How Do You Treat Pericardial Mesothelioma?

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How Do You Treat Pericardial Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma is a rare, aggressive form of cancer that develops in the lining of the lungs, abdomen, or heart. Caused by asbestos, mesothelioma has no known cure and has a very poor prognosis. According to a report in 2017 by Centers of Disease Control, 2,400-2,800 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma in U.S. each year. People who have been exposed to asbestos have the highest risk of developing mesothelioma.

For pericardial mesothelioma, it is an extremely rare cancer that attacks the lining of heart (pericardium) and it is very deadly. As we know that there is no known cure to remove mesothelioma, how are we supposed to do to treat the patients who are diagnosed with pericardial mesothelioma? There are ways just like the ways of treating common mesothelioma, those are surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Even though the tumor is still stuck in your heart and causes lots of pain, at least you can still survive and increase your lifespan.

1.       Surgery

Surgery is the first and successful treatment option for treatment. At the beginning of tumor localized in the heart and only one side of mesothelium. It will be easier to remove it. The process of surgery will be the removal of the pericardiectomy, or removal of lining of the heart. A pericardiocentesis can also be performed to remove fluid and relieve pressure on the heart. In this case, palliative surgery is very necessary to remove the symptoms that cause pain in the heart.

2.       Radiation

This method can be performed after the surgery process or when the cancer worsen and goes to the next stage. The radiation using high-energy x-rays will remove the cancer cells. However, it will leave a burn effect on skin and hair loss.

3.       Chemotherapy

Along with the radiation, chemotherapy can be performed when the cancer goes to the worse level.  Chemotherapy is very effective and viable form of treatment, viable for patients with all 4 stages of malignant mesothelioma. By using drugs to ease the pain in the heart, it will be easier to do the treatment.

If the patients respond well, these treatment options can provide significant life-extending benefits. Especially if the patient is in good health before the treatment begins, there is a good opportunity that they may gain more lives for months or even years.

What is the real cause of mesothelioma? In many studies, the causes are actually still unclear. The fact that this cancer killed many people had become a frightening story for the world. However, it is possible that the main cause is asbestos exposure. Asbestos are fibers that are microscopically small and very friable. It means that they are liable to break and become airborne. When that happens, people breathe them without knowing it. The fibers stuck then burrow into the lungs and other organs, lodging there, as well as in the protective linings of those organs, or mesothelium.

This is truly awful to know that this cancer has become notorious in killing people, especially the rare pericrdial mesothelioma. Even though there are treatments which can reduce the risk of death for a while, the cancer may grow up and leech the lives of the patient continuously. Hopefully there will be the cure to heal this deadly cancer. There must be a way to find or create it for the sake of many lives in the world.

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