Symptoms of Mesothelioma

Most people with malignant mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they breathed asbestos. Others have been exposed to asbestos in a household environment, often without knowing it. The scary part is that an exposure of as little as one or two months can result in mesothelioma 30 or 40 years later.

Many people with the disease have no symptoms whatsoever. People that do show symptoms may have:

shortness of breath
chest pain
persistent cough
fever
night sweats
weight loss

Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma may include pain or swelling in the abdomen due to a build-up of fluid, nausea, weight loss, bowel obstruction, anemia or swelling of the feet.

PLEASE KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE SYMPTOMS MAY BE CAUSED BY MESOTHELIOMA OR BY OTHER LESS SERIOUS CONDITIONS. ONLY A DOCTOR CAN MAKE A DEFINITIVE DIAGNOSIS.