Things we didn’t know about Mesothelioma
This cancer inside of you is nearly as old
as you are
Mesothelioma is extremely difficult to grow in
laboratory settings
Your Pleura should never have cancer –
because the cells never divide and renew
It was believed 12 years ago that mesothelioma stayed
insitu in the Chest
All cancers can be debulked by blasting
with energy – depends only where they are
Mesothelioma is 99.9% caused by Asbestos in the
civilised world
Breathlessness is not the only symptom
Mesothelioma has 3 strains: Epithelioid, Sarcomatoid,
Biphasic
Epithelioid mesothelioma is the most common form of mesothelioma and
accounts for 50 to 70% of mesothelioma cancer cells. The individual cells are relatively uniform
in shape and a unique tubular pattern and a cell nucleus that is visibly
distinguishable from other cell nuclei.
Sarcomatoid mesothelioma accounts for only 10 to 15% of the
mesothelioma cancer cells and it is the least common form of mesothelioma. Sacromatoid cells are typically oval shaped,
but more irregular.
Biphasic is a mixture of Epithelioid and Sarcomatoid cancer
cells. It differs from the other two in
that it does not have a unique cellular structure, rather is a combination of
both. Classifying a case of mesothelioma
as biphasic is simply stating that the patient has both Epithelioid and
Sarcomatoid mesothelioma cancer. When
Epithelioid and Sarcomatoid cancer cells are separated throughout various parts
of the tumour it can lead to a misdiagnosis of the mesothelioma’s subtype.
Products that typically contained asbestos
The following products commonly
contained varying degrees of asbestos. This list is not all inclusive, and is
meant only as general information.