Mesothelioma Radiation therapy & Chemotherapy

Mesothelioma Radiation Therapy

External radiation is used in patients with mesothelioma most frequently. When internal irradiation radioactive material is brought directly to the tumor.

This type of radiation therapy is used as the primary method of treatment, patients in serious condition when they can not move a serious operation. Supporting radiation therapy is appointed after not difficult operations to destroy the remaining cancer cells.

Palliative radiation is used to alleviate the symptoms caused by the growth of tumors: shortness of breath, pain, bleeding and difficulty swallowing.

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy

When treating patients with malignant mesothelioma chemy opreparaty may be imposed not only intravenously, but inside the pleura and in the abdominal cavity.

Depending on the stage of tumor chemotherapy can be both main and auxiliary method of treatment. And chemotherapy is used only as a palliative, giving only a temporary effect. Of antineoplastic drugs used: doxorubicin, cisplatin, methotrexate, vinorelbin and others in various combinations.

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