Mesothelioma Cure
A mesothelioma cure is being researched by many medical facilities around the world, but no reliable cure has been found yet by medical science. There are treatments which on average extend the life of patients with the disease, but nothing that fully eradicates the disease and its effects.
Mesothelioma is a type of cancer most often caused by exposure to asbestos. As with many types of cancer an individual’s response to the common causes can very hugely. Some people with considerable exposure to asbestos for long periods never get the disease at all where as some who are only exposed to minor amounts for a short time get the disease and die quickly from it. Even indirect exposure, for example when washing the clothes of someone who works with the substance, can cause this disease. The symptoms sometimes don’t appear at all until many decades after the exposure to asbestos.
Diagnosis of the disease is difficult because the obvious symptoms could all be caused by other diseases. Screening can help identify risk, but there is no standard screening method yet. Tests which can confirm a diagnosis include CT scan, chest X-ray and biopsy, but even with all of these, diagnosis is often only confirmed in the late stages of the disease.
Treatments include chemo-therapy, radiation therapy, surgery and immunotherapy as well as newly discovered approaches that are being tested in clinical trials. The treatments are often more effective in combination than alone. The clinical trails offer important options for many patients although acceptance varies for different studies.
As with many cancers, western medicine has yet to find a reliable cure. Many patients turn to alternative therapies to try to find better alternatives and to manage the symptoms. Information on these, as well as clinical trials and other data, can be found from a variety of sources including the internet and specialists.
A mesothelioma cure would be a major break-through for those suffering from the disease, but is unlikely to happen any time soon.
For more info see Mesothelioma Prognosis
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May 16th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Yes good info here on this topic of illness cause by asbestos dust in the air of working. My father he was ship build for many jobs and now has this problem. Lawyer should help us get money need for doctor. Yes, they can, you say so. G
May 18th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
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May 19th, 2010 at 1:32 pm
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May 21st, 2010 at 12:08 pm
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May 22nd, 2010 at 12:36 am
Nice blog man, cool posts, like the compensation facts . . . so much dollars eh?! Strange society we live in, but I guess serves tem right, those who poison people knowingly. Good that asbstos is getting banned in all the right places. Cool