Thursday, June 26, 2008
How is mesothelioma treated?
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Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos particles. However, May they were exposed to asbestos dust and fibre in other ways. These could include working with asbestos or home renovation by the use of asbestos and cement products, even by washing the clothes of a family member who worked with asbestos. The disease is rare form of cancer in which malignant (cancer) cells are found in Mesothelium, a protective sac that covers most of the body's internal organs.
Mesothelioma occurs more often in men than in women and risk increases with age, but this disease can occur in men or women at any age. About 2000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the USA every year. Although the reported incidence rates have increased over the past 20 years, mesothelioma is still a relatively rare cancer.
There are different procedures used to treat mesothelioma. The type of treatment depends on the location of cancer, stage of disease, and the patient's age and general health.
A treatment of the disease through surgery by removing a portion of the wall of the chest or the abdomen and a portion of tissue around it. For cancer of the pleura, lung May be removed in an operation called a pneumonectomy. Sometimes a portion of the diaphragm, the muscle below the lungs that helps breathing, is also deleted.
Another method is radiotherapy, also called radiotherapy. This involves the use of energy rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation therapy affects the cancer cells in the treated area. Radiation May come from a machine or putting materials that produce radiation through plastic tubes thin in the area where the cancer cells are located.
Drugs for cancer can be used to kill cancer cells in the body. This is known as chemotherapy and administration of drugs by injection into a vein (intravenous, or IV). Currently, doctors are also studying the effectiveness of putting chemotherapy directly into the chest or the abdomen.
Because mesothelioma is very difficult to control, the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) is sponsoring clinical trials aimed at finding new treatments and better ways to use current treatments.
Mesothelioma occurs more often in men than in women and risk increases with age, but this disease can occur in men or women at any age. About 2000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the USA every year. Although the reported incidence rates have increased over the past 20 years, mesothelioma is still a relatively rare cancer.
There are different procedures used to treat mesothelioma. The type of treatment depends on the location of cancer, stage of disease, and the patient's age and general health.
A treatment of the disease through surgery by removing a portion of the wall of the chest or the abdomen and a portion of tissue around it. For cancer of the pleura, lung May be removed in an operation called a pneumonectomy. Sometimes a portion of the diaphragm, the muscle below the lungs that helps breathing, is also deleted.
Another method is radiotherapy, also called radiotherapy. This involves the use of energy rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. Radiation therapy affects the cancer cells in the treated area. Radiation May come from a machine or putting materials that produce radiation through plastic tubes thin in the area where the cancer cells are located.
Drugs for cancer can be used to kill cancer cells in the body. This is known as chemotherapy and administration of drugs by injection into a vein (intravenous, or IV). Currently, doctors are also studying the effectiveness of putting chemotherapy directly into the chest or the abdomen.
Because mesothelioma is very difficult to control, the U.S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) is sponsoring clinical trials aimed at finding new treatments and better ways to use current treatments.
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Wednesday, May 28, 2008
Mesothelioma - An Asbestos Related Lung Cancer
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What is Mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is a form of cancer located in the lining of the lungs, abdomen or the heart. These linings are thin layers of tissue covering the organ.
The pleuron is the tissue covering the lungs and the wall of the chest cavity which cushions and protects the lungs. The peritoneum lines the abdominal wall and surrounds most of the organs in the abdomen. The pericardium is the tissue surrounding the heart.
Mesothelioma is a rare but very serious cancer. There are three types of mesothelioma based on the types of cancerous cells. The most common type is epithelioid and consists of 50-70% of total cases and has the best prognosis. The second type is called sarcomatoid, consists of 10-20 % of mesothelioma cases and is more unpredictable in nature. The third type of mesothelioma is called biphasic; it is a combination of the other two types and consists of 20-35% of all cases.
There are estimated 2000-3000 new cases of mesothelioma in the
The pleura are a thin lining of mesothelial cells. There are two pleura’s in the chest, the parietal pleura and the visceral pleura. The parietal pleura line the chest wall including the inside of the ribs, diaphragm and pericardium. The visceral pleura cover the lungs and filters fluid to and from the chest. If the pleura become diseases it is not effective at eliminating fluid from the chest resulting in pleural effusion or too much fluid in the chest.
Mesothelioma is usually the result of exposure to asbestos. Most people who are diagnosed with mesothelioma have had jobs where they breathed asbestos fibers. It may take up to 60 years from the time of asbestos exposure until mesothelioma develops.
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