Differences Between Lung Cancer and Mesothelioma
Key Takeaways Lung cancer and mesothelioma are two different diseases — they differ in cause, origin, latency period, prevalence, and how they are diagnosed. Lung cancer originates inside the lung tissue itself, with smoking accounting for 90% of cases. There are approximately 235,000 new cases per year in the U.S. Pleural mesothelioma originates in the […]
