Pleural mesothelioma starts in the lungs. The pleura is a membrane around the lungs and is inside the chest. Whenever doctors refer to “pleural” or “pleura” this is the area they are talking about. Pleural mesothelioma symptoms are similar to many other pleural diseases and cancers. Pleural disease is often one of the early mesothelioma stages of pleural mesothelioma. Pleural mesothelioma and pleural diseases begin by attacking this membrane, which makes it more difficult to breathe.
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