DIAGNOSING A TERMINAL MESOTHELIOMA-TYPE ILLNESS

• An initial medical examination
• chest x-ray
• CT scan
• bronchoscopy, using a viewing scope to look inside the lungs
• Tissue sample and biopsy.
• Open-needle, open or with a camera or scope
• Diagnostic surgery
• Various hospital procedures that requires anesthesia, but is not usually painful.
• Tissue sample testing

• Fluid build-up can be seen and heard.
• Biopsy and pathology is necessary or a formal diagnosis
• There are other illnesses that can also have similar symptoms.
• It is an extremely difficult and complex diagnosis
• Lots of laboratory testing and medical procedures to ensure accuracy are essential
• Thickening and spread can be clearly seen and detected, causing restriction, pressure and breathing becomes problematic.
• Some mesotheliomas get increasingly and severely disabling, terminal
• Sometimes asbestos is the clear culprit, sometimes not. Diagnoses like asbestosis and mesothelioma ensure less areas of gray r misunderstanding.
• There are still some uncertainties
• Cancers like kidney, GI tract and ovary are not yet directly linked to asbestos and research is ongoing.
• Medical examinations and tests are the only sure way to determine is mesothelioma is present.
• Exposure does not mean that you will contract the disease necessarily

• Keep a watchful eye on your medical condition and have any symptoms checked out right away
• Regular check-ups are crucial and be sure that you inform your medical practitioner about any concerns you might have, including asbestos exposure, occupational hazards and the like.
• Always remember that this disease takes time to develop and even-though you do not have any symptoms today, does not mean that you could not develop lung cancer and related lung diseases.
• You will always be at a slightly higher risk due to the exposure

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