National Lung Cancer Awareness Month

Pleural mesothelioma is not the only type of malignant mesothelioma.  But it is the most prevalent of the three main types of malignant mesothelioma, all of which are linked to asbestos exposure. About 2,500 new cases of pleural mesothelioma are diagnosed each year in the United States. Mesothelioma gets its name because it develops in the mesothelium, a membrane that lines many of the body’s organs. In pleural mesothelioma, the disease develops in the pleura; a sheet like-lining that surrounds the lungs and lines the inside of the chest wall. Although it is not the same as lung cancer, the … [Read more...]