Lung Cancer And Mesothelioma Causes

Lung Cancer And Mesothelioma

Lung cancer are most assume that
mesothelioma is the same disease as lung
cancer. Over the years, we have learned so
much about mesothelioma and we’ve
learned what sets this disease apart from
lung cancer. Mesothelioma and lung cancer
are diagnosed and treated very differently, so
it is important to understand the fundamental
difference between the two.

Types and Staging Of Lung Cancer
To make matters a little more complicated, there are
three different forms of non small cell lung cancer.
Adenocarcinoma (most common), squamous cell (also
called epidermoid), and large cell. The main type of
non-small cell cancer that is associated with nonsmokers
is adenocarcinoma. These types of cells line
the small intestines as well as the lungs. These are
grouped into two different groups: typical and atypical.

There are several factors that make mesothelioma stand out from all different
types of cancer.
Mesothelioma is not directly linked with smoking. The stigma of lung cancer is
the association with smoking. Cigarette smoking can worsen the symptoms of
mesothelioma, however, the direct cause of mesothelioma is not smoking.
This is the only type of cancer that has a known direct link with asbestos
exposure. The exposure to asbestos may not only be direct (working in a
shipyard or installing asbestos drive ways many years ago), but it may also be
indirect contact (washing the clothes of a spouse working in a plant or shipyard).
The exposure may occur via inhalation (breathing in asbestos) or the ingestion
(swallowing asbestos fibers). Both forms of consumption are typically unknown
at the time of exposure.
Mesothelioma is not found as a tumor in a certain part of the lung or abdomen, it
is found in the lining of the lung (pleura), lining of the heart (pericardium), or
lining of the abdomen (peritoneum)

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