As we all know that the mesothelioma disease is one disease is very aggressive and deadly cancer caused by asbestos exposure and cancer called asbestos. Mesothelioma or asbestos cancer affects the lining works chest (pleural mesothelioma) and abdomen (peritoneal mesothelioma),
Traditional mesothelioma treatment system is generally less responsive to traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation. A number of other treatments, such as gene therapy, immunotheraphy and alternative approaches can provide hope for cancer sufferers mesotelioma.
Several experimental therapies mesothelioma treatment is currently being conducted to as one attempts to treat mesothelioma, one of the most promising is a technique called Photo dynamic Therapy (PDT).
Photo dynamic therapy for MesotheliomaPhotodynamic photo dynamic therapy or therapy is one type of mesothelioma treatment is very promising future. This method combines three separate elements are nontoxic, photosensitizing compound, oxygen and visible light. Photo dynamic therapy targeting the cancerous mesothelioma cells. Usually given during or after surgery to remove the remaining parts of the tumor.
General Symptoms of Mesothelioma Cancer
In the United States based on the results of diagnosis there were approximately 3000 new cases of mesothelioma cancer each year and has approximately 20 000 patients died of mesothelioma every year around the world.
Mesothelioma cancer mesothelioma diagnosis of almost all the results associated with the existence of contact with asbestos, mineral materials that have entered into various commercial products that can be made fire resistant (fireproof). Although the use of asbestos peaked in the 1970s, mesothelioma has a very long latent period for diagnosis and therefore can not be diagnosed in just one year, or even decades after contact.
Cisplatin and carboplatin chemotherapy for cancer Mesothelioma
Unlike the case with chemotherapy and radiation, which tends to have a burning effect on the patient's body, Photo Dynamic Therapy provides a clear advantage that it does not kill healthy cells-non-cancerous cells. This means that the side effects of cancer treatment can be reduced and certainly mesothelioma prognosis will be better.
Mesothelioma Treatment Tips (Photodynamic Therapy )
