1. Pleural Mesothelioma
Pleural mesothelioma is the most common type of malignant mesothelioma, accounting for about 75% of all cases. The name relates to the location where it develops, the pleura, which is the tissue lining the lungs. Symptoms vary from patient to patient, but they tend to include shortness of breath, persistent dry cough, persistent chest pain, difficulty swallowing, night sweats or fever, and fatigue. The stages of the disease are identified in order to define appropriate treatment, but pleural mesothelioma is usually treated with curative surgery when it is diagnosed in the early stages or with palliative care at later stages. All of the treatments are meant to improve patients’ quality of life since there is currently no cure for any type of mesothelioma.
