Prognosis of Mesothelioma

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

Onset of Mesothelioma: Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 20 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos

Complications:

Complications of Mesothelioma may include:

• Respiratory failure
• Death
• The individual may develop a pneumothorax, or collapse of the lung. The disease may metastasize, or spread, to other parts of the body
• Pleural effusion
• more complications...»

Complications of Mesothelioma from the Diseases Database include:

• Hypertrophic pulmonary osteo-arthropathy
• Pleural effusion
• Hypoglycaemia
• Chest pain
• Ascites
• more complications...»

See also complications of Mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma: Research More

• Mesothelioma: Introduction
• 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.