Treatment of Mesothelioma
Conventional therapy comprises a combination of surgery , chemotherapy and radiation therapy (radiotherapy = radiotherapy). The specific treatment depends on the stage of the disease and the patient's condition. During surgery, the tumor is removed and the adjacent portion of healthy tissue. If you can complete removal, the patient has a chance for a complete cure. Unfortunately, this has often not possible.
After surgery, often followed by radiation therapy or chemotherapy or a combination thereof which is intended to destroy residual tumor cells. The actual irradiation does not have too much effect, so it is used after surgery or combined with chemotherapy.
If surgery is not possible, the patient is usually offered chemotherapy that is effective in its own right. Used various combinations of chemotherapy. Unfortunately, they are often present many side effects of this treatment. Rather, as is currently used experimental immunological treatment with interleukins and interferons.
Despite intensive and very expensive treatment is not the result of optimistic. About 75 percent of patients in the first or second stage of the disease survive 5 years after the discovery of cancer. But if a higher stage patients live an average of one year after diagnosis. Very however, depends on the particular patient.
How can I help treat?
Cancer is so severe that they must be treated by a medical team. It is important to follow doctor's advice and recommendations . The basis is to support the family.
Complications of mesothelioma
The most common complication is mesothelioma effusions in the thoracic cavity and the oppression of the lung tissue . The result is difficulty breathing and a worsening of the patient's condition. Later occur, the oppression of the heart and thoracic arteries and the related circulatory problems.
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