What can impinge on life Expectancy of Mesothelioma Patient?

There are a variety of factors that can have an effect on the prognosis and endurance of mesothelioma patients. Hence these factors cannot be overlooked and it becomes very necessary to have a deep look on them. The common factors which affect subsistence and survival of mesothelioma patients are-

ü Type of mesothelioma: In general 3 types of mesothelioma are common known as pleural, peritoneal and pericardial mesothelioma. The details about them are already discussed in the previous posts.

ü There are also some other types of mesothelioma such as testicular mesothelioma. Amongst all, pleural mesothelioma is widespread in nature affecting the lungs lining so the studies and research works are done maximum in this. Hence, the victims of pleural mesothelioma live longer as compared with victims of other types of mesothelioma.

ü Smoking: The life expectancy of mesothelioma victim is reduces to a great extent with smoking, as smoking increases the amount of free radicals in our body. Especially in the cases of pleural mesothelioma smoking should be prohibited.

ü Age of the patient: In about 75-80% of the cases, mesothelioma occurs in people of 55 years or above. But according to recent reports the average age of start of mesothelioma is declining.

ü Psychological aspect: Life expectancy of mesothelioma patient can be influenced up to some extent due to psychological aspect. It is seen in some of the cases that the patient with sound psychology can endure the dreadful disease like mesothelioma as it happens in the case of other diseases as well.

Mesothelioma- what are the treatment alternatives available?

Mesothelioma is a disease that when diagnosed in the early stages can be treated with great chances of recovery. The stage of Mesothelioma is often the primary factor that determines that whether the same can be treated effectively or not. The other factors that judge the treatment stage is the location or site that has been affected, the age of the one suffering and also the overall health of the patient. Like any other cancer Mesothelioma too has three treatment options that can be used either in combination or singly depending on the factors. The three treatment alternatives are;

* Surgery
* Radiotherapy
* Chemotherapy

Surgical treatment is the most commonly used treatment and depending on the area affected by cancer the different surgical procedures can be carried out. The part of the lining of the abdomen or the chest can be removed surgically along with the normal tissue by the surgeon. Also, in patients with pleural Mesothelioma the part of lung is removed by a procedure called as pneumonectomy which may even entail the removal of some part of the diaphragm in some cases.

Radiotherapy is another treatment alternative that is used in combination with chemotherapy or surgery and this entails the use of very high energy rays to directly kill the cancerous cells and shrink the tumor growth. The radiation therapy can be internal or external depending on the area or the location of the cancer in the body.

The third alternative is chemotherapy that uses drugs for treating Mesothelioma and these are given intravenously while treating the patients.

Presently there are some researches going on the effectiveness of using chemotherapy directly in the abdominal or chest area, but only result will actual say how effective this will be in the future.

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Finding Mesothelioma Lawyers or Attorneys in San Diego

If you are a victim of mesothelioma and residing in San Diego or areas near to it, you should be aware about the mesothelioma lawyers of there. For mesothelioma sufferers of San Diego, there are many law firms as well as mesothelioma attorneys or lawyers. These firms and lawyers deal specifically with mesothelioma and associated injuries and compensation with it.

As it is well known that mesothelioma is caused due to prior asbestos exposure and can develop in persons even after 25- 30 years of exposure. In short if a person gets exposure to asbestos or its products, then he/she may develop this cancer anytime in his/her lifetime.

Many factories or companies make use of asbestos in their manufacturing process and fail to take apposite measures to notify their employees and customers to take protective measures to effectively thwart mesothelioma from affecting the individuals.

In San Diego, mesothelioma lawyers are doing good job in order to aid getting huge settlement amount to their clients. When the companies refuse to help the sufferers of mesothelioma, then these mesothelioma attorneys come into action and help them in receiving the apposite compensation.

What are the symptoms of Mesothelioma?

The signs and symptoms of mesothelioma depend upon the location of mesothelioma. In 90-95% of the cases, the symptoms of mesothelioma start appearing after 35-50 years of exposure to asbestos, the culprit of mesothelioma.

Symptoms of pleural mesothelioma-
In this, the pain is felt in the chest region and shortness of breath occurs. The pain is felt in the chest due to fluid accumulation in pleura. These symptoms should not be overlooked as pleural mesothelioma is the most commonly found mesothelioma.

Symptoms of peritoneal mesothelioma-
In peritoneal mesothelioma, there is a fluid accumulation in the abdomen region leading to abdominal swelling and pain both. Weight is also considerably lowered during peritoneal mesothelioma. There are some other symptoms of mesothelioma like, fever, bowel obstruction, anemia and blood clotting abnormalities.

In case the cancer spreads to other parts of the body, the symptoms include swelling of face or neck, trouble while swallowing food, pain etc. Whenever such symptoms are observed it is very necessary to discuss with doctor about them. Only a doctor can give correct opinion and diagnosis.

Type of Mesothelioma

There are five identified type of mesothelioma. Out of five types, the four listed below are cancerous in nature, hence are malignant cancers; and remaining one is non- cancerous in nature, hence benign mesothelioma.

Pleural Mesothelioma: It develops in the pleura (lining of lungs), thus known as Pleural Mesothelioma. About 70% of mesothelioma cases are pleural in origin. Hence, this is most widespread form of malignant mesothelioma.

Peritoneal Mesothelioma: This type of mesothelioma forms in the peritomeum (lining of abdominal cavity), thus known as Peritoneal Mesothelioma. About 25% of mesothelioma cases are peritoneal in origin.

Pericardial Mesothelioma: This type of mesothelioma forms in the pericardium (lining of the heart), thus known as Pericardial Mesothelioma. About 5% of all mesothelioma cases are pericardial in origin.

Testicular Mesothelioma: This type of mesothelioma forms in the tunica vaginalis protion of testicles. This is the most rarest type of mesothelioma cancer.

Benign Mesothelioma- This is non cancerous in nature and can be completely treated in most of the patients. This mesothelioma develpos in the pleura (lining of lungs. Benign mesothelioma is not life threatening in nature.

We will discuss in detail about each type of Mesothelioma in the coming posts.