http://mesothelioma.web44.net Mon, 25 May 2009 12:17:48 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There are three traditional kinds of treatment for patients with malignant mesothelioma. Often two or more of these are combined in the course of treatment: surgery (taking out the cancer), radiation therapy (using high-dose X-rays or other high-energy rays to kill cancer cells), and chemotherapy (using drugs to ... http://mesothelioma.web44.net/what-is-the-treatment-for-mesothelioma/ Treatment options are determined by the stage of mesothelioma (the extent to which the tumor has spread in the body). There are three staging systems currently in use, and each one measures somewhat different variables. The oldest staging system and the one most often used is the Butchart system, which ... http://mesothelioma.web44.net/mesothelioma-treatment-options-traditional-and-new-treatments-being-studied/ Like most cancers, the prognosis for this disease often depends on how early it is diagnosed and how aggressively it is treated. Unfortunately, mesothelioma is often found at a stage in which a cure is unobtainable. Many will succumb to the disease within one year of diagnosis. http://mesothelioma.web44.net/what-is-the-prognosis-for-mesothelioma/ Mesothelioma is diagnosed by pathological examination from a biopsy. Tissue is removed, placed under the microscope, and a pathologist makes a definitive diagnosis and issues a pathology report. This is the end of a process that usually begins with symptoms that send most people to the ... http://mesothelioma.web44.net/how-is-mesothelioma-diagnosed/