Easily Distracted: Everyday noises, movements, or your own thoughts pull your attention away, and you cant stay on one thing for long
If you smoke cigars regularly, expect to pay significantly higher premiums
The sentiment expressed in the name was hopeful -- if hopelessly ironic
His prizefighting earned him a broken nose (later straightened), a scarred lip, many broken knuckles (a result of not being able to afford tape used to wrap boxers' hands), and a bruised body
Pleural Mesothelioma Prevalence: 70% to 79% of all cases Location: Pleura (tissue around lungs and chest wall) Treatments: Immunotherapy, surgery, chemotherapy 5-year survival rate: 7% to 22%, according to the American Cancer Society Peritoneal Mesothelioma Prevalence: 10% to 30% of all cases, second most common type Location: Peritoneum (abdominal cavity lining) Treatments: HIPEC surgery is highly effective for this type 5-year survival rate: 65% (significantly better than pleural) Pericardial Mesothelioma Prevalence: About 1% of cases (very rare) Location: Pericardium (sac around the heart) Median survival: 2 to 6 months Treatment challenges: Limited options because of heart proximity Testicular Mesothelioma Prevalence: Less than 1% of cases, rarest form Location: Tunica vaginalis (membrane around testes) Common symptom: Testicular mass or swelling Prognosis: Better than other types, 33% of patients live 10+ years Mesothelioma can spread from one location to another as it progresses
