Mesothelioma - carcinoid tumor period of 35-40 years after

Despite the fact that the non-small cell and small cell lung cancer the most common form of cancer that occur in the body may also develop lung mesothelioma and carcinoid tumor.

mesotheliomaThis form of lung cancer is most commonly associated with asbestos exposure ( to the workers in the asbestos industry or those who have been exposed to this carcinogen in construction ) . Mesothelioma is a form of cancer that occurs in older men as a rule , determine , for a period of 35-40 years after the initial contact with asbestos. It is a cancer , which affects the surface of the lungs , the disease is associated with the generation of the liquid which accumulates in the thoracic cavity . It is often necessary stalled fluid from the thoracic cavity to remove.

carcinoid tumorIt is quite rare benign form of the disease which occurs in 1-2 % of all cancers of the lung . As a rule, carcinoid lung occurs in younger people and usually is not associated with marked abnormalities of symptoms that would indicate the involvement of the lungs . Due to the fact that this form of the disease often affects the endocrine glands ( npr.ščitnico ) , hormonal imbalance can cause symptoms that are very non-specific - eg . flushing, diarrhea , heart problems and sneezing . Carcinoids most often treated surgically, and the disease symptomatically treated with the help of the radiation therapy ( radiotherapy) , and chemotherapy .