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Treatment of pericardial mesothelioma
Pericardial mesothelioma is a cancer that is very difficult to treat and this time, all the treatment methods used have a poor success rate. The probability of survival of the patient depends a lot on how early and how aggressive the treatment of cancer is. If the pericardial mesothelioma is treated when it is matured and fully developed then the chances of survival are very thin and the prognosis for the patient may be only a couple of months.
The latency period of pericardial mesothelioma (30-50 years), and the usual symptoms of other diseases such as the most common pneumonia, making it very difficult to diagnose and because it is difficult to treat in the early stages. In this way, many treatments with pericardial mesothelioma do not aim at treating patients but instead focus on reducing symptoms.
Before the patient is treated, the doctor will evaluate it and then decide the most appropriate treatment method for the patient's situation. the patient's age, medical history, general well-being and also the weight to be taken into consideration before the doctor will have to decide which of the three is the most appropriate treatment.
This treatment is surgical, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
operation:
There are two different types of operations that can be used, one of which is called aggressive surgery. This is the most dangerous of all available treatment methods and only the strongest among those who are considered strong enough to undergo this. Aggressive surgery involves removing large pieces of cancer cells from the patient. This is very dangerous in the case of pericardial mesothelioma because the cancer cells are very close to vital organs such as the heart and the lungs. Very experienced surgeons are required to perform this operation.
The second type of surgery is a palliative procedure and this type of surgery is used only to reduce the symptoms of cancer. The palliative procedure is performed when the pericardial mesothelioma is at the last stage and is almost impossible to cure.
chemotherapy:
Chemotherapy is the most famous anticancer drug and involves the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. However, many drugs used do not have a high success rate, although researchers have found new combinations of drugs that work more effectively. Many pharmaceutical companies are also trying to find new drugs. Researchers estimate that they will soon find a drug with a significantly higher success rate.
Radiotherapy:
This form of treatment uses radiation doses to kill cancer cells. However, in the case of pericardial mesothelioma it is very difficult because in addition to damaging the cancer cells, radiation also damages vital organs such as the heart and lungs. This makes the most effective use of radiotherapy very difficult. Radiation doses are usually too weak to have a significant impact on the healing of pericardial mesothelioma.
Double therapy:
Double therapy is just a combination of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. It consists of surgery to remove most of the cancer cells and then use chemotherapy and radiation therapy to kill the remaining cells. This has proven to be an effective but also very dangerous treatment method. Only the best young people can undergo this treatment.
