Mesothelioma is very aggressive disease. In most cases cure is not possible. The possible treatments are
Surgery
In this process some or all the tissues of the infected area is tried to remove. Surgery helps in decreasing the symptoms and severeness of the disease. Surgery helps in
• Reducing fluid build up
• Removing tissue around lungs
• Debulking ( reducing cancer tissues)
• Relief from signs
Mesothelioma –Chemotherapy
Some chemicals are used to kill cancer cells in chemotherapy procedure. It helps in stopping the growth of mesothelioma. It helps in reducing the chance of growing mesothelioma after surgery. Sometimes chemotherapy is applied before surgery to make the surgery easy.
Some times these drugs are heated and directly applied to the chest or abdomen depending upon the type of cancer. Chemotherapy doesn’t injure the healthy cells. Hence higher dose of these drugs can also be administered.
Mesothelioma-radiation therapy
In this procedure high beams are focused on the diseased points. Radiation therapy helps in reducing the symptoms of mesothelioma. Mostly radiation is aimed at the entire part of the chest just to gain best results. Some doctors use combination therapy, a therapy where surgery, chemotherapy and radiation therapy are all applied together.
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