Pricardial mesothelioma is the most rare form of the mesothelioma; it does affect the mesothelioma linings in heart. The initial symptoms of pericardial mesothelioma are such as breathing difficulties, chest pain, fever, tiredness, palpitations and cough. Similar to all other mesothelioma types, there is no therapy for this type too. What doctors can do is only reducing the pain and distress of the symptoms and to help the patients having a comfortable and peaceful death.
The pericardial lining in the heart is took away for reducing the symptoms. The heart is most delicate part of the human body. It has a cover of a more delicate lining known as pericardium. That’s why this disease is known as pericardial mesothelioma because it does affect on pericardium. The initial Continue reading
Asbestos, you may have heard about it and you know exactly what it means? Asbestos can be everywhere in industries, old buildings and construction sites, well if it is in your home then it will danger for you and your family. Daily breathing in the home can get some number of asbestos particles in your body it can be very dangerous in future. This article will help you know asbestos and how you can remove it from your home safely.
Asbestos found mostly in the construction areas and it was used largely for insulating and fire-proof the building. Because of the exposure of asbestos in the industries it leads to disease like mesothelioma which is a dangerous asbestos lung cancer.
Radiation therapy is a treatment from the three standard treatments that are used for treating Mesothelioma cancer patients and it is use with surgery and chemotherapy. It uses an energy waves for destroying cancerous cells in the body. The therapy treatment is use to reduce the future growth of the cancer and also the symptoms related with the cancer.
Radiation treatment is normally used as a healing treatment or a painkilling treatment. The purpose of the radiation treatment is not to cure the disease but to provide some relief from the pain and in often cases the Mesothelioma patient agreed on the radiation treatment. Well, the disease is diagnosed in the latter stages and till that time the removal of the cancerous tumors in the body is no longer possible. Continue reading
Mesothelioma, generally, the cancer of the mesothelium, is a highly aggressive form of cancer. This form of cancer is very difficult, both to diagnose as well as to treat. Each year, around three thousand cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the USA and around two thousand in the UK. Though rather a rare form of cancer with an average diagnosis rate of 1 per million, the number of cases diagnosed with it is on a rise from each year to the next. Mesothelioma is one of the many forms of cancer in which the malignant cells grow in the protective lining covering most of the internal organs of the body, known as the mesothelium. This growth of malignant cells is most common in the lining of the lungs, also known as the pleura, as well as the internal walls of the chest. It is, however, also known to occur along the lining of the heart, known as the pericardium, the peritoneum,
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1. One of the greatest risks for Mesothelioma is a personal history of exposure to asbestos. If you worked in an industry that used this material, then you are one of the millions exposed to asbestos.
2. Industries making products of home insulation, construction materials, brake pads, electrical equipment, boilers, welding supplies, ship engines, and hot water piping use asbestos materials, so if you work in any such workplace, you are at greater risk than most.
3. Even the walls and tiles in your house contain asbestos – while these are not a risk by themselves, disturbing the material can release the dangerous fibers into the air – inhaling these is a major risk.
1. One can start by reviewing the patient’s medical history. If he has a history of being exposed to asbestos, he is at greater risk for Mesothelioma.
2. A physical examination is a must.
3. The Cytology procedure can be effective in detecting if abnormal cell are present in the large amount of fluid. For pleural fluid, it is done with a pleural tap or chest drain, in ascites it is done with an ascitic drain, or paracentesis.
4. A biopsy is performed, to confirm the diagnosis. A sample of tissue is removed and observed under the microscope.
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