Mesothelioma Symptoms

The latency period of mesothelioma is typically 10-30 years with symptoms such as wheezing and impaired lung function elasticity. About two thirds of patients with symptoms of mesothelioma, pleural and peritoneal great difficulty. For patients with stage II malignant mesothelioma, a single agent and combination chemotherapy has led to an increase in the number of responses, even if it increases the level of toxicity. In addition, there is little evidence that the combination therapy led to the survival of more or better control of symptoms.

New treatments for Mesothelioma cancer

Now a day, to develop several new treatments for mesothelioma. improve studies, mostly dealing with new treatments or to conventional therapy.

Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a new mesothelioma treatment die on the theory that single-celled organisms, where it is based suspends certain wavelengths of light. Fotosensibilitzants drugs intravenously. A few days with a focus on the substance of the diseased cells and destroy them. Skin, nausea and vomiting are the side effects.

Immunotherapy: This is called biological therapy is a new approach for treatment of mesothelioma. In this process, the body's immune system as a method of treatment has begun. Equipped handling of the body can be prevented for any reason. Immunotherapy attempts to strengthen the immune system and improve the natural immune response is the most effective way to combat the disease. We must also try to repair the immune system responsible. Biological response modifiers (BRMS) substances used in immunotherapy. BRM occurs naturally in the body, but now can be produced in the laboratory and found that this effect is so natural.

Treatments combining surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy, multimodal treatment is known as heated intraoperative intraperitoneal discussed customs chemotherapy drugs pemetrexed, Alimta brand are the latest trends in the treatment of mesothelioma.