The difficulty of treating mesothelioma is well known. Currently, the top treatments are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy, but even these cannot cure the disease. In an effort to find more effective treatments, scientists and researchers are exploring many potential avenues. One of the most interesting of a number of new and alternative treatments being […]
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What does the word pleura have anything to do with mesothelioma? Well, the two have more in common than you may think. Mesothelioma is a type of cancer developed after years of exposure to harmful toxins known as asbestos. These toxins are breathed in and over time, develop into the deadly disease called mesothelioma. Mesothelioma
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Mesothelioma can develop in several places in the body, but it’s most often seen in the lungs. That’s what most people think of when they hear about mesothelioma – lung cancer. Asbestos fibers get into the lungs through inhalation, and they irritate the lining. Eventually, over the course of 20 to 50 years, the asbestos
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In its early stages of development, mesothelioma really has no symptoms. People don’t feel sick or have anything obvious going on that they would pick up on and be able to address. However, that doesn’t mean the disease isn’t developing. When the mesothelioma tumors get large enough, chest pain and shortness of breath will start
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The industrial revolution popularized asbestos as people sought ways to make buildings and products less susceptible to fire and electrical damage. The fire, chemical, and electrical resistant properties of asbestos had been known since the times of ancient Greece, but it wasn’t until the early 1900s that its use became widespread. Asbestos is a common,
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Treatments are available for every type of mesothelioma, though, patients may respond in different ways to the same treatments. The stage that the cancer is at indicates its maturity level, as well as the patient’s general health. This has to be taken into consideration when the doctor develops a plan for treatment. Chemotherapy and radiation
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Some people don’t really understand mesothelioma. They see it as a form of lung cancer, but other than that they aren’t sure what it is, how it happens, or anything else about it. That’s unfortunate, because some people could be at risk and not even be aware of it. Mesothelioma comes from being exposed to
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Mesothelioma is a form of cancer. It attacks the lining around the lungs – the pleura – and is often termed a ‘pleural cancer.’ Other people just call it lung cancer. It comes from exposure to asbestos. In the past, people didn’t know that asbestos was dangerous, so they used it for insulation in homes,
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Getting a cancer diagnosis is never good news. Mesothelioma is a rare cancer with only 2,000- 3,000 new cases diagnosed in the US each year and most cases can be traced to occupational asbestos exposure. Mesothelioma is considered incurable, but in recent years doctors have learned how to better treat and diagnose this particular cancer.
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Mesothelioma is a rare type of cancer caused by asbestos exposure that affects the lining surrounding internal organs in the body. There are three types of mesothelioma. The most common, accounting for about 70% of cases, is pleural mesothelioma that affects the lining surrounding the lungs and internal chest cavity. Mesothelioma can also affect the
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