Thanks a lot for the helpful posting. It is also my opinion that mesothelioma has an really long latency phase, which means that the signs of the disease may not emerge until eventually 30 to 50 years after the original exposure to asbestos fiber.  Pleural mesothelioma, that's the most common form and has an effect on the area around the lungs, could cause shortness of breath, breasts pains, and a persistent cough, which may result in coughing up maintain.