Mesothelioma is a disease, to be more specific is a rare form of cancer, caused by exposure, in time or not, to asbestos fibers. It is a deadly disease if not detected in time and treated immediately after discovering the tumor. Mesothelioma cancer is caused by exposure to asbestos. Working in an area where asbestos is widely used, the risk of developing malignant mesothelioma cancer is higher. Inhaled or swallowed, the asbestos fibers can do so much harm to the pleural cavity and also to the other internal organs.
Pleural mesothelioma
Mesothelioma start to affect the lungs, the pleura, and that form of cancer is called pleural mesothelioma cancer. It is the most common form of this type of cancer and it is one of the most aggressive types. After affecting the pleura, if not treated immediately, mesothelioma cancer spreads in to the body, affecting also the stomach, heart and testes. In the United States, each year, about 3000 new cases of mesothelioma cancer are diagnosed, especially on people who have worked in an environment where asbestos was widely used.
Mesothelioma symptoms
Symptoms do not manifest immediately, after the contact with the asbestos materials, contaminated air, or products containing asbestos; mesothelioma cases are always different. The symptoms can manifest even after 40 years from the exposure.
Mesothelioma integrative treatment
The cure of the mesothelioma cancer is based on specific treatments using chemotherapy and surgical interventions, accompanied by a specific nutrition for each mesothelioma patient. Scientists and medical professionals are developing research work, intense research work, to find a medication that can heal malignant mesothelioma cancer. Using integrative medicine can be very helpful for mesothelioma patients. For example a 73 year old patient, had surgically removed his pleura, by a team of specialists. The tumor relapsed locally. After this, the patients started a postoperative chemotherapy, intrathoracic and also systemic. In the same time he tried a mushroom extract and alternative parasympathetic nerve stimulation therapy, which is a form of mesothelioma acupuncture. Following these treatments, the patient started to feel better, his medical condition was improved and doctors observed that the mesothelioma tumor, in the end, disappeared.