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March 08, 2006by Robert Linebaugh Clinical research to treat malignant mesothelioma is very active and although no treatment has yet proved entirely successful, there exist a range of treatments available to individuals diagnosed with the disease.

There are three types of standard treatments used to treat malignant mesothelioma which include: surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.

Surgery Surgery for malignant mesothelioma is divided into a number of sub-classes, which are specially designed to limit the disease for individuals with particular strains of the disease.

Extrapleural pneumonectomy is a severe form of surgery in which the entire lung and a portion of the lining of the chest, the diaphragm, and some or the entire sac which surrounds the heart is removed.

Wide local excision is a form of surgery which targets and removes the cancer and a limited amount of the healthy tissue surrounding the cancerous region.

Pleurectomy and decortication removes part of the covering of the lungs, as well as the lining of the chest and portions of the outside covering of the lungs.

The surgical procedure pleurodesis is a distinct technique in...

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News Int'l Business Interviews Articles Cricket News Features Columns News by City by State People Acting Artists Movies Mesothelioma DiagnosisMarch 08, 2006by wesley exon What Exactly Is Mesothelioma ?

Mesothelioma the medical name for cancer of the lung or the abdomen lining, and is usually caused by exposure to asbestos.

Asbestos is a type of building material used in thermal insulation products and ceiling tiles.

Asbestos usage peaked during the 1950s - 1970s, but during the late 1960s, concerns over the health consequences of asbestos exposure began to arise, thereby decreasing the amount of asbestos manufactured over the following two decades.

But even though new measures where brought in to get rid of it, many schools and public buildings still contain asbestos.

Small asbestos fibers that enter the air do not evaporate and can remain suspended in the air for a long time.

These fibers, when breathed into the body, are toxic.

The people most at risk are :- People working in factories that manufacture asbestos are likely to have a high exposure to asbestos and are most at risk of developing asbestosis or mesothelioma.

Family members of workers exposed to asbestos in the workplace are susceptible to exposure from asbestos dust brought home by the worker on his clothes or skin.

Those who live in the vicinity of an asbestos...

...STATSLung Cancer Rates: What’s Your Risk?

March 08 2006Rebecca Goldin Ph.DWith the recent death of Dana Reeve due to lung cancer, STATS took a look at lung cancer rates, along with the likelihood of survival.

The news is not good.The tragic death of Dana Reeve at 44 sounded an alarm: how did she die from lung cancer when she didn’t smoke?

But being a nonsmoker does not eliminate your risk for lung or bronchial cancer.

A full 25 percent (for women), and 20 percent (for men), of lung cancer cases are among people who have never smoked.

Smoking is the single most important risk factor, but others include exposure to asbestos (especially in conjunction with smoking – the two together are worse than either separately), exposure to radon, and second-hand smoke.

Other substances interact with smoking and make it worse – smokers tend to drink more, which in turn affects how well the body eliminates cancerous cells.

There are many suspected culprits as well, from environmental pollution to cooking oil, to poverty and genetics.

Just as a heart-healthy person can die of a heart attack, a nonsmoker can die of lung cancer.Dismal survival ratesThe bad news about lung cancer is its survival rates.

Only about 13 percent of those diagnosed with lung cancer will be alive in five years.

About six out of ten people with lung cancer die in the first year after being diagnosed.

Between seven and eight in ten die within 2 years.

Contrast this to the survival rates of other cancers: about 80 percent ...