Mesothelioma is a very rare disease, but once it strikes, death becomes inevitable. This deadly disease is caused by exposure to asbestos. A recent study has found an innovative idea to improve the survival and the survival time of patients with mesothelioma.
Researchers at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (Funded) have done this research and have presented their results before the American Society for Therapeutic Radiation andOncology (ASTRO). This study was from 1900-2000 and was carried out on different patients in various stages of mesothelioma.
According to the study of cancer surgery to remove the lung lining and has very extensive, and this should be a high dose of radiation to achieve the desired results. Had observed these patients suffer from toxic effects. They seem to be able to withstand the treatment and lastwell.
"For many years we were not giving too much radiation to the chest because of extreme toxicity, but new technologies and treatments have helped a lot," said Santosh Yajnik, MD, radiation oncologist and lead author of the study Funded. In this study, the entire lung of patients suffering will be removed. This also makes it easier to give a high dose of radiation therapy.
Funded one of the centers that has facilities for this type of treatment.Almost 63 patients were treated Funded by surgery. On average, have shown that improved their survival through this type of treatment 5 to 6 months.
The researchers found that people who were closest to them in the early stages of a better survival than those who are approaching the last stage of cancer.
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