Prior to the discussion on Mesothelioma treatment options, one has to understand what it is all about. Mesothelioma is a kind of cancer that occurs due to excessive exposure to asbestos. Any kind of cancer is not curable once it reaches the final stages; so is Mesothelioma.
Pleural Mesothelioma has three stages whereas Peritoneal Mesothelioma has no stages. If a patient suffering from the former kind of cancer and is in stage I or stage II, the treatment options include traditional and conventional treatments.
Under traditional treatment, the patient is subjected to surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy. Aggressive treatment cannot be given to patients for whom age plays a vital role in the weakening of immune system. There are other diseases that also contribute to the weak immune system. For such people, there are alternate treatments. However, not all the treatment methods have received approval.
Tri-modality therapy is a combination of surgery, radiation as well as chemotherapy. The other Mesothelioma treatment options include Immunotherapy, Gamma therapy, Photodynamic therapy. IMRT or “Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy” is another treatment where radiation of predetermined dosage is delivered to the affected regions.
Research is still going on to find the best method to combat cancer that has never had a cure as of date.
