Mesothelioma Cancer Treatment - Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy is the administration of drugs in order to treat mesothelioma cancer. Most of these drugs circulate in the bloodstream in order to reach cancer cells in the body for the purpose of either killing these cancerous cells or for stopping them from dividing. It is important to be very careful in the administration of chemotherapy drugs since these drugs are very toxic and can have a variety of side effects. Usually a combination of chemotherapy drugs are used for the treatment of mesothelioma cancer since a single drug is not so effective. Read more..
Mesothelioma is a cancer affecting the abdominal cavity, chest cavity, and the region surrounding the heart. There are many who seek mesothelioma information and here we look at the most commonly asked questions… Read more..
Once you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma, it is important to determine the spread of the disease. This is called staging and it is an important process since it helps in the prognosis and for the determination of the treatment plan. There are three staging systems that can be used in the staging process: the Butchart System, the TNM System and the Brigham System. Read more..
After obtaining the sample from the affected area it is then examined by a pathologist in a laboratory. Unfortunately in the case of mesothelioma it is difficult to diagnose the disease by just looking at the cells collected. These cells may look like the cells of other type of cancer such as lung cancer. However other tests and techniques are performed in order to distinguish mesothelioma from other type of cancers. Read more..
My sister died of Lung Cancer - she wasn’t diagnosed until stage 4 - didn’t have a symptom until it metastasized to her brain. Early detection could have prevented this. There is a diagnostic tool called the CT Spiral Scan and we need to rally and get send a message Congress can’t ignore. Ask your Senators to add their support to S.3187, the Lung Cancer Mortality Reduction Act. Read more..
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