Monday, April 21, 2014

Mesothelioma Vaccine

By Unknown at 8:35 PM    1 comment
Recent studies by researchers in the Netherlands have found promising results in preventative therapies for mesothelioma. Using cancer-fighting antigens within the body's immune system, mesothelioma patients have responded positively in most cases when treated with the mesothelioma vaccine. The hope...

Mesothelioma Prevention

By Unknown at 8:34 PM    3 comments
Mesothelioma is known only to be caused by exposure to asbestos, a naturally occurring fibrous mineral that was used for many years as an industrial insulation component. As such, the best mesothelioma prevention is the avoidance of exposure to asbestos. However, in recent years, physicians and...

Mesothelioma and Women

By Unknown at 8:32 PM    3 comments
Many women that have been diagnosed with mesothelioma had no direct exposure to asbestos from working in industrial job settings. Instead they discover that they are victims of second-hand asbestos exposure that occurred while washing their husband's clothes that came home from work with asbestos...

Child Mesothelioma

By Unknown at 8:30 PM    1 comment
Childhood diagnosis of malignant mesothelioma is extremely rare, although it has been documented. Mesothelioma is known only to be caused by exposure to asbestos and takes many years following exposure to asbestos to manifest in adults. Generally speaking, childhood mesothelioma is considered to...

Adult Mesothelioma

By Unknown at 8:28 PM    1 comment
Mesothelioma is most common in adults. Adults who have asbestos exposure history are typically those most at risk for the development of malignant mesothelioma. It can take many years for those exposed to asbestos exposure to exhibit the effects of exposure and, as such, mesothelioma is most often...

Mesothelioma Latency Period

By Unknown at 8:24 PM    1 comment
Typically, there is a great deal of time between an individual's exposure to asbestos and the development of asbestos-related health complications. Mesothelioma is associated with a long-latency period (often 20-50 years) after exposure. Over a long period of time, lodged asbestos fibers slowly...

What are Typical Patient Survival Rates Following a Mesothelioma Diagnosis?

By Unknown at 8:22 PM    1 comment
As mesothelioma is often diagnosed in its advanced stages, the prognosis from mesothelioma is often in the range of a year after diagnosis. If diagnosed early enough, however, survival may potentially extend over many years. Patient survival rates are often contingent on the treatments available...

Does Mesothelioma Occur in a Particular Sex or Racial Demographic More than Another?

By Unknown at 8:20 PM    2 comments
Mesothelioma is much more common in men than women, due mostly to occupational asbestos exposure being more common among men of industrial labor sites. That is not to say, however, that women cannot be diagnosed with mesothelioma. In fact, recent evidence suggests that mesothelioma incidence...

What is the Typical Age at Diagnosis?

By Unknown at 8:16 PM    1 comment
The first diagnosis of mesothelioma typically occurs in men and women between the ages of 50 and 70 years. Mesothelioma patients, certainly, have been diagnosed at ages younger than 50 and older than 70, but diagnoses for those age groups are considered statistical anomalies...

How Common is Mesothelioma

By Unknown at 8:15 PM    No comments
New cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in between 2,500 and 3,000 Americans each year. These numbers, while significant, would indicate that mesothelioma is still a relatively rare disease, though incidence is expected to rise in the next decade according to projections...

What is Mesothelioma

By Unknown at 8:11 PM    2 comments
Mesothelioma (or, more precisely, malignant mesothelioma) is a rare form of cancer that develops from cells of themesothelium, the protective lining that covers many of the internal organs of the body. Mesothelioma is most commonly caused by exposure to asbestos.The most...