Treatment Options

Mesothelioma Treatment hinges on the cancer location, the advancement of the disease, age of suffer and patient’s state of health. It is the oncologist who is expert in the ailment who will determine the course of treatment. The illness is hard to cure and in majority of cases the medical prognosis is poor. Treatment options include: 

Ø  If the medical diagnosis is done in the early phases of surgery may be suggested to remove all cancerous tissues. At time doctors will recommend palliative process for example thoracoscopy & pleurodesis, chest tube drainage & pleurodesis, pleurectomy or Pleuroperitoneal shunt that cures the mesothelioma symptoms instead of disease.  

Ø  Radiotherapy is given aggressively for mesothelioma sufferers and is frequently given in amalgamation with surgery or with the intention to manage symptoms, palliatively. Experiment on using radiotherapy by using UV light therapy or implants are in progress as conventional radiotherapy harms nearby healthy tissue.

Ø  Chemotherapy is another option of Mesothelioma Treatment and around 12-20% of patients react to the drugs. Anti-cancer medicines wipe out cancer cells & preclude their growth.  The aim is to forestall the growth of the disease; minimize the tumor before surgery, to carry off the remains of the tumor in the body post surgery; and to alleviate pain & other discomfort, palliative chemotherapy. Doctors suggest prescribing Pemetrexed with cisplatin. These medicines have exhibited positive outcomes.

Ø  Biological therapy using interleukin 2

Ø  In Immunotherapy the body’s own immune system is induced to combat against the disease. BRMs are used in treatment. These ameliorate the functions of the immune system; regulate metabolic reactions; alter cancer cell division; block or reverse processes that result to formation of cancers; and preclude spread of cancer.

Ø  In Gene therapy efforts are prepared to correct the gene sequence which is the main source of the cancer. This is of two forms, replacement gene therapy & knockout gene therapy

In the case of Mesothelioma which is not curable one can choose for clinical test of new treatments that are in progress in numerous research laboratories & centers. The most effective advice on the line of treatment would be the suggestion by the medical specialist or physician.