone who is infected by it. The average life
expectancy for a mesothelioma sufferer is 4 to 18 months after
diagnosis. These grim statistics are attributed to diagnostic
complications—the disease is rarely detected in its earliest stages or
when it is deemed curable.
Diagnostic complications stem from mesothelioma’s slow-developing
symptoms and innocuous cellular structure. In most cases, a
mesothelioma sufferer will not observe symptoms 25-50 years after their
first exposure to asbestos. When symptoms are rendered discernible, the
disease has already proliferated to the point where it becomes
inoperable. When malignant mesothelioma advances into its latter stages,
only palliative treatment options are available. These methods are
administered to mitigate malignant mesothelioma’s insufferable symptoms.
Palliative treatment is elective and is undertaken to bolster the
mesothelioma patient’s life. The disease, if not discovered in its
infancy, is incurable.
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