mesothelioma survival

One problem is that, mesothelioma is usually diagnosed at an advanced stage, the five-year survival statistics are often unreliable. Phase IV mesothelioma cancer metastasis and distant organ at this stage not to process that even a poor prognosis. In this final stage of treatment usually consists of pain control and supportive care.Mesothelioma is usually a latency period of 10 to 30 years for symptoms such as breathing problems and reduced lung elasticity. About two-thirds of patients with mesothelioma, pleural and peritoneal effusion is one of the biggest problems is symptomatic. Phase II monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy mesothelioma patients increased response, but allows a greater degree of toxicity. There is also evidence that the minimum combination of treatments results in longer survival or a better control of symptoms.

The diagnostic procedure for malignant mesothelioma begins with a regular medical history, capturing the patient's symptoms and possible exposure to asbestos, continues to be a thorough physical examination. The diagnosis continue to generate additional research, such as chest or abdominal X-ray, computed tomography scan (CT) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). An important point to consider that the signs and symptoms of mesothelioma are very similar to cancer and other lung disease.Level of symptom severity of each varies, but in most cases is rather slow development of pleural mesothelioma in the chest with local symptoms such as chest pain. Sometimes, the chest pain accompanied by severe breathing problems or shortness of breath. Symptoms such as shortness of breath, cough and chest pain shows asbestosis, and this usually causes the sufferer to seek medical care. After the patient's history and general physical examination, the doctor is usually in the breast imaging tests such as X-rays, MRI, CT of the lung to assess.