Articles, tagged with "pleura", page 7
19th July 2009
Mesothelioma is a disease of rare type of cancer that affects cancerous cells in the sac of lining chest. abdominal cavity or around the heart. These areas are given medical terms called the pleura, the peritoneum and the pericardium and the lining around...
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Author:
Jeff Milton
19th July 2009
Purpose of this website is to create awareness about mesothelioma cancer. Detailed information of mesothelioma cancer is provided on this website. I decided to make a great awareness website on mesothelioma cancer due to my combined expertise in website ...
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Author:
Tahir Jamil
09th July 2009
Palliative surgery may be an option if the tumor has advanced and spread beyond the mesothelium and can not be removed completely, or if you are too ill to withstand the stress of undergoing a major surgery. The goal of this surgery is to relieve or preve...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
Surgery for mesothelioma may be done to: a}try and cure the cancer and b}relieve the symptoms and pain caused by the tumor. Potentially curative surgery may be an option if your general state of health is good and the tumor has not advanced and spread bey...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
These are some important facts about exposure to asbestos fibers that you should know.
1-When asbestos fibers are inhaled, most fibers are expelled, but some become lodged in the lungs and remain there throughout life. Fibers can accumulate and cause s...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
Mesothelioma is a cancer that is caused by exposure to asbestos. Malignant cells develop in the protective lining that covers the body's internal organs called the mesothelium. The most common site that mesothelioma affects is the outer lining of the lung...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
There are three main types of surgeries used in the treatment of mesothelioma.
A-Diagnostic surgery: This is used to confirm the diagnosis and locate the tumor. It is usually non invasive {it does not require cutting up the patient surgically}
B-Cur...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
Pleural mesothelioma is the commonest type of mesothelioma. Mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that attacks the mesothelial cells in the mesothelium, the tissue that forms the membranous lining of the body's major internal organs and cavities.
Pleur...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
After a diagnosis of mesothelioma is made, tests are carried out to find out the extent of spread of the cancer cells to the other parts of the body. The stages of malignant mesothelioma are divided into two main classes:
1-Localised malignant mesothel...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
Mesothelioma is the commonest primary tumor of the pleura.There are two main types;
1]the localized mesothelioma{bening and malignant types} 2]the diffuse malignant mesothelioma
Causes
There is a strong correlation between asbestos exposure and t...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
Mesothelioma is an uncommon type of cancer that affects the lining cover of mainly the lungs and abdomen.It is heavily linked to exposure to asbestos fibers and it usually takes about 30-40 years post exposure for the symptoms of the disease to appear. Th...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
Based on cellular histology, mesothelioma cells can be divided into four different types: a-Epitheliod
b-Biphasic
c-Desmoplastic{this is thought to be a variant of sarcomatoid} d-Sarcomatoid Out of these four, the commonest is the epithelial mesotheli...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
The National Cancer Institute defines Malignant mesothelioma as a very rare form of cancer, in which the cancer (malignant) cells are found in the sac lining the chest (the pleura), the lining of the abdominal cavity (the peritoneum) or the lining around ...
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
Asbestos exposure results from breathing in asbestos fibers. If rocks, soil, or products containing asbestos are disturbed, they can release asbestos fibers into the air. These fibers can be breathed into your lungs and could remain there for a lifetime....
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
09th July 2009
Treatment options are often determined by the stage of mesothelioma a patient is in. There are different staging systems currently in use for pleural mesothelioma with each one measuring different variables, peritoneal mesothelioma is however not staged.
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Author:
Bello Gbenga
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