Mesothelioma Pathology Outlines

Non conventional therapies for mesothelioma include alternative and complementary treatments, as well as any unconventional treatment that uses nutritional supplements, meditation and any medical therapy that has not been corroborated.  These non-traditional treatments are usually administered together with other more conventional therapies, in this case they are known as complementary treatments. More than 70 percent of cancer patients use a type of complementary therapy, however there is little literature on the use of it in patients with mesothelioma. Alternative treatments refer to those techniques that seek to replace established treatments, such as surgery, radiation and chemotherapy. Vitamin C The Nobel Prize winner Linus Pauling was the greatest advocate of the effectiveness of vitamin C as an alternative treatment to cancer. However, today the use of vitamin C is one of the most controversial alternative treatments. Working together with a doctor in...

One of the reasons why mesothelioma is difficult to diagnose is because its symptoms, and in particular the earliest ones, can be confused with symptoms of other more common diseases. Frequently the patients that have been diagnosed with a mesothelioma the first thing that you think is that you have a constipation, fever, bronchitis or pneumonia. Doctors will usually prescribe antibiotics or other treatments that do not work for mesothelioma. This delay in treatment allows the disease to expand. The common cold   Cold symptoms start slowly with a sore throat and then with a runny nose that is clear and continuous. These symptoms are followed by sneezing, fatigue and a slight fever. Post nasal drip can make cough and sore throat worse. This cough is a clear symptom of the cold. Although it is usually not something severe, the cough usually lasts no more than two weeks and will always be worse in those people who have asthma or other diseases related to the lung....

There are more than 100 diseases that are covered under the umbrella of cancer. The common denominator of all is an abnormal division of cells - malignant cells are those that grow without control. It is known that cell division is an important process of the body that allows to grow and repair the damage caused, when the DNA that controls the division of the cells fails, the cancer enters the scene. These cancer cells invade others and healthy tissues, something that healthy cells do not. Causes Damage to DNA cells causes DNA to replicate rather than die when it is not necessary, thereby creating more cells that contain damaged DNA. There are many causes for this damage, from genetic malformations to environmental causes such as smoking or exposure to asbestos. However, the cause is not always known. If the cancer cells spread to other parts of the body such as blood or lymph nodes, it is said that there is metastasis. This is usually a sign that the cancer is ...

Although asbestos is the best-known cause of asbestosis and mesothelioma, inhaling asbestos fibers can cause another variety of problems. The specific mechanism by which fibers cause cancer and other diseases is still under debate but what is clear is that once the fibers enter the body they can no longer be extracted and cause lung problems years after exposure has ceased Some of these problems can be precursors to serious diseases such as mesothelioma and lung cancer. When the thin asbestos fibers that are like needles enter the pleura - the two membranes that line the lungs - they cause these layers to thicken. If this is expended over a wide area and interferes with breathing, what is known as diffuse pleural thickening is caused. If the thickening is restricted to small areas, these areas are called pleural plaques. Pleural effusion, another possible symptom of mesothelioma, is the name for the presence of fluid between the two layers of the pleura. It is usually caused...

Peritoneal mesothelioma is a cancer that is located in the abdominal layer that serves to protect the abdominal organs and the glands that release fluids that allow the organs to move with fluidity. Cancer of the peritoneum causes the abdomen to swell and healthy cells to be removed from the cavity while allowing the growth of cancer cells. Causes of peritoneal mesothelioma The most common cause of peritoneal mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos It has been proven that asbestos that remains lodged in the layer that covers the abdomen causes this type of cancer, although it is not understood how the layer becomes infected. The most accepted theory is that asbestos dust is swallowed, so that the fibers are allowed to easily enter the abdomen. This leads to inflammation and sometimes cancer. Another theory of how asbestos reaches the peritoneal membrane is that asbestos fibers are inhaled and travel to the membrane through the lymphatic system Regardless of how this to...