Saturday, August 15, 2009

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy

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Mesothelioma treatment chemicals for cancer chemotherapy to death, also known as malignant mesothelioma. Although many treatment options of mesothelioma has not been successful in fighting the disease. Mesothelioma, May chemotherapy were divided into two categories, traditional and new mesothelioma treatment mesothelioma.

Chemotherapy used to treat cancer in the early 1940s, scientific knowledge and understanding about the nature of the disease have the right to continue research and development of new chemotherapeutic agents specifically. Chemotherapy is most effective when a relatively "young" of cancer cells that have not been established tumor mass is very difficult to penetrate chemotherapy drugs in a solid tumor mass.

There are many drugs used to treat mesothelioma cancer chemotherapy is rare, but can not guarantee that effective treatment of malignant mesothelioma. Standard chemotherapy, most chemotherapy drugs affect the work of mesothelioma cell division or programmed cell death (apoptosis). For example, anti-angiogenic chemotherapy mesothelioma resources prevents the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis), preventing Tumors of oxygen and nutrients needed for Metastasis (the spread and development of the tumor).

One of the more conventional chemotherapy drugs used to treat malignant mesothelioma cisplatin. Cisplatin is a platinum, depending on the type of drug is part of a family of three drugs (including carboplatin and oxaliplatin). Cisplatin DNA cross-link agents with a variety of ways to prevent the cells quickly removed from the replication of DNA, some cell division. Today, cisplatin is often used in combination with new types of products, such as chemotherapy Alimta (pemetrexed) Onconase (ranpirnase) and / or Veglin.

Type of chemotherapy in mesothelioma

Mesothelioma chemotherapy is not always used with curative intent. Some of the most common form of mesothelioma treatment, are:

* Chemotherapy combined: mesothelioma, chemotherapy is often used in conjunction with other forms of treatment such as surgery or radiotherapy. For example trimodality treatment involves the use of radio-therapy, surgery and chemotherapy.
* Radiasi intensity modulated (IMRT)
* Neoadjuvant chemotherapy: If one member is appointed by preoperative chemotherapy, neoadjuvant chemotherapy is used to measure tumor before surgery.
* Pembantu chemotherapy: If appointed after chemotherapy, adjuvant chemotherapy after surgery, when there is a risk of cancer recurrence.
* YG alleviate chemotherapy mesothelioma chemotherapy used to treat symptoms of the disease compared with palliative care, decision-making techniques.

A low dose of chemotherapy vary according to body surface area (BSA) said that aid in determining the level of the organization. Dose with this strategy is to offer the perfect balance between chemotherapy at any time, to avoid toxic side effects.

Mesothelioma chemotherapy - effects

Chemotherapy and mesothelioma REGI exhausting physically and mentally for patients. Chemicals is to face their victims in various ways, some of which include:

* Nausea and vomiting
* Hair loss
* Reduce the number of red blood cells (anemia)
* Daily
*Constipation
* Other Tumo
* Weakened immune system
* Increased risk of cardiovascular disease
* Liver toxicity
* Nephrotoxicity
* Ototoxicity
*Cardiotoxicity

According to the patient and the severity of disease, chemotherapy can be patient and administration.

Use drugs:
*Alimta
*Anti-angiogenesis
*Cisplatine
*Onconase
*Veglin



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