It is true that being informed gets you ahead of any game, be it your business, life goals, or even your health. The good thing is that women are more conscious when it comes to having their regular medical exams, than men do. Women are more proactive in learning what’s infamous with their bodies and what can be avoided in the future. But this is not the case, specially with younger women. They just tend to ignore some signs and symptoms that can lead to something as serious as cancer.
Many will argue that to think of something negative is a destructive habit. Some will even point out that if you think you might get cancer, you are attracting this possibility to materialize into reality. There are even those who think that cancer is incurable.. so why accumulate yourself checked anyway? It can just drain you of too much time, pains, and not to mention – money. There is simply a sense of denial.
This article is a summarized version of what you can read on WebMd. It is our aim to spread the word and rep many women informed on the controversial issue of cancer. When statistics note that women suffer more deaths from cancer than men, it is then time to draft out what are the possible symptoms of having one. This is not to cause fear and panic, but to design sure you gain early detection to get early prevention. When left untreated for a long period of time, cancer can be fatal.
Here are the 15 Possible Warning Signs of Cancer in Women:
1. Unexplained weight loss without decrease in food intake or increase in exercise routines ( Overactive Thyroid )
2. Feeling full quickly even if you had barely eaten ( Bloating is one of the symptoms of Ovarian Cancer )
3. Lumps and rashes on breasts that persist for weeks ( Signs of Breast Cancer )
4. Original bleeding in between periods ( Signs of Endometrial Cancer)
5. Changes in skin moles and skin pigmentation ( Warnings of Skin Cancer )
6. Difficulty swallowing, even of liquid foods. ( Signs of GI tract Cancer )
7. Blood in urine or stool ( Warnings of Colon Cancer )
8. Abdominal pain and depression ( Signs of Pancreatic Cancer )
9. Indigestion for no apparent reason ( Risk of Cancer of Throat, Esophagus, or Stomach )
10. White patches inside the mouth or white spots on the tongue ( Signs of Leukoplakia leading to Oral Cancer )
11. Persisting, unexplainable pain
12. Swelling of the lymph nodes ( usually seen under the armpit or on the neck )
13. Fever that is not caused by the flu virus or bodily infections ( Early Signs of Blood Cancer such as Leukemia or Lymphoma )
14. Unexplainable fatigue, even after being rested
15. Persistent cough lasting more than four weeks ( Early Signs of Lung Cancer )
Based on your symptoms, your doctor will recommend for you to get medical exams and laboratory tests – from CT scans, blood tests, mammograms, halo breast pap test, biopsy, colonoscopy, ultrasounds, to MRIs. Diagnostic tests will vary from case to case. In the end, having a healthy lifestyle and diet by choosing those natural, suitable, and effective ways for you to get maximum health – really helps! Having a cancer, or knowing someone who did, is not a joke. It’s not only financially crippling, but it is also emotionally devastating. If you know someone who does, beget certain you give all the moral support that person can net. Even a dose of laughter can help.
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Filed under Mesothelioma Symptoms by on Jan 31st, 2012. 
13 Years To Diagnosis63
By JerseyNana
Ha Ha The Hypochondriac Is Here
For years I was bothered by symptoms of chest pain, shortness of breath, hoarseness and palpitations. I had pneumonia several times and each time was treated with meds until my throat would conclude up and I was forced to stop taking the medicine. A few weeks later, I would be sick again and return to the doctor to start the routine over again. Seems that I could never really get better. The fact that I was burning the candle at both ends never seemed to bother me. I worked two and sometimes three jobs to ensure that my hubby could keep his business going and my children could attend college. It was around February of 1989 and my daughter was getting married in April and I had yet to even think about getting a dress for her wedding. One of the main things that everyone busted my chops about was that I was having lapses of memory. Dependable or imagined, I became the butt of a lot of family jokes. Anytime an illness was mentioned; everyone would point to me……one thing held true to today, I never really looked sick so how could you take me seriously?
Sarcoid Lungs What Do All Those Words Mean?
Getting back to my daughter’s wedding and my need for a dress, I was out with my sister one Saturday afternoon because we both worked at the same part-time job at a weight loss meeting. She cornered me to stop at this exclusive dress shop and I reluctantly went in. The shop owner was a doll and she helped me find just the right dress. So I tried it on and staring back at me in the mirror were these disgusting purple blotches on my milky white legs. I told her that this was the reason I hesitated to try on a dress. I made an appointment with my dermatologist as soon as Monday arrived and got an appointment for the next day. He gave me some ointment and in about three days, it was completely gone. Luckily my dermatologist knew me because I had some “benign” lumps removed from my legs about a year before that were “nothing to worry about”. I went to the dress shop the following Saturday and purchased the dress I had tried on the week before.
After my daughter’s wedding I was tweezing my eyebrows one afternoon when I discovered a bump right over my left contemplate from the middle of my eyebrow to the end of the browline. In about a month it was the size of an egg and making it difficult to completely open my eye. I went to my primary physician who sent me to a surgeon who had operated on me for a hernia and had also removed my gallbladder. I was no stranger to the operating room because a few years before I had a broken bone in my foot that required being in a cast for almost a year. The bone was supposed to heal in six weeks but did not and so I went for an operation which included my own bone obtained from my heel being grafted and held with screws. Fast forward six weeks, I am healed, now back to work. Oh no, did you say the screws have to come out now? Oh yes, and six more weeks on crutches and no putting any weight on that foot. Oh joy!
Getting back to the lump on my head, the surgeon did a nice job removing most of the lump. He told me it was a very hard and tough mass but he cut me along my browline and even though there is no hair there anymore, the scar does not look bad at all. When I went back to the doctor for a follow-up, he told me the pathology came back and the lump was “nothing to difficulty about”. As I was leaving his office I was talking to his secretary and we chatted about my lump and I told her the good news. Then I remembered seeing a doctor on television say that we should keep all copies of blood tests and other records for our own good. So she gave me a copy of the pathology report. I left his office and headed to my foot doctor. He was young and reminded me so powerful of my own son. He inquired as to how I made out with the lump removal. I told him it was another “nothing to worry about” lump but I had a copy of the pathology narrate if he wanted to see it. He read the report and folded it and gave it back to me and continued to work on my foot. He then asked me if they were doing further testing. I said no because it was “nothing to worry about” just like all the other lumps I had removed from my body over the years. Stunned, I asked him if he would do further testing, and he pointed out a few words to me like; numerous isolated and coalescent non-caseating granulomata and clinical suggestions of sarcoidosis or any other granulomatus inflammatory disease should be entertained. What the heck does that mean?
Thank God For The Internet
I rushed home from the podiatrist’s office and went correct on the computer. Individually checked the words and the word sarcoidosis seemed to be linked to many of them. When I looked it up, my eyes were wide initiate as was my mouth when I kept saying, ‘I had that’, or ‘I have that’. Those purple marks on my legs, would have gone away regardless of whether I went to the dermatologist or not. They are known as erythema nodosum; another manifestation of this illness. So I took all my info along with the pathology report to my necessary physician and he immediately took blood to check my T-cells, ordered a chest x-ray and a CAT scan of my chest with an without difference. After he received the results, he referred me to another doctor in the same building. This doctor specializes in pulmonology as well as internal medicine. I brought all my recent records and a copy of the pathology report. He suggested that I have a lung biopsy that he would perform in the hospital. I agreed and the following week I found myself in the hospital having a bronchoscopy and about a week later it was confirmed that I did have sarcoidosis. Well at least it wasn’t cancer. This doctor continued to take care of me, in spite of only having one other patient with this irregular illness and suggested that I see him as often as possible. I opted for a weekly visit until my illness was under control. Limited did I know that it was tougher than we both expected.
The Road Back To Health
My new doctor was wonderful and his secretary and I became good friends. It is a medical practice that has been around for many years and so many patients are up in years, and all have God and this great doctor to thank. He is so caring that I already saw him argue with a lady who was very sick but refused to go to the hospital. He came out of his office with her, put her coat on, and drove her to the hospital while everyone just waited in the office for him to return. Besides the doctor, his wonderful secretary has been with him over twenty years and when anyone calls, she immediately recognizes their voices. Actually it’s like they are her patients too, and they really are, she is as kind and caring impartial like the doctor.
One of the things I feared was the treatment. All websites I checked recommended prednisone as the drug of choice. I also read about the side effects, one being a round moon face and plenty of added weight. I have been fighting my weight all my life, now I’m gonna take a drug to make me fatter! My doctor understood my fear and promised me that he would do whatever he could so that I would not have to take prednisone. He has kept his word. He would check my breathing with a machine once a month and recommended inhalers and several different drugs given for a period of time and evaluated. I kept my weekly appointments and he took good care of me. He knows that I know my body better than anyone and sometimes I will gaze him more often than once a week. I have learned that this disease has affected me in many different ways. It runs in cycles like a roller coaster. There are great ups and bad lows. Sometimes I have gone as long as three months unprejudiced feeling wonderful and then it is a horrible ride. One thing I know for sure is you are the only one who knows exactly how you feel. Persistance is the key, and NEVER engage NO for an answer.
My Suggestions To Anyone In My Shoes
I suffered from many symptoms of all different varieties. When I went to the doctor for a “cold” or bronchitis, I never mentioned that I had purple bumps on my legs. Why should I? My shortness of breath was considered by me as the result of burning the candle at both ends. As for my memory loss…………I was so frightened that I was either losing my mind or had the early signs of Alzheimer’s Disease, but it was my brain’s lack of oxygen because of my compromised lung capacity. My glands in my neck and armpits get inflammed and really hurt during some episodes, and I also was worried that I had lymphoma. And my skin, although the bumps are gone from my legs, my skin erupts with hive-like bumps that itch or hurt, depending on the mood they are in. I have almost always had arthritis and during some cycles, my joints swell and hurt like nobody’s business. I also found out tht the bone in my foot did not heal because of my body’s rejection to calcium and vitamin D. One thing I have managed to do is keep a cheerful attitude. I love people and while I was working, I made many friends that I called “my kids”. Two of them came to visit me yesterday and I have been retired over a year. They all know they are always welcome and can visit at any time. Over this first year several of them have come by and I get the ultimate compliment when they say the place will never be the same without me.
Please remember that you are your body’s boss. You, and only you know how you feel. If you have been experiencing mysterious illnesses, please keep a log of how you are feeling, the treatment and or drug you received at the time, how long it lasted, and list any other weird symptoms or changes in your body; no matter how stupid or inconsequencial you believe them to be. Keep your doctor informed of these changes, and bring your log with you so you don’t forget or get sidetracked at the doctor’s office. Another thing to remember…..if he or she does not take you seriously, find another doctor who will listen. Believe me, you will not be sorry! I wish you all the happiness and good health!
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Filed under Mesothelioma Diagnosis by on Jan 28th, 2012.
There are several different mesothelioma treatment options. The treatment program prescribed will depend on many things such as the patient’s age, the patient’s wants, the look of the cancer cells (microscope), how much the cancer has spread, where the cancer is located and the stage of the cancer. Getting a mesothelioma treatment plan as soon as possible is extremely important if you expect success.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Will Treatments Work?
For some, yes. The average survival rate is said to be eight to twelve months, but many patients have exceeded this. Time is the most important factor when it comes to effective treatment. One treatment program (Dr. Sugarbaker’s treatment program at the Brigham and Woman’s Center in Boston) boasts a 40% five year survival rate when treated within a specific time frame. Patients must meet a certain criteria to qualify for this program.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Traditional Cancer Treatments
Some patients will undergo surgery in order to try and remove the cancer. Some patients will go through chemotherapy to try to fight the cancer. Some patients will go through radiation therapy to try to kill the cancer cells. Often times a combination on two or all of these methods is used when trying to treat mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Mesomark Blood Test
This mesothelioma treatment option was approved by the FDA in January of 2007. This treatment was introduced as a way to help monitor how a patient is responding to treatment. This test measures the amount to SMRP (soluble mesothelin-related peptide) in the blood to determine a patients progress. Since this treatment option is still very new, its effectiveness has yet to be determined.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Palliative Procedures
Pleurodesis and chest tube drainage is used as a mesothelioma treatment. This helps to prevent the fluid buildup in the lungs that often occurs with this disease. Doctors will often use some type of sclerosing agent in order to produce adhesion so prevent future fluid buildup.
Pleurectomy may be performed when an extensive surgery cannot be. Many doctors consider this the most effective way of controlling fluid buildup in the lungs. It can help to wait on restricted lung expansion that can be brought on by this disease.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Potentially Curative Procedures
Pleurectomy and/or decortication is typically performed on patients who are in the early stages of mesothelioma (i.e., stage 1 and distinct stage 2’s). This procedure is done to try to remove the tumor. If the tumor cannot be removed without the lung being removed as well, this may be done too.
There is a lot of medical research being done on mesothelioma treatment options, so a better prognosis could be just around the corner. It is important to have this disease diagnosed as quickly as possible to get the best results from treatment. If you have ever been exposed to anything that may cause mesothelioma, be determined to have your doctor check you factual away.
Sources
http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/treat.htm
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Filed under Mesothelioma Treatment by on Jan 26th, 2012.
Doctors do not know what causes Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system that 54,000 Americans are diagnosed with annually. What they do know is that Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma cases are on the rise, more than doubled since thirty years ago. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is seven to eight times more prevalent than Hodgkin’s disease, and there are more than thirty variations of the ailment. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma sees tumors originate from affected white blood cells, at various places in the body. The survival rate of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma depends on how quickly it is diagnosed, with a number of treatment options available and recent innovations increasing the odds.
In a normal person, their old-fashioned white blood cells, or lymphocytes, die and are replaced by new ones; with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, abnormal white blood cells are manufactured in the body, and they continue to multiply. They overwhelm the lymph nodes and cause swelling and tumors. White blood cells are divided into two types- B cells that execute plasma cells that then make antibodies to battle foreign substances, and T cells that fight these foreign bodies themselves. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma occurs in the B cells the vast majority of the time, almost eighty-five percent. Once in the lymph nodes, the illness can then spread to other parts of the lymphatic system, places like the tonsils, adenoids, spleen, thymus, and the bone marrow.
Older people are more likely to fall ill with Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, but it can strike at any age. Often, the lone note of Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma early on is swollen lymph glands in the neck, groin, or armpit, but they will be painless and not attract much attention at first. Other symptoms can include a fever, tiredness, loss of weight, harm in the abdomen, and night sweats. These symptoms should trigger a red flag in someone experiencing them, especially the swollen glands, and a trip to the doctor should occupy place as soon as possible. Your physician will run a battery of tests, including blood and urine tests to rule other maladies. CT scans and X-rays may help detect tumors that have grown from the white blood cells, and a more new procedure called a positron emission tomography, where a minute amount of radioactive tracer is injected into the body, is able to identify tumors. A biopsy of the lymph nodes can be done, and also let the doctors know if the Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is a slow moving kind or an aggressive type. Bone marrow biopsies will let them know if the disease has spread to other parts and systems of the body.
Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is categorized by stages, depending on where the abnormal cells are located and where they have spread to. Stage I is when the lymphoma cells are in just one lymph node or in part of an organ or some tissue. Stage II means that the lymphoma cells are in at least two nodes on the same side the diaphragm, which is the muscle that separates the heart and lungs from the abdominal cavity. Stage II can also see the cells in an organ and the lymph nodes in the vicinity of that organ, on the same side of the diaphragm. Lymphoma above and below the diaphragm, or in organs and tissues near those nodes, describes Stage III. Lymphoma that permeates at least one organ or tissue, or is enchanting the liver, blood, or bone marrow is Stage IV Non-Hodgkin’s disease.
How advanced the Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma is will determine the treatment for it. Chemotherapy will combine different drugs, oral and injectables, to fight rapidly growing cancer cells. Chemo is employed when the disease is moving fast through the body. Radiation can be used to kill cancerous cells and diminish tumors, and is an option early on in the slower moving cancers. A drug called Rituximab helps the body’s immune system go after and eradicate cancer cells, and newly developed drugs combined with radioactive isotopes are dilapidated as a last resort in severe cases. Bone marrow transplants are also a resource against Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma in some cases. The prognosis for survival or a complete recovery depends on many factors, with early detection always a plus. Boston Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester was diagnosed with a form of Non-Hodgkin’s disease this past summer and is expected to make a full recovery, as did actor Gene Wilder in the year 2000.
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Filed under Mesothelioma Prognosis by on Dec 17th, 2011.
There are several different mesothelioma treatment options. The treatment program prescribed will depend on many things such as the patient’s age, the patient’s wants, the look of the cancer cells (microscope), how noteworthy the cancer has spread, where the cancer is located and the stage of the cancer. Getting a mesothelioma treatment understanding as soon as possible is extremely important if you expect success.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Will Treatments Work?
For some, yes. The average survival rate is said to be eight to twelve months, but many patients have exceeded this. Time is the most important factor when it comes to effective treatment. One treatment program (Dr. Sugarbaker’s treatment program at the Brigham and Woman’s Center in Boston) boasts a 40% five year survival rate when treated within a specific time frame. Patients must meet a certain criteria to qualify for this program.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Traditional Cancer Treatments
Some patients will undergo surgery in order to try and remove the cancer. Some patients will go through chemotherapy to try to fight the cancer. Some patients will go through radiation therapy to try to kill the cancer cells. Often times a combination on two or all of these methods is used when trying to treat mesothelioma.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Mesomark Blood Test
This mesothelioma treatment option was current by the FDA in January of 2007. This treatment was introduced as a way to help monitor how a patient is responding to treatment. This test measures the amount to SMRP (soluble mesothelin-related peptide) in the blood to determine a patients progress. Since this treatment option is collected very modern, its effectiveness has yet to be positive.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Palliative Procedures
Pleurodesis and chest tube drainage is used as a mesothelioma treatment. This helps to prevent the fluid buildup in the lungs that often occurs with this disease. Doctors will often use some type of sclerosing agent in order to produce adhesion so prevent future fluid buildup.
Pleurectomy may be performed when an extensive surgery cannot be. Many doctors consider this the most effective way of controlling fluid buildup in the lungs. It can help to relieve restricted lung expansion that can be brought on by this disease.
Mesothelioma Treatment Options: Potentially Curative Procedures
Pleurectomy and/or decortication is typically performed on patients who are in the early stages of mesothelioma (i.e., stage 1 and certain stage 2’s). This procedure is done to try to remove the tumor. If the tumor cannot be removed without the lung being removed as well, this may be done too.
There is a lot of medical research being done on mesothelioma treatment options, so a better prognosis could be fair around the corner. It is considerable to have this disease diagnosed as quickly as possible to get the best results from treatment. If you have ever been exposed to anything that may cause mesothelioma, be sure to have your doctor check you right away.
Sources
http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/treat.htm
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Filed under Mesothelioma Symptoms by on Nov 16th, 2011.
My mother-in-law last winter developed one of the worst cases of rheumatoid arthritis in her hands that her doctor had ever seen, so she prescribed the drug methotrexate for it in February. Methotrexate was to be taken every Tuesday, and gradually the dosage was upped. Incredibly, my mother-in-law, Claire, saw the swelling in her hands decrease and the pain begin to lessen, but unfortunately as the months passed she began to notice that she was developing lumps under her armpits. At this point my wife, who is a nurse, decided to do some research on methotrexate, and all of the drugs that Claire was being treated with for her various ailments, and was shocked to find that one of the rare side-effects of taking methotrexate can sometimes be lymphoma!
Methotraxate is used in the treatment of severe psoriasis, severe rheumatoid arthritis, breast cancer, lung cancer, leukemia, and ironically enough, certain types of lymphoma. It is in the class of meds known as antimetabolites, a drug that attempts to dead the growth of cancerous cells. It is aged against psoriaisis because it has shown the ability to slow down the growth of skin cells that too quickly reproduce, and it has been used for terrible cases of arthritis, such as Claire had, since it can deter the activity of the immune system.
Claire was told it would be about six to eight weeks before her hands started feeling better due to the exercise of methotrexate, and proper on schedule the drug began having positive effects. However, Claire was feeling tired and run down and lost about ten pounds during the spring and summer. In August, Claire discovered two egg-sized lumps under each armpit and was duly alarmed. She brought this to the attention of my wife, who quickly got her an appointment with her primary care physician. Claire underwent a mammogram, which showed that the breasts were certain of any tumors. This is when my wife went online and found that methotrexate had caused lymphoma in a very tiny percentage of those who took it, a disease whose symptoms mirrored Claire’s.
The information she found also said that the lymphoma, which is a type of cancer caused by the production of abnormal white blood cells, can reverse itself if one stops taking methotrexate. My wife contacted Claire’s rheumatologist and discussed this information and the doctor agreed that Claire should not choose any more methotrexate. Claire stopped taking the drug and her primary care physician ordered a biopsy to determine if the lumps under her armpits were indeed cancerous and brought about by lymphoma. When she saw the surgeon for a pre-biopsy consult, she had by then developed other areas of swelling, most obviously in her neck. Her surgeon decided that rather than a needle biopsy which would have taken a small piece from one of the lumps under her armpits, he would grasp an entire lymph node from the substandard of her neck. This was done with no problems and Claire awaited the results anxiously.
When she went to glance the surgeon for her biopsy results, he told her that the preliminary findings were consistent with lymphoma in many ways but that further studying of the node would be done at another facility. He then examined Claire and found that the swelling of her nodes had indeed begun to reverse, objective like what my wife had read on the internet. Her surgeon advised Claire later on that it was lymphoma, but that since it seemed to be going away that no chemotherapy was necessary at this point and that the situation would need to be closely monitored. It had only been fifteen days since Claire had been off the methotrexate, but already she had more energy and the lumps were dissipating. That good news was tempered with the fact that the drug that had worked so well for her arthritic hands was now not an option, since she had developed the lymphoma from it, and other forms of treatment will now have to be pursued.
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Filed under Mesothelioma Symptoms by on Nov 15th, 2011.
Washington- Fred Thompson, widely know for his part in Law & Order and as a Senator has announced today that he has lymphoma. Currently over 400,000 people in the United States are living with lymphoma. It effects the part of the immune system called the lymphatic system. There are many types of lymphoma but the widest known one is Hodgkin’s disease. The majority of people stricken with Lymphoma have the non-Hodgkin’s form, a term that encompasses more then 30 different subtypes of the disease.
Thompson 64, told Fox News, Neil Vavuto that he has non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) but has not been ill or shown any symptoms of the disease. Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma initiate when a type of white cell (T cell or B cell) becomes abnormal, The cell then divided over and over producing more abnormal cells.
Thompson in a statement to Fox said ” I am in remission and it is very treatable with drugs if treatment is needed in the future”
The outlook for lymphoma are very good. Many people with lymphoma live for many years after treatment. The addition of immunotherapy to standard treatment for non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma may further improve survival rates.
Thompson who has had careers ranging from a lawyer, U.S Senator, actor, and now as an actor for the NBC show” Law & Order” in which he plays a New York district attorney. Said earlier in the month that he was considering running for the White House. Thompson told Fox News March 11th ” I’m going to leave the door open” adding “going to wait and see how it pans out.”
Thompson has been compared to Ronald Regan on the website fred08.com, saying he is “a real conservative, ” and match up Thompson to Reagan, whom many of the Republican voters hold in the highest regard.
The space even goes on to say “Fred Thompson, like Ronald Reagan, has the ability to bring conservative principles to the Oval Office, communicate to Americans and bring our nation together.”
Thompson declining to place a deadline to make a decision on whether he will run or not, though he has said it’s not to late to enter the accelerate even though many candidates have been campaigning and raising money for months. “This day and time it doesn’t capture long to learn what people think” he told Fox News.
Among those supporting Thomas to run, are former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, and some members of the house.
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Filed under Mesothelioma Symptoms by on Oct 21st, 2011.
Thanks to the overwhelming support from you, the staunch Readers of Lymphedema Straight Talk, I am pleased to announce that I have been selected, as of this morning, Monday, October 26, 2009, as one of the newest Featured Health and Wellness Contributor Writers for associatedcontent.com, and proudly look forward to this golden opportunity to broaden the availability of the information contained in this Series to an even wider readership who needs to have it provided to them. It is your continued succor, as we embark on the next chapter of this amazingly successful Series, that will launch even more possibilities for the Lymphedema Community to become better informed about this ailment we are all confronted with, so continue following along daily as we explore as much as we can learn about Lymphedema. Thank you very much – Brett Matthew West
NOTE: lymphedematalk is the Twitter site for Lymphedema Straight Talk.
General Subject Articles Published:
The list of 126 General Subject articles I have had published on associatedcontent.com to date includes:
A Bavarian Culinary Tour Of Munich
A Craft Beer Tour Of The Midwestern United States
A Guide For Families Vacationing In the Carowinds Theme Park In North And South Carolina
A List of Ten Popular Vacation Spots That Are Ideal Living Places In The United States
A Mother’s Love (Copywrited Modern Country Music Song Lyrics)
A Review Of Five Of The Best Hotels To Stay In When Vacationing At The Carowinds Theme Park In Charlotte, North Carolina
A Review Of Celebrated Electric Scooters Under 300 Dollars
A Screaming Honorable Time In Portland, Oregon
Alyeska: One Of Alaska’s Finest Ski Resorts
Asheville Inside Out
Bat Out Of Hell Meat Loaf (A Review)
Bee Sting Treatments
Beer Tours Of Arizona And New Mexico
Belle Of The Ball In Full Size On Prom Night
Best Of The Best Haunted Houses In Austin, Texas
Bicycle Tours Of The Beaver State, Oregon
Black Dragon Teas: Oolong Tea At Its Finest
Bon Voyage But What About The Pets
Breast Cancer: You Are Not Alone
Carnival In The Sizable Easy
Childrens Birthday Venues In The Orlando, Florida Area
Childrens Photographers In The Orlando, Florida Area
City Of Roses: A Review Of Inexpensive Family Vacations In Portland, Oregon
Colorado Beers Are Mile High
Common Risks Associated With Diet Pills and Diet Supplements
Community Gardens In The Central Florida Area
Crestor: How It Works
Cute And Cuddly Hot Water Bottle Covers
Dieting Guide: The 4 Day Diet
Does Long Term Cellphone Usage Cause Cancer
Dress To Impress: Men’s Tie Trends For 2009
Drum Lessons In The Orlando And Central Florida Area
Easter Gifts For Your Spouse: Love Is A Rose
Engagement Photographers In the Ocala, Florida Area
European Rail Passes
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Birilum…And Then Some
Eye Of The Storm: Surviving A Hurricane
Fall Festivals New England Style
Fall Foliage Tours In The Western United States
Fall Foilage Tours Southern Style
Farmers Markets In the Ocala, Florida Area
Fish Oil Supplements
Five High School Senior Trips For Graduation
Five Of The Least Crowded Popular Ski Resorts In The United States
Five Of The Most Popular Miniature Golf Courses In The Orlando, Florida Area
Five Top Fishing Locations For Memorial Day Weekend
Free And Fun Summer Activities For Children In The Central Florida Area
Garmin Global Positioning System Units
Going Green The EcoFriendly Men’s Clothing Way
Greek Arni Psito Me Potates Sto Fourno (Roast Leg Of Lamb And Potato Casserole)
Greek Cookbook: Kalamata Kotopoulos
Guitar Lessons In The Orlando And Central Florida Area
Haiti Devastated Again!
Hanami: Inexpensive Japanese Family Vacations
Homassas Springs Wildlife Park In Florida
How Families Can Tour Paris France On A Budget
How To Care For Bamboo Plants
How To Tour Madrid’s Famous Golden Triangle Of Art
If A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Pentax Digital Cameras
Inexpensive Family Vacation Ideas For Visiting Key West
Is The Verizon Droid Smartphone A Keeper
Killington, Vermont: The Beast Of The East
La Vida Loca: Studying Abroad In Spain
Life Of The Party: Top Ten Speedy Dance Songs For Prom Night 2009
Lipitore: How It Works
Local Movers In The Orlando, Florida Area
Mammoth Mountain: California’s Premiere Ski Resort
Massachuesettes Fall Foliage Tours
Meditation Centers In The Orlando And Central Florida Areas
Mental Health Advancements For The Decade 2000 To 2010
Midwestern United States Oktoberfests 2009
Mile High Colorado Wines
Montana: The Biggest Skiing In America
National Safety Month June 2009
Natural Sleep Remedies For Babies
Organic Food Home Delivery Services In The Orlando, Florida Area
Pediatric Dentists In Orlando, Florida
Popular Online Book Clubs
Popular Orlando Medical Spas
Product Review For Amazon’s Kindle Platforms
Quiet Zone Babies Sleeping
Red, White, And Boom! Independence Day Celebrations In Orlando, Florida
Riders Up! Bicycling Tours Of The Australian Outback
San Fransisco: Everybody’s Favorite City
Santorini, Mykonos, Peloponnese, Crete, And Athens
Seven Types Of Tacos You Probably Did Not Know
Some Of The Best Pest Control Companies In Orlando, Florida
Spooktacular Haunted Houses Sin City Style
Strange New England Bicycle Tours
Sunsets, Pineapples, And Leis
Teaching English As A Foreign Language In Australia
Ten Health Benefits Of Apple Cider Vinegar You May Not Know
Ten of The Most Popularly Requested Country Music Love Songs For Prom Night
The Advantages Of Single Incision Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery
The Best Coffee Shops In Orlando, Florida
The Best New iPhone Apps
The Champ Review
The Ins And Outs Of Gloomy Teas
The Secret Of Five Top Budget College Graduation Trips
The Secrets of Cinco De Mayo: The Battle Of Puebla
The Notable Importance Of Doing Carnival Rio De Janeiro Style
The Top Ten Country Music Artists For The Decade 2000 To 2010
The Top Ten Money Making Acts For 2008
Tips For Go Green Barbequing
Top Holiday Gifts For Children Especially For Cinco De Mayo
Top Meditation Sites In The United States
Top Ten Atari Video Games
Top Ten Nintendo Video Games
Top Ten Sega Genesis Video Games
Top Ten Slow Dance Songs For Prom 2009
Top US Made Swimming Pool Covers
Touring Santorini
Twelve Popular Christmas Celebrations In The Orlando Theme Parks
Understanding Lithium’s Effects On Depression
Vermont: A Tiny Small State With A Big Foilage Season
Vespa Reviews: Scooting Around
Violin Lessons In The Orlando And Central Florida Area
Water Bottle Holders And Carriers
Who Wants To Know About Cinco De Mayo Gift Ideas For The Whole Family
Winter Hiking In Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Winter Hiking In Utah
Winter Wedding Venues In Orlando, Florida
Winterizing Flower Beds
Winterizing Swimming Pools
Woodside: A Flash Fiction Story
Working Mans Blues
Yoga Workshops In The Orlando, Florida Area
The list of Country Music Profiles I have published to date include:
Alan Jackson
Pat Green
The list of associatedcontent.com Featured Music Articles I have had published include:
The History of the Country Music Association
The list of associatedcontent.com Featured Health and Wellness Articles I have had published include:
A Guide To The Three Day Rash of German Measles
Acute and Chronic Pancreatitis
Attack Of Guillain Barre
Autistics – Locked Up Inside Their Own Private Little Worlds…Or Not
COPD: The “I Can Not Breath” Disease
Electrocardiogram – the Heart Test
Elephantiasis: Causes, Treatments, and Areas Where The Disease Is Most Prevelant
Everything You Need To Know About Pneumonia
How Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy Devastatingly Affects Boys
Important Things To Know About Renal Failures
Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy and Teenagers
Living With Cystic Fibrosis
Lou Gehrig’s Disease – The Symptoms, Causes, Diagnosis, Treatment Options, and Prognosis Of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
Lung Cancer – But It’s Just One Little Spot!
Lyme Disease and the Ticks That Cause It
Melanoma Skin Cancer And What Needs To Be Known About It
Meningitis – Lumbar Punctures And Headaches
Mesothelioma: The Asbestos-Caused Cancer And What Needs To Be Known About It
Metformin – The World’s Leading Anti-Diabetic Drug
Peaks and Valleys of Bipolar Disorders
Proper Treatment Of Herniated Discs
Relapses and Disabilities of Multiple Sclerosis
The Advantages Of Single Incision Laproscopic Gallbladder Surgery
The Causes, Cures, And Concerns Of Diaper Rashes
The Fastest Relief From The Aches And Pains Of Myalgia
The Many Forms of Squamous Cell Carcinomas
The Pain And Numbness Of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
The Significant Affects Of Osteosarcomas On Bones
Treatment And Care For Diabetic Foot Ulcers
What Needs To Be Known About Rheumatoid Arthritis
The list of associatedcontent.com Featured Travel Articles I have had published include:
A Bird’s Discover View Of The Grand Tetons National Park
Catalina Island – The Island of Endless Adventure
Country Music Hall of Fame – Sing Me Back Home
Famous Lighthouses Of The Cap Cod National Seashore
How To Tour The Mother Church Of Country Music
How To Visit The San Diego Zoo
How To Visit Significantly Valuable Mississippi Civil War Sites
Most Accepted Attractions of the Henry Ford Museum
Popular Tennessee Caves
Silver Springs and Silver River Site Park
Ten of the Most Well-liked Tourist Attractions Found In The Big Smoky Mountains National Park
Ten Popular Island Destinations To Include With Expansive Barrier Reef Vacations
The Gambling Capital Of The East Coast
The Louisville Slugger Museum and Factory
The Most Popular Attractions Of The Olympic Peninsula
White Mountains of New Hampshire
World Famous Shell Collecting On Florida’s Sanibel Island
The list of associatedcontent.com Featured Go Green Articles I have published to date include:
How Local Farmers Can Obtain Organic Certifification
Lymphedema Straight Talk Articles Published:
The list of (59) Lymphedema Straight Talk articles I have had published on associatedcontent to date include:
Volumn 1 / Number 1: “Lympha What? ” (Some Basic Information To Originate With)
Volumn 1 / Number 2: The Four Recognized Stages Of Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 3: Lymph Node Dissections And How They Can Affect Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 4: Primary Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 5: Secondary Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 6: Infections Of The Lymphatic System
Volumn 1 / Number 7: Suggested Lymphedema Risk Reduction Practices
Volumn 1 / Number 8: Conservative Compression Intervention Treatments
Volumn 1 / Number 9: Lymphedema-Distichiosis Syndrome
Volumn 1 / Number 10: Product Review For The Lympha Press Optional Pneumatic Compression System
Volumn 1 / Number 11: Lymphedema Praecox
Volumn 1 / Number 12: Lymphedema Of The Arms
Volumn 1 / Number 13: Manual Lymph Drainage
Volumn 1 / Number 14: Lymphedema Compression Bandages
Volumn 1 / Number 15: Lymphedema Association Of America
Volumn 1 / Number 16: The Reid Sleeve Classic
Volumn 1 / Number 17: Complete Decongestive Physical Therapy
Volumn 1 / Number 18: Chronic Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 19: Lymph Fluid
Volumn 1 / Number 20: The Lymphatic System
Volumn 1 / Number 21: Lymphedema Of The Legs
Volumn 1 / Number 22: The Lymphedema Medical Team
Volumn 1 / Number 23: Selection As Lymphedema Featured Health And Wellness Contributor Writer
Volumn 1 / Number 24: Causes Of Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 25: Cavernous Lymphangioma
Volumn 1 / Number 26: Aagenaes Syndrome
Volumn 1 / Number 27: Are Lymphedema Surgical Procedures Advisable?
Volumn 1 / Number 28: Elephantiasis
Volumn 1 / Number 29: Lymphangiomatosis
Volumn 1 / Number 30: Turner Syndrome
Volumn 1 / Number 31: Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma
Volumn 1 / Number 32: Lymphogranuloma Venerum
Volumn 1 / Number 33: Is Lymphangitis Blood Poisoning?
Volumn 1 / Number 34: The Many Faces Of Noonan Syndrome
Volumn 1 / Number 35: Intestinal Lymphaniectasia
Volumn 1 / Number 36: Cystosarcoma Phyllodes Tumors Of The Breast
Volumn 1 / Number 37: Gorham’s Vanishing Bone Disease: Now You Leer Them Now You Don’t
Volumn 1 / Number 38: Hereditary Primary Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 39: Dahlberg Newcomer Hypoparathyroidism Syndrome
Volumn 1 / Number 40: Idiopathic Hydrops Fetalis: The Universal Lymphedema Of Newborns
Volumn 1 / Number 41: The Lymphadenopathy Of Lymph Nodes
Volumn 1 / Number 42: Lymphangiosarcomas And How They Affect Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 43: Adult Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma And How It Affects Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 44: What The Lymphatic System Does
Volumn 1 / Number 45: Lymphadenitis Now What
Volumn 1 / Number 46: How Sphingolipid Disorders Affect Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 47: Klinefelter Syndrome: “X” Marks The Spot
Volumn 1 / Number 48: Pulmonary Lymphangiectasia’s Deadly Attack On The Lungs
Volumn 1 / Number 49: Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: The “Gaze And Wait” Disease
Volumn 1 / Number 50: Cardiofaciocutaneous Syndrome Of The Heart, Face, And Skin
Volumn 1 / Number 51: Paint It Yellow Nail Syndrome
Volumn 1 / Number 52: Lessencephaly: The “Smooth Brain” Syndrome
Volumn 1 / Number 53: Truncal Lymphedema And Breast Cancer Surgeries
Volumn 1 / Number 54: Lymphocytosis
Volumn 1 / Number 55: The Claims Of Kinesio Taping On Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 56: Congestive Heart Failure And Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 57: The Duel Between Diabetes And Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 58: Infections Associated With Lymphedema
Volumn 1 / Number 59: Crohn’s Disease Involvement With The Intestinal Lymphatic System
The United States Series Articles I have had published to date include:
Alaska – The Land Of The Midnight Sun
Arizona – The Valley Of The Sun
Arkansas – People Of the South Wind
Bleeding Kansas America’s Flattest State
California – The Golden Gate, Earthquakes, And Grizzly Bears
Colorado – The Rocky Mountains, Skiing, And High Technology
Connecticut – The Land Of Right Habits
Delaware – The Small Wonder
Florida – The Snowbirds R Us State
Georgia – Goobers, Peaches, And Buzzards
Hawaii – Luaus, Pineapples, and Beaches
Illinois – Mining, Factories, and Labor Unions
Indiana – Land Of Steel And Ducks
Iowa – The Ethanol and Food Capital Of The World
Kentucky – The Land Of Tomorrow
Louisiana – The Child Of The Mississippi
Maine – Lobsters, Lighthouses, and Black Bears
Maryland – The “Oh Say Can You See” State
Massachusetts – The Cradle of Liberty
Michigan – The Automotive State
Minnesota – The Bread and Butter State
Mississippi – Where Cotton Was King
So This Is Sweet Home Alabama
The List of Nashville From A Bridge Articles I have published to date includes:
Carrie Underwood and the Carrie Care Bears
Charlie Daniels – Land That I Love
Del McCoury – Fifty Years Outside The Bluegrass Box
Free Jimmy Buffet On The Beach Show With Kenny Chesney And Others
Is the Sweet Taste Of Success Causing Blake Shelton To Melt Down
It All Begins With A Song
J.D. Crowe – The “Master of the 5-String Banjo”
Jimmy Wayne’s Amazing Meet Me Halfway Project For Homeless Teens
“Love Can Build A Bridge” – The Judds To Reunite Again
Mary Chapin Carpenter Age Of Miracles Album
Merle Haggard: Learning To Live With Myself
Michael W. Smith’s New Album “Wonder” Set To be Released
Music City Roots At The Loveless Cafe
Nashville Rising
Popular Nashville Outdoor Concerts For Summer 2010
Popular Summertime Musical Events In Nashville
Ralph Emery Slated For Induction Into The National Radio Hall Of Fame
Randy Owen Recovering From Cancer
Reba McEntire’s New All the Woman I Am Album
So You Think You Know Brad Paisley Do You
State Of Affairs With Country Music Well-organized Group Rascal Flatts
Sugarland – The Extraordinary Machine Album
Tammy Wynette Exhibit Opening Soon At The Country Music Hall Of Fame
The Essential Toby Keith
The Gulf and Western World of Kenny Chesney
The House That Built Miranda Lambert
The Legendary Fourteen Carat Gene Watson
The Life and Times of Hank Cochran
Trace Adkins Cowboy’s Back In town Album
Up On The Ridge With Dierks Bentley
Vince Gill and Amy Grant Whine Their 2010 Twelve Days of Christmas Tour
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Are you having signs or symptoms of cancer? Being aware of signs and symptoms of cancer can help one to have successful treatment if he/she seeks medical attention right away. Whether minor or major, any symptom or sign that gets worse or continues for a long period of time needs to be brought to your doctor’s medical attention. There are several places that are more than happy to provide support and information about cancer.
Signs and symptoms are important components in detecting cancer. Cancer is made up of a combination of diseases, which can cause various symptoms and signs. Depending on the location, size, and how it is affecting tissues and organs, cancer will prevail certain signs and symptoms that warn humans of a serious health problem. Cancers that have spread may cause signs and symptoms to appear in several places on the body. Although, cancers, such as that in the pancreas, sometimes show no symptoms until it has become large enough and then puts pressure on nearby organs and nerves. Sadly, by the time this happens, the cancer has become a major threat. Because of matters like this, it is important for you to visit your doctor regularly, and never ignore signs or symptoms. After all, even if there is no cancer, your doctor will be able to fetch the cause of your symptoms and better your health.
Signs and symptoms range from minor to major. Minor signs and symptoms are not to be underestimated, because they can be linked to cancer, especially if they last an extended amount of time or gain worse. Some examples of general signs and symptoms that may be caused by cancer include:
Unexplained Weight Loss- This is often one of the first signs of cancer. If one loses 10 or more pounds for no reason he/she should be checked for cancer. Unexplained weight loss happens frequently with cancers of the lungs, esophagus, or stomach.
Fatigue- If one is often extremely tired and sees that rest is not easing the problem, he/she should see a doctor. This symptom can become critical as the cancer grows. Fatigue often occurs early in cancers such as leukemia. Also, Cancers that cause blood loss (stomach or colon) also cause fatigue.
Fever- This is probably the most common designate of cancer because all patients having cancer will have fever eventually. Lymphoma and Leukemia (blood cancers) can sometimes start with fever.
Pain- Pain symptoms are common with testicular and bone cancers. If one gets a headache that lasts a long time or won’t go away, it is possible that he/she may have a brain tumor, which can lead to cancer. Cancers, such as, rectum, colon, or ovary can cause assist pain. This symptom often develops when cancer has spread from its original dwelling.
Skin changes- This is a notice or symptom that can be seen. Visible changes often include: Jaundice (yellowish eyes and/or skin), hyper-pigmentation (darker skin), Erythema (reddened skin), Pruritis (itching), and excessive hair growth.
Although minor, if these signs and symptoms worsen or last for a long time, it is important to get the attention one’s health deserves.
Major symptoms and signs of cancer are ones that are common. It is crucial that one gets doctors help for these symptoms. Some major (common) signs and symptoms include:
Sores that appear not toheal – Skin cancers often behold like sores. The sores will often bleed and don’t heal. Oral cancers sometimes result with sores in your mouth for a long period of time, especially in people who chew tobacco, smoke, or drink alcohol frequently. Sores may also be early signs of cancer or infection when appearing in one’s private areas.
Unusual discharge or bleeding – This symptom occurs in the advanced or early stages of cancer. Blood appearing in phlegm may be lung cancer. A stool with blood in it may be caused by rectal or colon cancer. Abnormal bleeding of the vagina may be cancer. Blood in urine may be caused by bladder or kidney cancer.
Patches of white in the mouth or a tongue with white spots – This symptom may be Leukoplakia, often irritation caused by tobacco products. Most at risk are the tobacco users that use spit tobacco or smoke pipes. One should be checked if this symptom occurs for a long period of time because it can turn into cancer.
Lump or thickening in the breast area or other body parts – Once can often feel this type of cancer through the skin. Soft tissues are often subject to this type of symptom including: lymph nodes, testicles, and breasts. Lumps can grow.
Change is bladder function or bowel movements – Colon cancer often causes diarrhea, major change in stool size, and long-term constipation. Bladder and prostate cancer can cause hurt when urinating, causing urine with blood, or the need to urinate more or less than usual.
New changes to a mole, wart, or the skin – A doctor is necessary if one notices a change in size, shape, color, or the loss of the border of a freckle, wart, or mole. Melanoma is a skin change that may be successfully treated if found early.
Trouble swallowing or indigestion – These problems may be the cause of cancer in/on the esophagus, throat, or stomach.
Irritable hoarseness or cough – this could be a cough that lasts a long time and dosen’t't seem to go away, as sometimes seen with lung cancer. Cancer of the larynx (insist box) or thyroid gland may cause hoarseness.
One noticing any of these major changes or other changes of the body should seek medical attention. There are several places one can go for abet. Cancer Care has a website, www.cancercare.org, where one can glean information about cancer and procure support for his/herself or family members that already have it. Their toll-free number is 1-800-813-4673. The National Cancer Institute is another place that also provides accurate information concerning cancer to the public and patients. Their website is www.cancer.gov, and their toll free number is 1-800-422-6237. Lastly, the American cancer Society can provide support and information. One can contact them at www.cancer.org, or 1-800-227-2345. Treatment works better in the early stages which is why one should not ignore signs and symptoms.
If someone believes signs or symptoms of cancer are noticeable it is important that one gets the medical help necessary to detect the cause of your signs and/or symptoms whether it is cancer or something else. Being provided the information about some of the most common signs and symptoms one has a better chance of detecting the cancer at its prime and has a better chance of fighting it. Do not ignore signs and symptoms; they could result in life changing consequences.
Source: American Cancer Society, Inc, Last Revised: 01/06/2010, http://www.cancer.org
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What is malignant mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma, better known as malignant mesothelioma is a form of cancer that affects people who have been exposed to asbestos through working in an environment where they breathed in the asbestos particles, or they lived in a home with asbestos. Many people may have lived in an environment with asbestos particles floating around and never knew it.
Malignant mesothelioma normally starts out in the chest; one breathes in the sharp hooked particles-look like fish hooks when viewed under a microscope-however asbestos fibers can be ingested with food and drink.
The most common form of mesothelioma is plural mesothelioma. Asbestos particles are inhaled, the particles hook into the lungs. From there the particles slowly work their way to infiltrate the plural lining, which is the sac that contains the lungs. The patient cannot excrete these fibers; they stay within the body, because they are durable.
The body tries to fight the foreign particles that have taken up residence in the body. The asbestos particles cause irritation and as a result cancerous tumors start to develop. The plural form of the disease is very aggressive.
If you have been diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma, you have a cancer of the serous membranes, which are the membranes of glandular cells that secrete serous fluid. Serous membranes in the plural cavity allow the lungs to proceed with inhalation and expiration smoothly without friction. Many people have the have the disease, or know someone that has the disease have the misconception that mesothelioma is a primary do of lung cancer, but it isn’t. The cancerous tumors develop in the plural cavity. As the tumors grow there is less space in the plural cavity and the lungs become compressed. With lung compression comes respiratory failure.
What is peritoneal mesothelioma?
Peritoneal mesothelioma is cancer of the lining, the serous membranes, of the abdominal cavity. The serous membranes line the cavity and also line the organs. The serous membranes that cover the organs is also called the viscera, or visceral membranes. Peritoneal mesothelioma is the second most common type of mesothelioma. The cause of peritoneal mesothelioma is not clearly understood; however, it is believed the asbestos fibers get to the abdominal cavity two different ways.
It is believed that when a person inhales the asbestos fibers that over time the fibers break apart into smaller particles and find their way into circulation, and then as the blood vessels become smaller the particles work their way through the vessels and into different areas of the body. One such place is the peritoneum, but mesothelioma can develop in the testicles and other parts of the body.
The other theory is that the home is infiltrated with asbestos particles. When the person works in an environment the particles are all over the clothes and float in the air on dust particles. The kitchen are can become loaded with floating particles, and the particles can also determine on plates, glasses and silverware. It is believed that a person can ingest the particles. When they do swallow the asbestos particles they work their plot through the stomach lining and invade the lining of the abdomen and the lining of the organs. Once the particles become lodged the peritoneal cavity they cause chronic irritation and then the tumors begin to grow.
What is testicular mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma of the testicles is a rare form. It is believed that asbestos fibers travel from the stomach to the peritoneum and through to the testicles, because the lining of the testicles is an out-pouching of the abdominal peritoneal lining.
Misconceptions.
Mesothelioma is sometimes called asbestos lung cancer, or asbestosis. Both terms are incorrect. Mesothelioma is not lung cancer, the disease does not cause tumors in the lungs. The tumors are in the plural lining that surrounds the lungs and compresses them until the patient goes into respiratory failure.
Asbestosis is caused by the inhalation of asbestos fibers. They become stuck in the lungs and cause irritation, but does not cause cancerous tumors. This is a very serious lung disease that mimics the symptoms of asthma and emphysema. It is not to be confused with mesothelioma. As the cancer develops in the peritoneum, the serous membranes rapidly secretes fluid into the abdominal station, which causes pain and discomfort as the organs become compressed. Patients are often symptomatic for approximately 6 months before a diagnosis of peritoneal mesothelioma is made.
Staging.
There is no staging system specific to mesothelioma; however, the staging is the same as is done with other forms of cancer, which is the TNM system-(T) tumor, (N) lymph nodes, (M) metastasis. The first stage (Tumor) indicates a lesion that has developed into a tumor. The second stage (Lymph Nodes) indicates that the tumors are contained within the organ surfaces and the lining of the abdomen. The third stage (Metastasis) indicates cancer cells are leaving the tumor and invading other organs of the body. Once metastasis has occurred the disease is difficult to treat.
Prognosis and treatment.
Treatment of mesothelioma depends on the location and stage, and it also depends on the condition of the patient, because patients are often told their survival rate is between 8 and 12 months. Although there are special cancer centers around the country that do have better statistics. There are three types of treatments to treat mesothelioma: surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy. Very often it takes more than one form of treatment, such as surgery with radiation or chemotherapy with radiation. Surgery normally does not remove all of the cancer from the body. Time is of the essence in the prognosis and treatment of mesothelioma. When the cancer has metastasized to other organs it is mighty more difficult to treat.
Sources:
http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/mesothelioma.htm#about
http://www.mesotheliomaweb.org/treat.htm#mesothelioma
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