Use our Instant Answer Service to get an answer right now. Mesothelioma is a disease located in the pleura of the lungs. The pleura is the lining of the lungs between the lungs and the ribs. There are two types of mesothelioma, cancerous and noncancerous.
Malignant mesothelioma is a serious health condition.
Non-malignant mesothelioma can be removed surgically and is not necessarily related to asbestos. Mesothelioma is caused by Asbestos. Generally the exposure to asbestos occurred 20-30 years ago and it took that amount of time for the disease to develop. Mesothelioma progresses and causes pleural thickening which makes it increasingly difficult to breath. It becomes more difficult to breath because the lungs are not as flexible as they once were.