What Are the Symptoms of Mesothelioma?

[MUSIC PLAYING] So the symptoms of mesothelioma vary greatly from the time of the initial presentation until we see the patients. Most commonly, the patients present with cough, shortness of breath, difficulty in walking, loss of stamina. A few patients who were running five or 10 miles, all the sudden, they can't do that, or simple activities at home, such as cooking or care for yourself becomes challenging. Usually presents with a pleural effusion with fluid compressing the lung, causing all those symptoms. But it also can cause chest pain, which indicates to us that the tumor has somehow invaded the chest wall. [MUSIC PLAYING]