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2. Mesothelioma - Wikipedia

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   If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelium to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face. These symptoms may be caused by mesothelioma or by other, less serious conditions. [citation needed]

3. Asbestos-related diseases - Wikipedia

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   Asbestos-related diseases are disorders of the lung and pleura caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibres. Asbestos-related diseases include non-malignant disorders such as asbestosis (pulmonary fibrosis due to asbestos), diffuse pleural thickening, pleural plaques, pleural effusion, rounded atelectasis and malignancies such as lung cancer and malignant mesothelioma.

4. Peritoneal mesothelioma - Wikipedia

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   Other symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anemia, and fever. If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelium to other parts of the body, symptoms may include pain, trouble swallowing, or swelling of the neck or face. [citation needed]

5. Malignant pleural effusion - Wikipedia

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   Occasionally, treatment of the underlying cancer can cause resolution of the effusion. This may be the case with types of cancer that respond well to chemotherapy, such as small cell carcinoma or lymphoma. Simple aspiration of pleural fluid can relieve shortness of breath rapidly but fluid and symptoms will usually recur within a couple of weeks.

6. Health impact of asbestos - Wikipedia

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   Usually no symptoms shown but if exposure is extensive, it can cause lung impairment. Pneumothorax: Some reports have also linked the condition of pneumothorax to asbestos related diseases. Malignant mesothelioma: an aggressive and incurable tumour arising from mesothelial cells of the pleura (the lining of the thoracic cavity).

7. How to spot 18 common — and not so common — bumps, rashes and ...

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   Squamous cell carcinoma symptoms and signs. Though it’s linked with exposure to ultraviolet rays, squamous cell carcinoma can crop up in areas that don’t get much sun. Watch out for rough ...