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Mesothelioma Surgery

Mesothelioma is a rare lethal form of cancer that occur, may in a number of ways. Mesothelioma is caused by exposure to asbestos, a group of natural fibers, which are very dangerous when inhaled, the fibers causes. If the fibers are inhaled they become lodged in the alveoli of the lungs and over time these fibers to make tissue and cells abnormal and cause mesothelioma cancer. Pleural Mesothelioma is the most common form of mesotheliomaCancer, which represent about 75% of all mesothelioma cases.

The second most common form of peritoneal mesothelioma accounts for 20% of all cases of mesothelioma and pericardial mesothelioma accounts for the remaining 5%. Pleural mesothelioma affects the lining of the lungs, peritoneal mesothelioma attacks the peritoneum, which affects the lining abdomen and pericardial mesothelioma in the surrounding tissueHeart. All three types of cancer occur in extremely important areas of the human body and this is one reason why it is so difficult to treat. Treatments such as radiation therapy can be conducted only with strict limits of radiation dose from the possibility of damage to a vital organ like the lungs or heart.

Aggressive mesothelioma surgery is just the strongest of mesothelioma patients because weaker patients are requiredRisk of death within the first months after the operation. An experienced physician is the patient before deciding that surgery should be evaluated and the best method of treatment. Take into consideration the age, medical history, disabilities, allergies, sex, weight evenly. The talk will take place. Mesothelioma surgery consists of cutting open a patient and the elimination of most cancer cells, or extracted from the lining of the lungs, abdomen or heart in the attempt, long under scrutinycancer. Because of the proximity of cancer to the main organs of the body, the organization can only be performed by experienced surgeons. There is the possibility that a patient died during surgery.

A second type of mesothelioma surgery is called palliative procedures. This is a much less dangerous and aggressive surgery that does not try to win long-term control of cancer. Palliative procedures were developed to reduce the symptoms of a patientIf it is almost certain that the patient will inevitably die of cancer.

Surgery of mesothelioma may also be coupled with radiation and chemotherapy in the so-called dual therapy. Patients would undergo surgery to remove most of mesothelioma cancer cells and are then used chemotherapy and radiation therapy to destroy any remaining cells. This combination of treatments has proven to be effective and is one of the next highestPrices for treatments of cancer mesothelioma.

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