Mesothelioma is a malignant tumor of the mesothelium caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. Because mesothelioma is very difficult to control and its delayed onset of symptoms is known, the U. S. National Cancer Institute (NCI) clinical trials that are used to make the use of new therapies and effective methods to find those most current therapies sponsorship.
The most popular method is the radiation, also known as radiotherapy, which involves the use of high-energy rays to kill cancer cells andTumors shrink. Radiotherapy affects only the treated area during treatment. Radiation may come from a machine that produces radiation through thin plastic tubes in the area where cancer cells are found.
A common treatment for the disease, surgery is the removal of part of the lining of the chest or abdomen and some surrounding tissue is linked. In the case of cancer of the pleura and lung removed in an operation called a pneumonectomy. In some cases a part ofDiaphragm, the muscle below the lungs that helps with breathing, is removed.
Anticancer drugs are used to kill the malignant cells of the body. This is known as chemotherapy and involves injecting the drug into a vein (intravenously or IV). Currently, doctors are also studying the effectiveness of the chemotherapy directly into the chest or abdomen.
There are several techniques that are used for treatment of mesothelioma. In general, the type of treatmentdepends on the location of the tumor, stage of disease, the patient's age and general health. Pleural effusion caused by heart failure or infection can usually be fixed by setting the treatment, but if you consider a diagnosis is clear and fluid build additional or repeated, the doctor may recommend chest drainage and chemical pleurodesis. Chemical pleurodesis is a technique in which a sclerosing agent in the treatment to be used. E 'used to abrade the pleural surfacesPreparation of a link between the visceral and parietal pleura, which prevents a further payment pleural space. Talc is considered the most effective means of pleurodesis.
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