Thanks for the helpful content. It is also my belief that mesothelioma has an incredibly long latency time period, which means that indication of the disease may not emerge until finally 30 to 50 years after the original exposure to asbestos.  Pleural mesothelioma, which is the most common type and has an effect on the area throughout the lungs, could potentially cause shortness of breath, chest pains, as well as a persistent cough, which may result in coughing up maintain.