Oct 12, 2008
Comprehensive treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma new method
Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a substantive, local invasive tumors, and is closely related to asbestos exposure. If untreated, its survival in 4-12 months. The tumor on the poor response to chemotherapy and radiotherapy, surgery is the most effective treatment. Currently in the United States each year 3,000 new cases of fat in patients with MPM is expected in the United States and Europe, the incidence of the disease at the summit appeared in 2020. The prognosis of the disease depends on the time of diagnosis of the tumor stage, histological type, lymph node status and the margin. Despite the diagnosis often expected to be delayed, but early intervention therapy can improve life expectancy. Loyola University of Chicago Medical Center, Dr. Neragi-Miandoab S for the treatment of the disease were analyzed. The results showed that a single therapy for MPM to change the natural history and to no avail. As a result, medical personnel began to consider a joint operation, including radiotherapy, chemotherapy or immunotherapy, the combined treatment. Combination therapy is already showing good results, especially for epithelial tissue, the negative margin and outside the pleura of metastasis in patients with better results. Cisplatin and mitomycin C for control of distant recurrence of the tumor has a certain effect. Research also showed that cisplatin and gemcitabine, as well as the treatment of cisplatin / pemetrexed after 54Gy supporting the use of hemi-thoracic radiation therapy can improve the prognosis
Oct 9, 2008
Mesothelioma treatment
The most common method of mesothelioma treatment include:
Surgical treatment of mesothelioma
The whole operation known as the lungs, pleural mesothelioma, can be used to clear lung disease involved. Extravascular lung pleura, as the spread of the disease may have involved the removal of which part of the diaphragm, and lung. There is such a high surgical risk factors, its viability depends on The patient's overall health, smoking habits and asbestos exposure. Pleura endarterectomy is another type, you can use, here's part of the Community Chest and abdominal lining surrounding tissue may be removed.
Radiotherapy mesothelioma
Radiation therapy, so that treatment does not benefit the disaster area so that the health of cells and tissues, and the other treatment for the treatment of mesothelioma. This is a commonly used method of fast, as well as many types of cancer mesothelioma. Placement of radioactive sources through the affected area and then Sending radiation to kill abnormal cells. Radiation continues to send about a year, working to destroy the tumor. Radiotherapy may be surgery if the patient is not enough to surgery alone.
Chemotherapy in the treatment of mesothelioma
Chemotherapy can be administered in the form of pill or injection. Disadvantage is that chemotherapy drugs can contain high levels of toxicity, so very sick patients. Side effects including nausea, vomiting, hair loss, weight loss, physical fatigue. There are a number of post-secondary chemotherapy drugs, To alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy. Due to the chemotherapy drug, without reference to specific areas to enable them to leave their bodies to find the way to disaster areas. This means that they can affect the cells, the disease can not again cause side effects.
Palliative treatment of mesothelioma (mesothelioma)
Palliative therapy can also be used in patients with mesothelioma. These treatments cause excessive bleeding liquid from the patient through the use of needles, straw. In order to prevent further fluid can be fed through the drug to the chest tube drainage following flow.
Surgical treatment of mesothelioma
The whole operation known as the lungs, pleural mesothelioma, can be used to clear lung disease involved. Extravascular lung pleura, as the spread of the disease may have involved the removal of which part of the diaphragm, and lung. There is such a high surgical risk factors, its viability depends on The patient's overall health, smoking habits and asbestos exposure. Pleura endarterectomy is another type, you can use, here's part of the Community Chest and abdominal lining surrounding tissue may be removed.
Radiotherapy mesothelioma
Radiation therapy, so that treatment does not benefit the disaster area so that the health of cells and tissues, and the other treatment for the treatment of mesothelioma. This is a commonly used method of fast, as well as many types of cancer mesothelioma. Placement of radioactive sources through the affected area and then Sending radiation to kill abnormal cells. Radiation continues to send about a year, working to destroy the tumor. Radiotherapy may be surgery if the patient is not enough to surgery alone.
Chemotherapy in the treatment of mesothelioma
Chemotherapy can be administered in the form of pill or injection. Disadvantage is that chemotherapy drugs can contain high levels of toxicity, so very sick patients. Side effects including nausea, vomiting, hair loss, weight loss, physical fatigue. There are a number of post-secondary chemotherapy drugs, To alleviate the side effects of chemotherapy. Due to the chemotherapy drug, without reference to specific areas to enable them to leave their bodies to find the way to disaster areas. This means that they can affect the cells, the disease can not again cause side effects.
Palliative treatment of mesothelioma (mesothelioma)
Palliative therapy can also be used in patients with mesothelioma. These treatments cause excessive bleeding liquid from the patient through the use of needles, straw. In order to prevent further fluid can be fed through the drug to the chest tube drainage following flow.
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