Archive for November, 2007

Mesothelioma chemotherapy

Monday, November 12th, 2007

Mesothelioma chemotherapy is the administation of drugs in the mesothelioma treatment. These drugs can either be taken orally in pill form or they can be given by injection
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Mesothelioma biopsy

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

mesothelioma biopsyThis is a diagnostic procedure often aimed at getting a comfirmatory diagnosis in suspected mesothelioma patients. A little sample of a cancerous mass can be used for mesothelioma diagnosis. Also, the extraction and assessment of the fluid around the mesothelioma lung, can also be used for mesothelioma diagnosis (more…)

Brachytherapy treatment of mesothelioma

Saturday, November 10th, 2007

Brachytherapy is a high technological and exact radiation treatment of mesothelioma carried out by the implantion of radioactive material close to or directly inside the tumors. (more…)

Mesothelioma asbestos

Friday, November 9th, 2007

mesothelioma asbestosAsbestos was discovered in antiquity, but it was not mined and commonly used commercially until the late 1800s. Asbestos’ use rapidly increased during World War II. Since the early 1940s, many, in fact millions of American labour have been exposed to the dust of asbestos. At first, the risks associated with the exposure to asbestos was not publicly known. However, mesothelioma cases were later discovered workers in shipyards, asbestos mines, and factories where asbestos were used. Many epidemiological researches have related asbestos exposure with the development of lesions which includes asbestos (more…)

Features of malignant mesothelioma

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007

Types of malignant mesothelioma. There exist three different types of malignant mesothelioma, distinguished by their type of cell and their appearance or structure viewed under the microscope. These are: (more…)