Details of Malignant Mesothelioma

This is a type of cancer occurring in the thin layer of tissue that covers the majority of internal organs. It is an aggressive and deadly form of cancer.

 Chest pain  Painful coughing  Shortness of breath  Unusual lumps of tissue under the skin on the chest  Unexplained weight loss  Abdominal pain  Abdominal swelling  Nausea  Unexplained weight loss

• Blood tests
• Imaging tests
• Biopsy
• Physical examination

Treatment options:

Surgery: If diagnosed at an early stage, surgeons work to remove the cancer. In some cases, the cancer is cured. But in most of the cases, it is not possible to remove all of the cancer, and then surgery may help to reduce the signs and symptoms.

Chemotherapy: Chemotherapy can be used to kill cancer cells and prevent them from growing. It can be injected into the body or taken orally.

Radiation therapy: Radiation therapy uses high-powered beams, such as X-rays and protons, to kill cancer cells.

Immunotherapy: Immunotherapy uses your immune system to fight cancer. Your body's disease-fighting immune system may not attack your cancer because the cancer cells produce proteins that make them undetectable by the immune system cells. Immunotherapy works by interfering with that process.

Targeted therapy:

• Difficulty breathing
• Chest pain
• Difficulty swallowing
• Pain caused by pressure on the nerves and spinal cord