Mesothelioma is a Deadly Cancer

Mesothelioma is carefully to be the most deadly type of cancer that cannot be cured certainly and the someone who suffers from Mesothelioma do not survive for a long time as the lining of the internal organs like the heart, the lungs and the stomach is affected. This cancer is in general caused by the exposure to asbestos or materials that include asbestos. This cancer cannot be detected at an early stage as the symptoms of the disease can be seen only in the advanced or the last stage. It is a malignant cancer that is the consequent of inhaling particles of damaged asbestos in the air which start damaging the lining of the internal organs.

Symptoms of Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma

The symptoms of Mesothelioma can be detected after 20 to 50 years of exposure. If the lining of the heart or the lungs is damaged then the most base problem that develops is breathing problem. This is due to the accumulation of fluid in the chest, which is known as Pleural Mesothelioma. The symptoms are totally dissimilar if the stomach lining is affected. The patient often complains of stomach ache, loses his appetite and other problems build like problem in the bowel, frequent fever, anemia and other problems. Most of the habitancy take these symptoms lightly and by the time they go to the physician it is too late. After the disease is detected in most patients survive in the middle of 6 to 12 months.

Treatment for Mesothelioma

An efficient medicine of this disease depends on several factors like, in which stage the cancer has been detected, what is the age of the patient, how much the cancerous cells have circulated and the normal condition condition of the patient, that is either he is suffering from some other disease or not. It has been observed that chemotherapy is the only medicine available for these patients. It uses medicines, chemicals or drugs in a systematic manner to eradicate the cancerous cells. The medicine is either injected directly in the body or administered in pill forms.

In few cases the medicine is directly injected in chest. This is called intrapleural chemotherapy. If the lining of the stomach is affected then the medicine is inserted into the abdomen which is called intra peritoneal chemotherapy. The direct insertion is done to decelerate the formation of the cancerous cells. Patients are advised before the surgical operation and after the surgical operation to minimize the amelioration of the cancerous cell.

The patient has to bear the pain of chemotherapy medicine to be cured and gain longevity or has to meet his end within 6-12 months. Now it is in the hands of the patient either he will go for chemotherapy and have full faith of recovery.

Mesothelioma is a Deadly Cancer