Approximately 2000 new cases of cancer until 3000 in the United States diagnosed with mesothelioma every year. After the patient is diagnosed, your doctor will likely discuss their prognosis. The best way to avoid poor prognosis mesothelioma is through early detection. Pembasan factors related to prognosis of mesothelioma in the blog Jevuska will be described in further detail as follows.
What are the factors that influence the prognosis of mesothelioma?
Mesothelioma is generally not diagnosed until late stages of development. In addition, symptoms of mesothelioma are very common and often resemble less serious conditions, which can make it difficult to diagnose cancer. As a result, the prognosis for the majority of patients is lacking, but many doctors may recommend surgical treatment options such as mesothelioma, chemotherapy and radiation to help fight the disease.
Mesothelioma cancer , there are several stages, starting from stage one to stage four. Unfortunately, once mesothelioma cancer has reached stage three or four, not only treatment options become more limited, but less effective as well.
In addition to the cancer stage and patient age, other factors that affect prognosis include:
• Types of mesothelioma - pleural mesothelioma , peritoneal mesothelioma , pericardial mesothelioma or testicular mesothelioma
• Tumor size
• Mesothelioma tumor location and whether it can be done with surgery
• Levels of other symptoms, including fluid in the lungs or stomach
• Is the patient a smoker or not
Malignant mesothelioma cancer is usually diagnosed in individuals over 55 years, although there are exceptions of course. Some patients already have multiple medical problems caused by old age, making treatment more difficult and improve the prognosis of mesothelioma is worse in patients.
