Prognosis of Mesothelioma

Prognosis of Mesothelioma: Usually poor because mesothelioma is rarely diagnosed early.

Deaths from Mesothelioma: 2,371 deaths in America 2001(NCHS, 2003)

Estimated mortality rate for Mesothelioma from incidence and deaths statistics:

• Deaths: 2,370 (USA annual deaths calculated from this data: 2,371 deaths in America 2001(NCHS, 2003))
• Incidence: 2,552 (USA annual incidence calculated from this data: 563 new cases in the UK 2002(UK Government Statistics)
• 92.9% (ratio of deaths to incidence).

Complications: see complications of Mesothelioma

Research More About Mesothelioma

• Introduction: Mesothelioma
• Deaths: Mesothelioma
• Symptoms: Mesothelioma
• Complications: Mesothelioma
• Causes: Mesothelioma
• Treatments: Mesothelioma

About prognosis:

The 'prognosis' of Mesothelioma usually refers to the likely outcome of Mesothelioma. The prognosis of Mesothelioma may include the duration of Mesothelioma, chances of complications of Mesothelioma, probable outcomes, prospects for recovery, recovery period for Mesothelioma, survival rates, death rates, and other outcome possibilities in the overall prognosis of Mesothelioma. Naturally, such forecast issues are by their nature unpredictable.