My dad is 49 and has mesothelioma in his abdomen. He just got surgery to remove the tumors and started his first treatment of chemo during surgery. What should I expect and what can I do to support/take care of him?
Our father has been diagnosed with this rare disease.
If your lung cancer is from asbestos, is it diagnosed mesothelioma or can you have other types?
Eexcessive coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, weakness, cachexia (weight loss unexplained), etc., are a fraction of the features of a terrible cancer called mesothelioma. It is a cancer affecting the pleura mesothelium, peritoneum, and / or pericardium. Cancer cells grow rapidly at a time and lead to metastasis to distant organs in the body, suggesting a poor prognosis.
When one examines the incidence of this cancer in the world, we realize that it is regretably been increasing over the years and information to say it may still increase. What is the reason behind this cancer bad?
The main factor that governs the cancer mesothelioma is exposure to asbestos. Contact with asbestos fibers is inferior to us in place. The incidence of the disease is so high to enter these professions in direct contact with asbestos. The areas include the box yard, roof shingles, construction, etc.. Read the rest of this entry »
MESOMARK test marks the beginning of a new era in monitoring malignant mesothelioma, said Dr. Jeffrey W. Allard, vice president and scientific director of Fujirebio Diagnostics. As the first in vitro test for patients with this aggressive disease, it allows doctors to more accurately detect recurrence and monitor treatment of patients. “
MESOMARK test kit was developed to test the levels of a biomarker, Mesothelin measured in serum. Biomarkers are substances in concentrations higher than normal blood, urine or body tissues of patients with certain types of cancer. test can be used to monitor patients with confirmed mesothelioma, for recurrence in patients after surgery or to measure the response to therapy.
Tests present are not ideal for quantification of changes in tumor volume is the key to the fight against the disease, “said Allard. As the results correlated with MESOMARK * tumor volume, it provides an essential tool to monitor the patient’s condition. It is our plan to collect additional data to support the future use the test to detect mesothelioma. “
MESOMARK test can now – with a simple blood test to monitor response to treatment and to see a repetition of the treatment. It’s a good start for patients racing against this aggressive form of cancer. ” Meso Foundation funds national research, patient support and advocacy organization dedicated to the elimination of mesothelioma, a fatal disease.
