What Risk factors for cancer the pleura? 

This Cancer affects pleuraThe membrane surrounding the lungs and lines the chest cavity. In 75 to 80% of cases, pleural cancer is associated with exposure to theAsbestos.

The fibers ofAsbestos migrate into the pleura, where they trigger an inflammatory reaction. Eventually, 20 to 50 years, the attack eventually stimulate the proliferation of malignant cells.

The business sectors most at risk of exposure to theAsbestos and therefore at risk of pleural cancer are plumbers pipefitters, boilermakers Taulier, areas of shipbuilding and conversion of theAsbestos.

Overall, the incidence of mesothelioma increases with age. They are usually individuals over sixty who have been detected such Cancer.

Moreover, the diagnosis is not easy and pleural cancer is often confused with Cancer lung. As for the prognosis of this rare cancer (1,000 cases per year) but aggressive, it is rather dark, but everything depends on the stage at diagnosis.


 

What are the symptoms of cancer of the pleura?

- Difficulty breathing (dyspnea).

- Chest pain.

These are the two major symptoms that usually lead patients to consult. The proliferation of cancerous cells eventually prevent the spread of liquid between the layers of the pleura, where such symptoms.