Pleural effusion

If there is someone who has symptoms of shortness of breath, dysphagia, chest pain, and should ask whether there is a history of exposure to asbestos for long periods or not. In the presence of all these symptoms and asbestos disease is usually a diagnosis. However, in some cases can progress to asbestos disease mesothelioma.

Usually indicates the diagnosis of mesothelioma is displayed in a number of troublesome symptoms that can severely affect quality of life of the patient. One of those symptoms is pleural effusion, and the accumulation of fluid in the pleural space, who knows that surrounds the lung. It can make the expansion of the liquid in the lungs, causing difficult pain in the chest and dry cough in the patient, leading to difficulty in breathing.

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Bowel Obstruction

Houansdad bowel obstruction prevents the intestinal contents from passing through the digestive system. Of the problem and can cause blockage inside or outside the intestine.
Within the intestine and the reason is the presence of a tumor or swelling prevents the passage within the intestine.
Outside the bowel, it is possible for a device or the neighboring area of ​​the tissue to pressure or distortion pinche part of the bowel.


Bowel obstruction is one of the most painful symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma. In many cases, bowel obstruction and presents later Kaared secondary due to the accumulation of fluid in the abdomen known as ascites. If it displays a bowel obstruction along with other symptoms associated with peritoneal mesothelioma is a sign that the disease is in an advanced state.

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Fluid effusions

Liquid effusion is one of the acute symptoms of mesothelioma, and if not treated can cause the death of the patient as is the case with all types of mesothelioma, symptoms resulting from exposure to long periods of time and inadvertently to asbestos. Show asbestos disease is often a precursor to injury mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma usually refers to a number of troublesome symptoms that can severely affect quality of life of the patient. One of those symptoms is a pleural effusion is an accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity, or what is known as the place that surrounds the lung. It causes the liquid to make this difficult to expand in the lungs, causing chest pain and dry cough that makes it difficult for the patient to breathe easily.

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Nausea

All types of cancer, mesothelioma consists of a very small percentage does not exceed 5% of the total cancer diagnosis, and medical community is expected that this number will increase rapidly over the next two decades. With exposure to asbestos for long periods and continuous, the particles can become attached to the mesothelium, or lining of internal organs and embrace for decades. However, there is a rare cancer mesothelioma diagnosis where exposure to asbestos was not present in the patient's life. Severe nausea that occurs during the first day after treatment and often have chemotherapy .

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The third stage treatment of mesothelioma

The third stage treatment of mesothelioma
Phase III tumor had much less favorable prognosis for first and second stages and treatment options mesothelioma is often used to focus on to maximize comfort and reduce the symptoms of pain to the patient.
The third stage is known as mesothelioma by the extent to which the cancer has spread from its original location to other parts of the body, for example, the third stage pleural mesothelioma can be seen through local invasion of tumors in the chest wall. It is permissible for a small invasion of tumors in the lining of the heart also set the third stage mesothelioma. If the affected lymph nodes or abdominal cavity on the same side of the primary tumor and the doctor will probably confirm the diagnosis of the third phase.

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Dysphagia

Dysphagia is one of the main symptoms of mesothelioma or difficulty in swallowing can develop quickly in any individual. However, with many of malignant mesothelioma diagnosis experience most if not all of the symptoms associated with the disease. Are associated with many of the symptoms of mesothelioma, causing a series of physiological reactions to painful.

Dysphagia is associated to other symptoms of mesothelioma, including chest pain, malnutrition and severe cases in the weight loss or loss of appetite.

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Weight loss

Pleural mesothelioma is the most common type of mesothelioma cancer that make up the vast majority of the diagnosis of mesothelioma. Basically, hit the lining of the lung or pleura with cancer cells. But, a little less common, peritoneal mesothelioma is the second diagnosis of mesothelioma most commonly used, as influenced by the membrane lining the abdominal cavity. Cancer mesothelioma is the rarest of pericardial mesothelioma, where the bag and protective surround damage the heart.


With the development of the disease, it may be weight loss becomes more dramatic and further weaken the patient. Depending on the location and submitted to the cancer, and could explain the loss in weight, understood and managed. With malignant mesothelioma, and weight loss occurs as a result of the impact of cancer on the devices involved.

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Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Happens peritoneal mesothelioma in abdominal cavity and identification in cell walls surrounding the cavity kind abdomen. A rare type of cancer and incidence Tkzn very rare where a nearly 20% of the total patients with mesothelioma and affects about 500 people each year in the United States.
Mesothelioma is notorious for having a long latency period is growing silently, but does not affect the health and employment. In fact, in most cases, symptoms go decades before it became clear and this unfortunately means that the disease in an advanced stage before symptoms begin to appear. In many cases, this delay in diagnosis adversely affect the diagnosis of the patient.

Causes of peritoneal mesothelioma

Asbestos is the major cause of peritoneal mesothelioma. This occurs for either by swallowing

Asbestos fibers that settle in the peritoneal membrane, or by inhalation, which causes zihaar

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The fourth stage Mesothelioma Treatment

The fourth stage is the last stage and the most advanced of mesothelioma are diagnosed with mesothelioma as one of the four stages, ranging from the first and the fourth stage. Patients who are diagnosed with stage IV mesothelioma treatment options will be less effective. And intensified by the mesothelioma is characterized by time and the fourth stage, and tumor growth and symptoms compared with the previous stages. This stage with the poorest prognosis, but the resources available to help patients to cope and make decisions the best treatment for their cause.
In the fourth stage Mesothelioma treatment is changing the focus to the end of life care and emotional support and management of physical symptoms. Surgery may provide temporary relief of pain, but is not recommended for this late stage of malignant mesothelioma to conduct surgery.

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anemia

Anemia is generally low level of hemoglobin in the blood of the normal level. Or decrease in the number of red blood cells which contain hemoglobin, which leads to lack of oxygen and thus a patient complains of fatigue.
There are three main types of anemia

• Hemolytic anemia
• Anemia caused by blood loss
• Anemia caused by a defect in the production of red blood cells

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The first phase treatment of mesothelioma

The first phase is the first of four stages of the cancer mesothelioma. Diagnosis of mesothelioma means that the first stage of cancer in the beginning did not progress and the outlook is much better than it was in the later stages. At this stage, however, patients typically have no symptoms. For this reason it is very rare to be diagnosed before the advanced stages.

Required further testing to determine the stage of the cancer to diagnose mesothelioma. Depending on the type of mesothelioma, you may be using different methods of testing. Diagnostic tools to assess whether the cancer is in Phase I, Phase II, Phase III or Phase IV.

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Benign Mesothelioma

Benign tumor does not invade nearby tissue sound this is the difference between malignant mesothelioma while the malignant cancer cells travel to other parts of the body through the bloodstream. It is not a form of cancer. Adenoma sometimes grow to be very large and affect negatively the other organs of the body to cause some problems that we do not need.
Allowed to appear on the surface in much sooner and is often an indication that the individual must be watched carefully for signs of further asbestos-related diseases and the consequences in the future.

Symptoms of benign tumor 
Very similar symptoms of malignant mesothelioma with symptoms of benign mesothelioma symptoms are often

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Adult mesothelioma

Most cases of mesothelioma in adult males. Cases of mesothelioma in women but it is possible to some extent is common, while the diagnosis of mesothelioma in childhood is very rare.
It is known that mesothelioma can occur at any age but the majority of cases are found in men aged 60 and over. Sex worker is not entirely clear and age at diagnosis is due to the long latency period of mesothelioma. In most cases, it can be up to sixty years between initial exposure to asbestos and the appearance of symptoms of mesothelioma, which led to the diagnosis of mesothelioma. In the case of pleural mesothelioma, symptoms can be also an indicator of many other diseases that range from something as innocuous as a chest colds emphysema or tuberculosis; Moreover, malignant tumor is not usually blocks like most tumors, but rather spreads The paper-like fashion. These factors make it difficult to diagnose.

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Pericardial Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Pericardial malignant is a rare type of cancer as it does not represent only 6% of all mesothelioma cases. According to studies and research, the number of patients with pericardial mesothelioma does not exceed 200 people across the world.
Pericardial mesothelioma affects the membrane surrounding the heart. This membrane is composed of two layers an inner layer known as the deep layer or epicardium. And an outer layer called the heart sac or mural.
Causes of pericardial mesothelioma.
As we all know that asbestos is the main cause of mesothelioma. Research and studies did not demonstrate a relationship between the disease and asbestos, but some cases of pericardial mesothelioma have a history of exposure to asbestos fibers.
Some doctors believe that the injury pleural mesothelioma first cause pericardial mesothelioma after inhaling asbestos fibers into the lungs and then into the bloodstream and from the lining of the heart.

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Phase II treatment of mesothelioma

It is known that mesothelioma may affect the lungs, pleural and pericardial heart or the abdominal peritoneum. Extent of mesothelioma determines what treatment options are available. Second stage of the cancer, and mesothelioma treatment strategies are similar to some extent to that of the first phase

Many of the patients and called for forms of cancer in the lining of the lungs and pleura, for example, in the second stage of pleural mesothelioma, cancer may have spread in the lining of the chest wall and the lining of the diaphragm, and the lining of the heart sac. However, because the cancer has not spread so far throughout the body, may be available cures. At this stage, and patients usually have a pleural mesothelioma surgical options that may be the preferred option.

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light therapy

What is light therapy? 
Light therapy can be confused with photodynamic therapy and light therapy showed that it is safe and effective and is used to treat many of the issues such as Seasonal Affective Disorder, psoriasis and lymphoma T-cell. This is what concerns us in the subject and working light therapy using a light source and is proven to be somewhat effective in the treatment of some types of lung cancer, chest, including mesothelioma. 

Cancer patient gets nervous, pain, and anxiety in some patients while strict adherence to traditional remedies set forth in tumors or other medical professional to treat these symptoms regardless of other ways to relieve the symptoms, or to reduce the size of tumors by. So far, there are only a few of the ways that you can reduce stress scientists in fact the presence of cancer cells or shrink tumors, although there are a number of alternative therapies, which some say can do the same. Light therapy is one of those treatments that may work to shrink tumors and reduce symptoms. 

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Cachexia and anorexia

Cachexia and anorexia
 Is a problem experienced by many cancer patients or patients with mesothelioma. Cachexia leads to weight loss, loss of muscle strength, skeletal and loss of appetite. This occurs in more than half of cancer patients and patients with mesothelioma.
In addition to causing great loss in weight, which lead to a rapid decline in health of a patient mesothelioma. Studies have shown that the patient who is suffering from cachexia die more quickly than those without it.

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Mesothelioma Multi-Modality Therapy

Mesothelioma is a very complex disease, one of the most difficult diseases treated successfully. The main reason for these challenges is the fact that mesothelioma is still latent in the body for up to tens of years of time and when it is discovered it may have reached an advanced stage, usually no longer a local spot primary where the tumor has formed the pleura - the lining of the lungs.


Although the treatment of mesothelioma does not exist now and many patients undergo treatment for cancer control. A multimodal treatment approach that combines treatment options or twice more and finish at the same time, for the treatment of this disease. When treating mesothelioma, doctors may recommend this approach since a combination of treatments may yield positive results. According to an example of a multimedia approach in the chest in one of the medical journals that the man at the age of 52 years with the first stage underwent surgery to remove the mesothelioma in

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Bowenwork

Is a form of alternative medicine that uses massage techniques to measure the holistic treatment of several types of diseases. Like many other holistic treatments, and take into account the public health and condition of the person rather than focusing on the central area of ​​pain.

Bowenwork involves the stimulation of the muscles of the flour, tendons and ligaments. Practitioners believe that by addressing the automatic nervous system ANS can restore proper balance in the body as a whole.

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pleural mesothelioma

 pleural mesothelioma is a rare cancer but does not cause death in most cases. Disease that affects the pleura pleural mesothelioma is the external lining of the lungs and internal chest wall. Can also arise in the peritoneum or membrane lining the abdominal cavity. Pleural mesothelioma disease sometimes take more than 20 years to show symptoms of the disease on the person.
Cause disease in pleural mesothelioma and reduced lung function and can spread to the outside wall of the chest and abdomen, including the heart. And shortness of breath, cough, anemia and weight loss
Unfortunately, there is no cure for pleural mesothelioma, but if the disease is detected early, it may be useful in the treatment stages, such as the eradication of cancer next to the traditional methods of treatment using radiotherapy or treatment Alkamiaúy, leading to ease the pain of the disease and make the patient more comfortable.

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