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• Mesothelioma Chemotherapy

Chemotherapy can be useful in combating the spread of tumors and can also shrink them. Though it is not technically thought of as a curative procedure, chemotherapy when used in conjunction with other treatments can be very effective.

Many people mistake the term chemotherapy for radiation treatment but the two are not the same. Chemotherapy relies on anticancer agents and drugs to stop cancerous growths like those caused by mesothelioma.

There are many different reasons to use chemotherapy but they all depend on the end goal, stage of cancer, and how early it is detected. For mesothelioma patients, chemotherapy is often used in conjunction with surgeries or in place of them if the patient isn’t fit for surgery.

Chemotherapy is administered through a vein and often the patient will get a catheter inserted into their arm. This is so they don’t have to get repeated needle pokes which can be painful and uncomfortable.

Side effects of chemotherapy are fairly common and occur because the drugs may do damage to normal cells in addition to the cancerous ones. This can cause digestive problems, hair loss, and many other types of side effects that your doctor will advise you of.

Chemotherapy isn’t right for every single patient. If you have caught the mesothelioma very early on, it could be simply removed by surgery.

Chemotherapy can also be pretty expensive but if the treatment is needed, you may be able to have some or all of the costs paid for by whoever exposed you. This could be a factory or mine and odds are they have paid out to many people already.

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