Mesothelioma Treatment

Mesothelioma treatment begins with diagnosis. To diagnosing it is very difficult. Some of mesothelioma symptoms are very similar to those of many other diseases. Medicine offers several types of treatment for patients with mesothelioma. Patients may choose from 3 main types of treatment for mesothelioma - radiation, surgery and chemotherapy.

Mesothelioma Surgery

There are two main reasons, which mesothelioma patients, resorting to this type of mesothelioma treatment:

in an attempt mesothelioma patients to be cure
in an attempt to ensure better quality of life.

To be effective this type of mesothelioma treatment, should be diagnosed as early as possible.

Radiation

This is the most appropriate treatment for patients suffering from mesothelioma, if his health is fragile. This is due to the fact that radiation is the most innocuous procedure, cause the least adverse effects on mesothelioma treatment. Medicine can offer few different forms of radiation therapy:

External beam radiation - in this type of therapy the tumors are bombarded with beams. Each beam is radioactive, so it kills cancer cells
Brachytherapy - rarely used in mesothelioma treatment. In this type of therapy, small radioactive rods are placed directly into the abdomen or lungs.

Mesothelioma chemotherapy

Mesothelioma chemotherapy is effective, but at the same time, the possibility of harmful mesothelioma treatment. It requires the acceptance of drugs such as Alimta and Cisplatin. The aim of chemotherapy is to kill cancer cells during their division.
During treatment, patients taking other drugs which eliminate undesirable side effects such as nausea and vomiting.