Mesothelioma is a devastating type of cancer and the people diagnosed with this disease are often told that the expected survival rate is only eight to twelve months. However, with the increase in technology, there has been tremendous improvement in the treatment program. Hence, the specialists in treating mesothelioma at the leading cancer centers often have better statistics. The treatment program depends on many factors like stage of the cancer, how far it has spread, how the cancer cells look under the microscope and the patient’s age and desires.
Basically there are three traditional kinds of treatment for patients with malignant mesothelioma such as Surgery (taking out the cancer), Chemotherapy (using drugs to fight the cancer) and Radiation therapy (using high dose x-rays or other high energy rays to kill cancer).Many a times two or more of these are combined in the course of treatment.
Mesomark blood test was approved in 2007 by the us food and drug administration (FDA), to help monitoring therapy in patients with malignant mesothelioma reaction. Mesothelioma cancer cells to release a specific protein markers called soluble Mesothelin or related peptide (SMRP). The amount of SMRP in blood samples will help the doctor to monitor the progress of patients. It is vital to the doctor qualification to follow certain procedures of patients. Informal handbook will be sent to each of the patients had proof for the doctor. Patients must provide one or more blood samples, will be sent to a national laboratory reference. However, the costs associated with Mesomark blood test can get medical insurance.
Sometimes the diagnostic operation become indispensable to confirm this. Thoracoscopy help doctors to evaluate pleural cavity and command more biopsy under direct vision. In most cases, can obtain a definite diagnosis. Video auxiliary thoracoscope or thoracic is a thoracocospy. Here small incision and doctors can see the pleural cavity camera. For Laproscopy and far more advanced.
Palliative treatment program is a symptom of positive mesothelioma cure this disease. To remove all the treatment procedure, and micro hair disease will likely stay. Adjuvant therapy is to eliminate the residual disease.
The treatment of cancer chemotherapy, the use of chemical substances. Abnormal cells to divide not under control. Cancer chemotherapy drugs work by blocking them to destroy cancerous proliferation. It can have different stage of cancer diagnosis and target depends on age and health of patients.
In the radiotherapy of high energy beam river or through the corpuscular radiation is used to treat cancer. This may be used together, or control symptoms palliatively surgery.
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