Photodynamic Therapy

Photodynamic therapy is a highly specialized and specific form of treatment that is most often used to treat skin cancers, some types of lung cancer, and pleural mesothelioma. Photodynamic therapy uses light energy to kill cancer cells. However, this...

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Mesothelioma Radiation

Radiation therapy, or "ionizing radiation", is used to kill cancer cells and to limit the spread of cancer. For patients with mesothelioma, radiation therapy is most often used in conjunction with surgery. Radiation is often used in conjunction with...

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Mesothelioma Surgery

Surgical treatments for mesothelioma include three main types - diagnostic surgery, curative surgery, and palliative surgery. Some types of surgery fall into more than one category. Surgery can only be performed during mesothelioma stages I and II. For...

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Mesothelioma Chemotherapy

Most forms of chemotherapy involve the intravenous administration of drugs such as Alimta and Cisplatin. Chemotherapeutic drugs are targeted to kill cells that are rapidly dividing by interfering with processes that occur during cell division.Chemotherapy...

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Mesothelioma Treatment

There are several mesothelioma treatment options including chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery. There are several types of treatment available for patients with mesothelioma, some recommended more frequently than others. The most commonly used treatments...

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Mesothelioma Cure

Though a cure for mesothelioma does not currently exist, many patients elect to undergo treatment to combat the cancer. Patients may also wish to participate in clinical trials conducted to test up-and-coming treatments and medications before they are...

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Pain Management

Mesothelioma patients often suffer from a great deal of pain as a result of their illness. Tumors can press on nerves, organs or bones causing pain ranging from mild to severe. There can also be pain associated with the mesothelioma treatment itself...

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Coping with Serious Illness

When a loved one receives a diagnosis of a life threatening illness the patient and his or her family may experience pain and grief before the illness has run its course, and, if treatment is unsuccessful, long after the loved one has passed away. Grief...

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Asbestos-Related Diseases

Asbestos exposure is associated with the following diseases and conditions: Asbestosis is the chronic inflammation and subsequent scarring of the lung that causes shortness of breath and is linked with an increased risk of lung cancer. Lung cancer is...

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Mesothelioma Treatment

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer which occurs in the lining of the lung (the pleura) or in the abdomen (the peritoneum). In very rare cases, mesothelioma can occur in other areas of the body as well. Knowledge of available mesothelioma...

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Mesothelioma Diagnosis

As with all diseases, a doctor begins the mesothelioma diagnosis by doing a complete physical exam and reviewing your medical history. Because mesothelioma is almost always attributable to asbestos exposure, you should report the extent, if any, of your...

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Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma is a form of cancer which occurs in the mesothelial cells that line the lung, chest cavity, abdominal cavity, heart cavity and the outer surface of most internal organs. Because asbestos fibers are smaller than airborne particles, they can...

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Neurological Cancers

In the US it is estimated that 21,810 people (11,780 men and 10,030 women) were diagnosed with and 13,070 people died of cancer of the brain in 2008. Estimates suggest 0.61% (1 in 165) people will be diagnosed cancer of the brain and other nervous system...

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Skin Cancers

In the US it is estimated that 67,720 people (38,150 men and 29,570 women) were diagnosed with and 11,200 people died of cancer of the skin in 2008. The age-adjusted death rate was 3.5 per 100,000 men and women per year, based on patients who died in...

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Lung Cancers

In the US it is estimated that 215,020 people (114,690 men and 100,330 women) were diagnosed with and 161,840 men people died of cancer of the lung in 2008. Estimates suggest 6.94% (1 in 14) men and women will be diagnosed with cancer of the lung during...

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Genitourinary Cancers

In the US it is estimated that 68,810 people (51,230 men and 17,580 women) were diagnosed with and 14,100 people died of cancer of the urinary bladder in 2008. Estimates suggest 2.38% (1 in 42) people will be diagnosed with cancer of the urinary bladder...

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Gastrointestinal Cancers

In the US it is estimated that 21,500 people (13,190 men and 8,310 women) were diagnosed with and 10,880 people died of stomach cancer in 2008. Estimates suggest 0.89% (1 in 113) of people born today will be diagnosed with cancer of the stomach at some...

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Liver Cancers

Liver Cancers In the US it is estimated that 21,370 people (15,190 men and 6,180 women) will be diagnosed with and 18,410 people will die of cancer of the liver in 2008. Estimates suggest 0.69% (1 in 145) of people born today will be diagnosed with liver...

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Breast Cancer

In the US in 2008, it was estimated that 2,477,847 women were living with breast cancer, 182,460 women were diagnosed and 40,480 women died of breast cancer. Estimates suggest 12.03% of women born today will be diagnosed with cancer of the breast at...

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