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How does mesothelioma kill you?

It will kill you like any other cancer- cancer cachexia, infections, etc

In addition it can compromise your respiratory functions (not enough lung tissue for your routine breathing)

If it involves major portion of lung that can add strain on your right heart which can fail(called cor pulmonale)
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