101 Facts About Mesothelioma English Edition. Mesothelioma develops in the lung linings while lung cancer forms in the lung tissues. The main types of mesothelioma are pleural mesothelioma peritoneal mesothelioma and pericardial mesothelioma.
The five-year relative survival rate for mesothelioma localized to the pleural tissue is 20. The most common type of mesothelioma is pleural mesothelioma which develops on the lining of the lungs. 45221 Americans have died of mesothelioma between 1999 and 2015.
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Sarcomatoid cells are rare and harder to treat. The five-year relative survival rate for mesothelioma localized to the pleural tissue is 20. The annual number of deaths was higher in 2015 than it was in 1999. Pleural mesothelioma is the most common form about 80 90 of all cases.