As with most cancers chemotherapy is the most likely treatment.
Adjuvant chemotherapy is an effective treatment for mesothelioma cancer.
The treatment program for mesothelioma depends on many factors ,the stage of the cancer, where the cancer is, how far the cancer has spread, and the patients age.
Unfortunately, the only current ways to combat Mesothelioma are heavy doses of Chemotherapy and medication. Depending on how advanced the cancer is, the treatment options vary.However, there are many ongoing clinical studies that are making strides everyday to combat Mesothelioma and it's symptoms. For up to the date information on these studies as well as other Mesothelioma and asbestos information, check out www.asbestosnews.com. Treatments for Mesothelioma Research into new and more effective treatments for mesothelioma is ongoing. There is no cure as yet for mesothelioma. The standard treatments that attempt to hold back the progression of this cancer are: * Surgery - to remove part of all of the affected body tissues * Radiation therapy - to target and kill the mesothelioma cells * Chemotherapy - the use of drugs, injected or taken orally, to kill or stop the growth of the cancer cells
Mesothelioma is a cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. Different kinds of mesothelioma can affect the heart, lungs, or abdominal cavity. If you or someone you know has, or may have, mesothelioma, I suggest seeing a doctor to start a plan of treatment right away.
The best treatment is going to be the one that is designed to treat the location of the cancer, the type and stage of cancer and how he responds to treatment. There are 3 basic options for treatment, surgery, radiation therapy and chemotherapy. I suggest you go to http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/pdq/treatment/malignantmesothelioma/Patient or http://www.mayoclinic.org/mesothelioma/treatment.html to learn more from reputable medical sources and then talk to his doctor.
"Some treatment options for someone diagnosed with prostate cancer is to undergo radiation and chemotherapy. Depending at which stage of cancer you are in, this may be your best option."
Pleural mesothelioma is a very dangerous cancer. There are many different treatment options, but there are no gaurentees that these option will work.Since pleural mesothelioma is a cancer that not alot of doctors are specialized to treat, your first thing would be to contact a specialist. Since there are a few different treatments available for this cancer, the treatment time for each process varies depending on which form of treatment you decide to do or you or able to do based on what stage of the cancer you are in. For example if you decide that you would like to have the surgery to remove the cancer then you would have to account for the time of the surgery, recover time and some chemotherapy afterwards. Where if you were only able to have the chemotherapy the treatment process would be long depending on the stage of cancer you had. There is no definate time frame for any type of cancer
There are several treatments for pleural mesothelioma. Chemotherapy and radiation are two examples of treatment of the cancer, but there is no exact cure. With proper treatment and diagnosis you can survive it.
You can read about mesothelioma in medical magazines, medical books, you can go online to webmd or many other websites will offer you the help and answers you are looking for.
It all depends on the stage of the cancer, and what region of the body is affected. Their are three options for most forms and stages of mesothelioma. One being an invasive surgery, in which they would remove the cancer, followed by radiation treatments. Two is chemotherapy, which is using drugs to fight the cancer. Third is localized radiation therapy, which is pretty self explanatory.
Mesothelioma IS lung cancer.
Yes, Mesothelioma cancer, like most cancers, has different stages. There are a total of five stages of mesothelioma cancer.