Because mesothelioma is so uncommon, many healthcare practitioners take too long to diagnose it. A faster diagnosis gives a patient the best chance to take advantage of life-extending treatments. Often, by the time a patient’s doctor recognizes the symptoms and signs of mesothelioma, the disease has progressed too far for life-extending treatment to be successful. Sadly, mesothelioma is almost always fatal.
如果您被诊断出患有间皮瘤或最近因这种可怕的疾病而失去了您的亲人，您应该与当地律师交谈，以了解更多有关您的合法权利和选择的信息。请联系 Brayton Purcell LLP，讨论您的经济补偿方案。
什么是间皮瘤？
间皮瘤是一种罕见的癌症。接触石棉后，人体内通常需要数十年的时间才能形成，石棉是间皮瘤的唯一原因。它是在某人摄入或吸入石棉纤维后形成的。这些纤维遍布全身。随着时间的推移，它们会引起炎症、疤痕、癌症和其他问题。
间皮瘤可以在人体的四个不同部位形成。它通常在胸膜中形成，胸膜是围绕肺部的非常薄的膜，但它也可以在围绕腹部、心脏或睾丸的膜中形成。
While some people’s conditions can improve with chemotherapy, radiation, and other treatments, most treatment programs available today cannot cure the disease. Instead, these treatments aim to help people extend their lives. The average life expectancy of a mesothelioma patient today is between 18 and 31 months.
及早发现和治疗间皮瘤的体征和症状为患者提供了延长寿命的最佳机会。间皮瘤诉讼的胜诉可以为患者提供当今最好的医疗治疗的经济途径。法律上的胜利也有助于确保患者家庭的经济福祉。
间皮瘤的常见体征和症状
由于间皮瘤非常罕见，医生经常将其误认为是其他疾病。间皮瘤的症状因疾病的类型和部位而异。
胸膜间皮瘤——肺周围
Unfortunately, many of the signs of pleural mesothelioma resemble those of other, more common illnesses, such as pneumonia and bronchitis. People with pleural mesothelioma often experience a dry cough, shortness of breath, chest pain, and fatigue. They might also experience hoarseness of the throat or trouble swallowing.
腹膜间皮瘤——位于腹部
Peritoneal mesothelioma occurs in the lining of a patient’s abdominal cavity. People with this form of mesothelioma frequently suffer from abdominal pain, weight loss, nausea, vomiting, constipation, and swelling or fluid in the abdomen. With early detection and treatment, patients with peritoneal mesothelioma have a longer life expectancy than patients with other forms of the disease.
心包间皮瘤——在心脏
Patients with this rare form of mesothelioma frequently suffer from chest pain, irregular heartbeats, heart murmurs, fluid in the chest, and shortness of breath.
睾丸间皮瘤
Patients with this form of the disease experience testicular masses, pain, and swelling. With treatment, testicular mesothelioma patients have a longer life expectancy than with some other forms of mesothelioma, but the recurrence rate is very high.
与一位富有同情心的律师一起工作至关重要，他了解每种间皮瘤的各种诊断和预后。
与了解如何寻找间皮瘤症状的当地律师合作
如果您认为自己通过直接或二手接触接触了石棉，并且出现呼吸短促、胸痛或间皮瘤的任何其他常见症状，则应寻求医疗帮助。医生可以进行必要的血液检查、成像和活检，以给出准确的诊断和预后。
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