Mesothelioma PrognosisMesothelioma Prognosis Approximately 2,000 to 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the United States each year. Once a patient is diagnosed, a doctor will likely discuss their prognosis, or probable course and outcome of the cancer’s influence on the body. The best way to avoid a poor prognosis is through early detection. In an effort to help patients understand their prognosis, Asbestos.com offers a complimentary packet that contains treatment information tailored to your specific diagnosis. The packet also covers the nation’s top mesothelioma doctors and...

Post-Surgery Survival Rate For Mesothelioma PatientsNew Research May Help Predict Post-Surgery Survival Rate For Mesothelioma Patients New York attorney Joseph W. Belluck, who handles mesothelioma cases, says study may give patients and their families a more accurate prognosis of the disease and how post-surgical patients will likely respond. New York, NY (PRWEB) March 9, 2010 — Until now, doctors have had difficulty determining which mesothelioma patients were the best candidates to receive the full array of anti-cancer treatments including surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. But new research...

Mesothelioma Vaccine gives HopeScientists have proved that a new vaccine against mesothelioma has tested safely with human test subjects.  Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that comes from asbestos exposure in the workplace or home. Asbestos is a natural mineral that has been used by industrial companies for the past one hundred years in America and overseas.  When asbestos fibers become friable, or airborne, they can be breathed into the lungs where they remain for decades. Possibly leading to the development of cancerous tumors, and even a diagnosis of mesothelioma cancer.  The vaccine uses...

Treatment of MesotheliomaTreatment of malignant mesothelioma using conventional therapies in combination with radiation and or chemotherapy on stage I or II Mesothelioma have proved an average of 74.6 percent success rate in extending the patient’s life span by five years or more [commonly known as remission][this percentage may increase or decrease depending on date of discovery / stage of malignant development] (Oncology Today, 2009). Treatment course is primarily determined by the staging or development. This is unlike traditional treatment such as surgery by itself which has proved only 16.3...

Signs and symptoms of mesotheliomaSymptoms of mesothelioma may not appear until 20 to 50 years after exposure to asbestos. Shortness of breath, cough, and pain in the chest due to an accumulation of fluid in the pleural space are often symptoms of pleural mesothelioma. Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma include weight loss and cachexia, abdominal swelling and pain due to ascites (a buildup of fluid in the abdominal cavity). Other symptoms of Peritoneal Mesothelioma may include bowel obstruction, blood clotting abnormalities, anemia, and fever. If the cancer has spread beyond the mesothelium to other...

what is Mesothelioma, More aboutMesothelioma, more precisely malignant mesothelioma, is a rare form of cancer that develops from the protective lining that covers many of the body’s internal organs, the mesothelium. It is almost always caused by exposure to asbestos. Its most common site is the pleura (outer lining of the lungs and internal chest wall), but it may also occur in the peritoneum (the lining of the abdominal cavity), the heart, the pericardium (a sac that surrounds the heart) or tunica vaginalis. Most people who develop mesothelioma have worked on jobs where they inhaled asbestos...