This disease is a silent killer as it shows its symptoms after decades of the substance exposure thus making the victim so helpless that he only has less than a year survival time. The treatment for this lung cancer is an expensive one with low survival rates, consequently the victim once diagnosed with mesothelioma has less time to think and has to take action immediately. …show more content…
This membrane is very important to the body and a damage to this lining can result in life threatening diseases and is considered critical. In mesothelioma this lining is damaged as a result of exposure to the asbestos as it gets stuck in the lungs when inhaled with air, the air that we breathe goes to our lungs and there it gets filtered, if asbestos is present in the air that we inhale it is stuck in the lungs and doesn't come out when exhaled. If there are large amounts of asbestos in the inhaled air it will damage the lungs and afterwards the mesothelium permanently, consequently the victim will face