If you have had exposure in your past to asbestos, irradiation or any of the fibrous silicates which cause mesothelioma you should know the symptoms of mesothelioma. It is also a good idea to know these symptoms even if you have no knowledge of being exposed to any of the elements which cause this disease. This is because some people have lived or worked in areas which have been contaminated with asbestos unbeknownst to them.

Respiratory Related Symptoms

Mesothelioma can remain latent in the body for 2 to 5 decades. There are even some cases when it has remained latent even longer than 5 decades after exposure to elements which show up as symptoms of mesothelioma. Once the disease begins to manifest symptoms start to appear. Most people with this disease will experience breathing problems. Many of these breathing issues are shortness of breath which is often accompanied by a cough.

As mesothelioma progresses a cough can develop producing a fluid from the lungs or even blood. Those who experience these types of symptoms most likely have developed tumors from this cancer in their lungs. These individuals also have a risk of experiencing a collapsed lung as a result of the continued development of tumors and cancerous masses.

Often Ignored Symptoms

Jaundice and low blood sugar are also symptoms of mesothelioma people suffer from. Many times these symptoms are thought by the individual to be attributed to other problems. Many times people think that the jaundice or low blood sugar they are experiencing from the cancer are unrelated to any other health issue. This is why many people who have these symptoms as part of developing mesothelioma wait until other more sever symptoms to occur before going to a doctor to be diagnosed or treated.

Body Pain Symptoms

Chest pain and pain in the abdominal cavity can be caused by fluid accumulation in these areas are also symptoms of mesothelioma. Some people with this cancer may experience obstruction of the bowels, or swelling of face or neck. These different symptoms are generally indications of where the cancer has spread to in the body.

Blood Related Symptoms

Having blood clotting problems and anemia are symptoms suffered by some who have has this mesothelioma manifest in their body. Many times blood problems related to this cancer are coupled with other symptoms such as fatigue and fever.

In extreme cases of this cancer one can experience blood clots in their veins and possible thrombophlebitis. Blood clots may also form in the lungs. Others may have hemorrhaging in multiple body organs. Bleeding of the organs can be caused by Dissinated Untravascular Coagulation brought on by the cancer.