My nurse sister will soon have to take the NCLEX to qualify herself to work in a western hospital of her choice. Her initial plan is to work in a U.K. or maybe U.S. hospital soon but before that happens, NCLEX should be passed and another exposure in a hospital in Bangkok, Thailand would be a plus. One of the books she’s reading now is about degenerative diseases and many other kinds of serious ailments, as well as their treatments. I learned that mesothelioma is a kind of cancer that kills many people as well — my first time to come across it! According to Mesotheliomahelp.net, mesothelioma is an asbestos-caused cancer of the serous membranes that surround many of the body’s vital organs and these membranes, known as mesothelium, secrete a lubricating fluid that provide an easy movement of the organs within the body. Being a nurse herself, she needs to understand as well the basic characteristics of diseases as they will provide information on the treatment methods. The most common form of the disease is pleural mesothelioma, which affects the membranes that surround the lungs while peritoneal mesothelioma, which affects the lining of the abdomen, the next most-common disease form. Other forms of the disease do exist, but they are rare occurrences. Learn more about mesothelioma at Mesotheliomahelp.net.