Friday, July 11, 2008
What are the four stages of cancer mesothelioma ?
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A rare form of cancer is known as mesothelioma, malignant tumour, the mesothelial tissue, lungs and abdomen after the inhalation of asbestos. Its rarity is one of the reasons why many people are not aware of any such deadly disease. In fact, many people are dying from mesothelioma undiagnosed. Although we now have more and more aware of the dangers of asbestos, health, but many have not heard of mesothelioma, and, therefore, did not understand the nature, cause, the signs and treatment. While some doctors are difficult to detect mesothelioma, because its symptoms are similar to those of other diseases such as lung cancer and pneumonia. In addition, it will take decades to a patient who were exposed to asbestos to develop mesothelioma - fifty years after the most.
Being oblivious of mesothelioma pose greater risks, since it prevents the diagnosis and treatment. A person who receives treatment have to know the different stages of the illness or the extent to which the disease. The possibility of mesothelioma and the type of treatment depends on the stage of the disease. There are basically two systems used for staging pleural mesothelioma (lung): Brigham and TNM system. These staging systems have also been used in other types of cancers, but the first is a commonly used. There is no way to determine the stage of cancer peritoneal mesothelioma (abdomen), so that the TNM system is in use.
There are three variables TNM system of the tumor, lymph nodes and metastases. In the first stage of mesothelioma, Phase I, the malignant mesothelioma cells start to grow and multiply a single layer, the pleura. The pleura is a membrane that surrounds the lungs and lines the wall, the ribcage. There are a number of cases in which the pericardium (membrane covering the heart) and the diaphragm cover have already taken effect. In this case, the cancer patient is still in a phase I of mesothelioma.
When the second phase, the two layers, the pleura have already been affected by mesothelioma. Take note, however, that at this stage of simply one part of the body is affected. As a general rule, pleura to produce only a little fluid lubricant, which is helping to expand and contracting the lungs. The excess fluid is absorbed by the blood and lymph vessels, there is such a balance between the quantity of liquid is produced and eliminated. During the second phase, mesothelioma, the liquid begins to develop between the film, lungs and the membrane, the chest wall, which leads to pleural effusion. Increase the volume of liquid product causes shortness of breath and chest pain. Other patients with cancer mesothelioma experience dry cough and persistent. Diagnosis of pleural effusion has given a chest X-ray.
Phase III mesothelioma means that the malignant cells have already spread to a chest, esophagus and lymph nodes is part of the chest. The patient may suffer a severe pain near the affected parties. When not dealt with immediately or when the mesothelioma patient does not respond well to drugs, the cancer may go on, a quarter point. The fourth stage of mesothelioma is a frightening, because at this stage, mesothelioma cells entered the bloodstream and other organs such as liver, bone and brain. The lymph nodes on the other side of the chest can also affect the mesothelioma stage IV.
Brigham staging system, on the other hand, to determine whether the mesothelioma can be removed surgically vai not, and whether the lymph nodes are affected or not. During Phase I of mesothelioma, the lymph nodes are not affected, and the patient can still recover from the surgery. During Phase II, the surgery can be performed, but some lymph nodes have already been infiltrated with the cancer cells. Phase III of the course, the heart and chest wall are already affected, so the cut is desirable. The lymph nodes at this stage, however, may or may not be affected. When the final phase, Phase IV, mesothelioma, cancer cells have already gone to the blood and other body parts such as heart, brain, bone and liver. In most cases, a patient who has reached the stage IV mesothelioma is only four months to live.
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Mesothelioma
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