Mesothelioma Chemotherapy
Chemotherapy treatment can be difficult to see, but this treatment is recognized as one of the few treatment options that may be effective for patients with mesothelioma. Chemotherapy can not cure mesothelioma, but depending on the severity of the cancer, chemotherapy can relieve symptoms, improving the quality of life, and extend survival. For patients who are not candidates for surgery and is diagnosed with stage 3 or 4 mesothelioma is a great resolution treatment often is not undergoing chemotherapy.
Why chemotherapy
The main purpose of chemotherapy is to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors. It attacks the cells that are rapidly dividing and sharing process power. Although chemotherapy is designed to target cancer cells, can damage the cells throughout the body rapidly dividing. For example, the hair follicle cells from growing faster and are therefore easily damaged during chemotherapy, many cancer patients experience a temporary hair loss.
Chemotherapy alleviates the symptoms of mesothelioma, effectively reducing the size of the tumor and reduce the risk of the spread (metastasis) or prolong their useful life. Treatment plans for chemotherapy may vary depending on the type of mesothelioma you are diagnosed as patients with pleural and peritoneal mesothelioma may receive different substances and methods of administration.
Therapeutic options
The length and type of chemotherapy, the patient is determined by factors such as the type of cancer, the stage and extent of the cancer, the patient's health and type of drug administered. Mesothelioma patients receiving chemotherapy, either systemically or directly into the body cavity in which the cancer is located.
Application Types of Mesothelioma Chemotherapy
Systemic chemotherapy - Medication is either injected into a vein or swallowed in pill form. The drugs enter the bloodstream into systemic circulation around the body.
Intranet-pleural or intranet-peritoneal chemotherapy
The drug is delivered through a small tube into the body cavity where it develops cancer. Medical also enters the bloodstream, but the highest concentration is absorbed in the area where the cancer cells alive. Chemotherapeutic drugs are administered in cycles. Number of cycles in duration, the total frequency and will vary from patient to patient.
We will discus the following items of mesothelioma chemotherapy
Chemotherapy Drugs Pill FormChemotherapy Options
Conventional Chemotherapy
Malignant Melanoma Chemotherapy
Mesothelioma Chemotherapy Drugs
Conventional Treatment
Conventional Radiation Therapy
Chemotherapy for Peritoneal Mesothelioma.
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