Rabu, 02 Desember 2009

10 option in treating mesothelioma

Mesothelioma threatment is depands on location of the cancer,how the cancer develop,how long it develop and how the status of patient

Here 10 option in treating mesothelioma

1. If the diagnosis is made early in the operation may be advisable to remove all cancerous cells. This means that thoracoscopy, or video using tanks thoracic surgery, mediastinoscopy (used for staging), or laproscopy. Often, doctors recommend palliative procedures such as chest tube drainage and pleurodesis, thoracoscopy and pleurodesis, pleuroperitonial shunt, or pleurectomy, which treat the symptoms of the disease, mesothelioma.

2. Aggressive outreach is a prescription for mesothelioma patients and is often given in combination with surgery or to control symptoms, palliatively. Research on radiation therapy using implants or UV light therapy is being traditional radiation therapy damages surrounding the health of the network.

3. Chemotherapy is an option and around 12%-20% of patients respond to drugs. Anti-cancer drugs destroy cancer cells and prevent their spread. In mesothelioma, chemotherapy is not considered curative. The aim is to prevent the spread of the disease, reduce the tumor before the operation, known as neoadjuvant therapy, to eliminate remnants of the tumor in the body after surgery and relieve pain and ‘restlessness, palliative chemotherapy. Experts recommend prescribing premetrexed with cisplastin. This drug has shown positive results, and is now the standard treatment for Mesothelioma not treated by surgery.

4. Organics using interleukin 2.

5. Immunotherapy in which the organization is to stimulate your immune system to fight against the disease. Modifiers of the biological response, BRMS, are used in treatment. These functions improve the immune system determine the metabolic reactions that promote cancer growth, change the cancer cell division, block or reverse the process that led to the formation of cancer, and prevent the spread of cancer.

6. Gene therapy, in which efforts are made to improve the generation of the sequence that causes cancer. This is the second type, the replacement gene therapy and knockout gene therapy.

7. Administration of lovastatin, a cholesterol drug.

8. Photodynamic treatment in which the photosensitive drug is activated by using lasers. This is done during the elimination of cancer cells.

9. Drain fluid from the chest or abdominal cavity, followed by the introduction of drugs into the cavity to prevent fluid accumulation is done for patients not fluid accumulation and intense discomfort stemming.

10. Therapy or combination therapy, which means trimodal surgery accompanied by radiation and chemotherapy.

Often, medications are also used complete. Be qualified for this type of care that focuses on patient’s physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being.

In the case of mesothelioma is incurable, can opt for clinical trials of new treatments are under way in several research centers and laboratories. Suggestions on the best course of treatment will be recommended by a doctor or oncologist.

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