What is Peritoneal Mesothelioma and Its Causes



Malignant Peritoneal Mesothelioma is a kind of cancer which happens in the thin cells of the wall which covers the abdominal cavity. This abdominal cavity is known as peritoneum.This is a kind of thin membrane which helps the different kinds of organs inside the abdomen to expand and contact each other.This kind of peritoneal mesothelioma is quite rare and is found only in 500 people per year in United States.
What are the causes of Peritoneal Mesothelioma?
Peritoneal Mesothelioma causes due to the over exposure of asbestos,which is a microscopic fiber and used highly in the industry. Asbestos reaches to the abdominal area only by two ways.One way is when someone eats food with this asbestos and it lodge to the peritoneum. The other way is through lungs and lymph nodes by inhaling asbestos fiber.
Many of those who worked in the industries and had inhaled a large number of asbestos may suffer from peritoneal mesothelioma.In power plans, ship yeards,steel meals, construction companies and aluminum plants this asbestos is used highly.

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