MESOTHELIOMA TREATMENT WITH PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
Selasa, 04 Oktober 2016
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MESOTHELIOMA TREATMENT WITH PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
Photodynamic therapy is one type of mesothelioma treatment is very promising future.Several experimental therapies are currently being conducted for treatment of mesothelioma cancer, one of the most promising is a technique called photodynamic therapy (PDT).
The difference between cancer pleural mesothelioma and peritoneal mesothelioma
Mesothelioma or commonly known as asbestos cancer, is cancer that is very aggressive and deadly, the disease affects the lining of the chest (pleural mesothelioma) and abdomen (peritoneal mesothelioma), generally less responsive to traditional treatments such as chemotherapy and radiation. A number of other treatments, such as gene therapy, immunotherapy and alternative approaches can give hope to sufferers of mesothelioma cancer.
Photodynamic therapy is one type of mesothelioma treatment is very promising future. This method combines three separate elements that is nontoxic, photosensitizing compound, oxygen and visible light. Photodynamic therapies targeting cancer cells mesothelioma. Usually given during or after surgery to remove the remaining parts of the tumor.
Cisplatin and Carboplatin Chemotherapy for Mesothelioma cancer
Unlike the case with chemotherapy and radiation, which tends to have a burning effect on the patient's body, Photodynamic Therapy provides a clear advantage that it does not kill healthy cells-non-cancerous cells. This means that the side effects of the treatment of mesothelioma cancer can be reduced and of course it would be better prognosis mesothelioma.
In America, Photodynamic Therapy is approved by the Food and Drug Administration-an agency POM like in Indonesia for several types of cancer, although its use for treating mesothelioma is still in the experimental stage.
Symptoms of Mesothelioma Cancer
There are about 3,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed each year in the United States, and around the world, and there have been 20,000 people die from the disease every year. Almost all mesothelioma diagnosis associated with contact with asbestos, a mineral material once incorporated into a wide variety of commercial products that can make the refractory (fireproof). Although the use of asbestos peaked in the 1970s, mesothelioma has a latency period is very long to be diagnosed and therefore can not be diagnosed in just one year, or even decades after contact
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