What it is: It is a membranous cancer. The linings of vital organs such as the lungs, heart and even the abdomen are attacked with this wicked disease.
How and why do we get this? The only known cause of this disease would be inhalation or possibly transdermal penetration (gases or fumes or micro particles) of asbestos from wall insulation to brake pad linings or if you were to work in the industry of flame retardant materials.
The ingestion process can occur from home, your workplace, airborne, inhalation, or via clothing (causing the transdermal absorption). The “at risk” group would include airplane/auto mechanics, firefighters and ship builders, power and chemical plant operators, demolition specialists, mill workers and drywall installers. Seventy to eighty percent of diagnosed cases are from workplace exposure.
Veterans from the 40s to the 80s are at the highest risk for malignant mesothelioma. Many contractors used asbestos in most military machinery or gadgetry, thus making it near impossible to avoid exposure unless you were high ranking or simply office personnel. Veterans comprise 30 percent of known, diagnosed cases.
If you have had exposure, the first step to a solid diagnosis is an imaging test, then a tissue biopsy. Epithelioid mesothelioma is the most common type, making up 70-80 percent of the cases. This type has a life expectancy of 18-24 months depending on the stage at the time of diagnosis. Sarcomatoid Mesothelioma is the mesothelioma that is the most aggressive type with a life expectancy of around 18 months. This type of cell is spindle-shaped and thus termed Spindle Cell Mesothelioma. Promising results for this type are resorting to immunotherapy as it is extending the 18 months in some patients, but we are needing more data for the present to be confident in this.
STAGES
Stage 1 is where the cancer is isolated—within the organ, itself, which means you will respond well with early treatment.
Stage 2 has the tumor growing larger and getting into an area outside of where it first appeared. Depending on your general health status, surgery is an option.
Stage 3 would be where it has permeated one whole side of the body, possibly and probably lymph nodes, the esophagus, chest wall, ribs and/or heart. By this stage, it does not respond well to curative options, but surgery can still sometimes be helpful.
Stage 4 has, generally, involved both sides of the body and most likely can have, by this juncture, invaded the brain. No treatment really works now, so patients usually go on palliative care.
TREATMENTS
Curative treatment is when doctors are able to remove as much of the tumor and cells as possible and combine multiple curative treatments to achieve amazing results.
The palliative treatment involves not treating the cancer itself but rather the symptoms and simply trying to make the patient as comfortable as possible.
The curative treatments involve surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy and immunotherapy (which may or may not be covered by most insurances). Multimodal therapy is when doctors utilize everything out there to give patients their best chance. Patients should research gene therapy along with taking Ivermectin. I have read so much about this inexpensive wonder drug and how it is just great for combatting so many different, serious conditions. Every person should read about it and not be afraid to insist to their doctor that it be utilized in aggressive treatment but for preventative, as well.
Remember that nothing has to be a death sentence as long as we take it upon ourselves to do full and adequate research.
You may have to change doctors if they won’t work with you, but that is ok. Also, I can’t encourage you enough to speak with your pharmacist about Ivermectin; they can be a huge help with dosages, etc.
A helpful resource is the Mesothelioma Veterans Center. Contact our veterans’ mesothelioma experts at this number, 855-960-5006. Get help accessing VA benefits, medical care and legal compensation for mesothelioma. There are no upfront costs to work with our team.
I wish all my readers a very happy new year and health and prosperity; and most importantly—s spiritual growth. That is why we were put here.
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