Mesothelioma is a cancerous disease that affects the serous linings of various internal organs in the human body. Among them, the lungs, heart and the stomach are the mostly affected. It is estimated that each year, 2,000 new cases of Mesothelioma are reported. The patients suffering from this cancerous disease have had prior exposure [...]
Friday, April 30, 2010
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Mesothelioma cancer is a rare form of the disease in which cancerous cells develop in the pleura, peritoneum, or pericardium – the linings of the chest, abdomen, and area around the heart. This form of cancer is almost always caused by previous exposure to asbestos. Peritoneal mesothelioma cancer makes up a fifth to a [...]
Wednesday, April 28, 2010
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second opinion – Peritoneal Carcinosis of Undefined Nature This is a summary of 57 years old patient that was interested with receiving an expert second opinion. When the patient was 2 years old he had appendectomy, at 9 years old – intestinal invagination operation affecting the right side and iliac fossa, with subsequent hardening of [...]
Monday, April 26, 2010
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The key to long-term survival from treatment of mesothelioma is early diagnosis, which enables the greatest potential for success from standard therapies. Standard therapies include surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Surgery Mesothelioma is diagnosed in stages that are defined by the extent of the cancer. There are four stages of mesothelioma ranging from “localized to [...]
Saturday, April 24, 2010
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What is Mesothelioma?According to The National Cancer Institute, “Malignant mesothelioma is, a rare form of cancer, in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the sac lining the chest (the pleura), the lining of the abdominal cavity (the peritoneum) or the lining around the heart (the pericardium).”Mesothelioma also rarely affects the testis{testicular mesothelioma} [...]
Sunday, April 18, 2010
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Worldwide cancer affects more than 10 million people each year. This number is expected to increase by 2.4% by 2020 to 14 million each year. Worldwide approximately 22 million people are living with cancer and nearly 7 million people die. The most common cancers affecting the world include lung, breast, colon/rectum, stomach, liver, prostate, cervical, [...]
Friday, April 16, 2010
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In the current decade, oncology has been one of the most important growth segments among the pharmaceutical markets with a major focus on targeted agents (drug treatments developed to preferentially target those signaling pathways that are disregulated in tumors). Most innovation in oncology over the past 10 years has been driven by scientific advances, particularly [...]
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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Mesothelioma is a notoriously difficult asbestos related cancer to treat. Most chemotherapy drugs that have been used to treat this type of asbestos cancer have not had appreciable success in the treatment of this deadly cancer. Among recently approved medications, Alimta stands out as having the most promise in prolonging the life of mesothelioma [...]
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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The Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) have approved a combination of Alimta and Cisplatin for mesothelioma treatments, and other asbestos-associated diseases. The happens to be the first and only drug that is proved to help treat mesothelioma patients having any asbestos-associated disease approved by the FDA. Alimta was endorsed to be used with cisplatin, [...]
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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Chemotherapy is often used in conjunction with surgery and/or radiation treatments for cancer. Chemotherapy can be used by itself in cases where the patient is not a candidate for surgery. In 2004, pemetrexed, also commercially known by its brand name Alimta, became the first chemical treatment approved by the Food and Drug Administration specifically [...]
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Sunday, May 2, 2010
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