How common is mesothelioma?

by admin on January 30, 2009

Although reported incidence rates have
increased in the past 20 years, mesothelioma is still a relatively rare
cancer. About 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the
United States each year. Mesothelioma occurs more often in men than in
women and risk increases with age, but this disease can appear in
either men or women at any age.