Pleural thickening doesn’t directly impact life expectancy. You can live just as long with pleural thickening as someone without it.
However, if doctors find that pleural thickening is a symptom of mesothelioma, your life expectancy could change since this cancer is aggressive. You’ll need to undergo mesothelioma treatments to live longer.
Contact us now for help finding treatments for mesothelioma pleural thickening that could improve your life expectancy.