Mesothelioma Treatment

Mesothelioma treatment with surgery involves removing the tumor and some of the healthy tissue surrounding it. There are several types of surgery for mesothelioma treatment; is surgery a good option for you? If so, which type is best for you?  That depends on the stage and location of the cancer. Another factor is the reason for undergoing surgery. Surgery for pleural mesothelioma, the most common type of mesothelioma, can be done to try to help relieve discomfort from mesothelioma symptoms. This is considered palliative. Or the goal of the surgery may be to try to remove as much of the … [Read more...]

Mesothelioma treatment needs to begin as soon as possible after diagnosis. Sadly, mesothelioma offers no clues to its presence.  Years, perhaps decades, after an exposure to asbestos triggers the mesothelioma process, mesothelioma may be in an advanced stage when symptoms occur.  At that point, mesothelioma will progress rapidly unless treatment halts its lethal path. Whether or not surgery is a mesothelioma treatment option, it is highly likely that chemotherapy will be part of your mesothelioma treatment plan. Mesothelioma Treatment Combining Chemotherapy and Surgery If your mesothelioma … [Read more...]

Mesothelioma is a rare, incurable cancer of the mesothelium – the lining around your lungs or other organs. Mesothelioma is one form of cancer whose cause is known: exposure to toxic asbestos. For patients with mesothelioma symptoms, relief from pain is an important part of their treatment and care. What Are Mesothelioma Symptoms? If you know that you worked around asbestos, served in the military before the mid 1970s (especially the Navy), or were otherwise exposed to this toxic mineral, it’s important to watch for mesothelioma symptoms. Though your exposure may have happened many years ago … [Read more...]

A mesothelioma diagnosis is heartbreaking news. No question about it. Questions, however, will be asked of you to help confirm your mesothelioma diagnosis and pinpoint the source of your asbestos exposure. Because make no mistake about it, there is just one and only one cause of mesothelioma. And that cause is exposure to asbestos. Mesothelioma Diagnosis Defined What really is a mesothelioma diagnosis? It is the end result of a process determining without a doubt that mesothelioma is the cause of symptoms you are having.  It begins with your primary care physician.  If he or she gives you a … [Read more...]

As of this writing, some forms of asbestos diseases, particularly mesothelioma, have no known cure. That doesn’t mean that there is nothing you can do once you have been diagnosed with this form of cancer. In fact, there is a growing range of asbestos treatment options available. What Are Asbestos Diseases?Asbestos is a mineral that was prized in industry, most notably for its heat-resistant properties. Although it is a type of rock that is mined from the ground, asbestos takes the form of fibers. When used in industrial processes or released during home remodeling, for example, tiny … [Read more...]

When you think of mesothelioma, you probably think of a disease of that affects the lungs. There are actually four kinds of mesothelioma: peritoneal, pericardial, testicular, and pleural. Peritoneal affects the lining around the organs in your abdomen; pericardial is a cancer of the lining around your heart; and testicular relates to the tissue lining the interior of the testes. All types of this rare cancer are caused by asbestos exposure. Pleural mesothelioma is the most common type; as many as three quarters of mesothelioma patients have pleural mesothelioma. What is Pleural … [Read more...]

To date, there is no cure for mesothelioma, a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. However, significant advancements in science are being made every day. An early mesothelioma diagnosis can afford you with better options for treatment and life expectancy. Consequently it is important to understand mesothelioma symptoms at the beginning of the disease. Mesothelioma has a long latency period, the time between asbestos exposure and diagnosis, anywhere between 15 to 50 years. Consequently, mesothelioma symptoms do not appear until the later stages of development and, even then, can be easily … [Read more...]

Mesothelioma symptoms need to be caught as early as possible to improve survival odds.  As with all cancers, the earlier a diagnosis can be made, the better. But mesothelioma symptoms are tricky. For years, possibly decades, after mesothelioma has started to injure the body, it reveals no symptoms. The disease silently progresses. When mesothelioma symptoms begin to present themselves, they can easily be mistaken for symptoms of many common and less serious illnesses. Because mesothelioma progresses quickly once it has reached the stage where mesothelioma symptoms emerge, it is important to … [Read more...]