Signs and Symptoms of Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Because asbestos poisoning can take years to show up in the human body, we are now seeing more and more cases of mesothelioma in the news today. According to the Mayo Clinic, an estimated “2,000 to 3,000 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma in the United States each year. Men are more likely to develop mesothelioma than are women. It’s more common in older adults; most people with mesothelioma are 65 and older, though mesothelioma can be diagnosed at any age.
“A special type of mesothelioma that is being reported and researched is peritoneal mesothelioma. The Mayo Clinic reports, Mesothelioma that occurs in the tissue in your abdomen (peritoneum) is called peritoneal mesothelioma and accounts for 10 percent to 20 percent of all mesotheliomas. In rare cases, mesothelioma can also occur in the lining around the heart (pericardium) and in the lining around the testicles (tunica vaginalis).”
The Mayo Clinic has provided some very profitable information on general symptoms of the illness. They include:
Signs and symptoms of mesothelioma vary depending on where the cancer occurs.
Pleural mesothelioma signs and symptoms may include:
* Shortness of breath
* Painful breathing
* Chest pain under the rib cage
* Unusual lumps of tissue under the skin on your chest
* Unexplained weight loss
* Dry (nonproductive) cough
Peritoneal mesothelioma signs and symptoms may include:
* Abdominal pain
* Abdominal swelling
* A change in your bowel habits, such as more frequent diarrhea or constipation
* Lumps of tissue in the abdomen
* Unexplained weight loss
For sufferers of this illness, help is on the way. From medical help to compensation in the form of settlements, the voices of thousands are being answered.
The ITL Cancer Clinic that specializes in peritoneal mesothelioma research adds, “Each alternative cancer treatment plan is customized to the person with cancer. In addition to immune therapy such as cancer vaccine we provide angiogenesis inhibition (blocking new blood vessels that feed tumor), apoptosis inducing agents (help tumor cells to commit suicide), and cytotoxic agents that kill tumor cells while not destroying normal cells, including photodynamic therapy (a dye made from chlorophyll accumulates in the tumor, and a light is applied to activate the dye to kill the tumor).”
For more in formation on treatment possibilities, check out their website at: http://www.immunemedicine.com/
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Filed under Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma by on Jul 22nd, 2010. 