When someone was diagnosed
with mesothelioma, there is one
question that will probably emerge from themselves is "how
long I would survive?" A question that is very scary for doctors who heard it.
The medical team is very
difficult for patients and oncologists to give a definite answer
on the question. Indeed, every case is different and definitely a cancer can be one of the diseases that are not to be expected. Sometimes, a
case that looks very badly it turns out instead to be a not so severe. Whereas in the case of the other, unseen cancer so severe and even result in death.
Malignant mesothelioma has a latency period of long and very aggressive. Therefore, the
disease is usually not detected until the disease has reached an advanced stage of cancer. As a result the prognosis is often not beneficial for these patients; the survival
rate of patients diagnosed with mesothelioma sufferers after usually last only one to two years. However, this
does not mean that in the coming years there will be no
exceptions or that prospects will not improve, mainly because of the treatment that was
developed which became better. But overall, for several decades it has improved the prognosis for sufferers of mesothelioma patients.
Determine Prognosis
Currently, several different issues determining the prognosis of the patient’s sufferers of mesothelioma,
including:
Type
Mesothelioma is classified as one of the three existing types, depending on the
network where involved. About 50 percent of all cases of epithelial type, donated about 15
percent of diagnosed patients seen on sarcomatoid mesothelioma visible, and 35% have a mix of different
types of the disease. Those who suffer
from epithelial mesothelioma have survival rates are better than those suffering other types.
The location
Mesothelioma can also be classified according to their location. For example, pleural mesothelioma,
which attacks the lining of the lungs, is the most common type,
accounts for about 80% of all cases. Those who suffer
from this type of cancer have better survival. Peritoneal
mesothelioma, which attacks the lining of the stomach, is the next most common type and donated approximately
10-15% of victim’s of mesothelioma. Generally, it is very difficult to treat. Less common types are very difficult to be treated is included pericardial mesothelioma and testicles.
The stage of the disease
The prognosis for patients with cancer mesothelioma also depends on how quickly the treatment can be started and how the disease is diagnosed early. The latent period of the disease is due to a very long, often not until reaching
the undiagnosed disease Stages 3 and 4, or until symptoms of
mesothelioma appears. Unfortunately, many of the symptoms that appear common to the different types
of respiratory diseases, such as flu or pneumonia. Well, this often eventually results in misdiagnosis.
Metastasis
When finally the diagnosis in patients of mesothelioma sufferers has been completed,
oncologists will often find that the cancer has
spread (metastasized) from the
location of the primary tumor (usually the pleura) to the members of the
body to another, often to nearby organs or that is in the vicinity,
as well as the lymph nodes. Metastatic rate will determine what type of
treatment is recommended as well as the prognosis.
The recommended type of treatment or the prognosis will be
determined by the degree of metastasis.
The general health of the patient
If can simplify, then patients mesothelioma sufferers who are younger and more robust or will have a longer survival than the elderly patients who have health problems
that still exist. Old age is often dealing with disturbances such as diabetes, heart disease, and high blood pressure,
making the traditional cancer treatment as well as surgery mesothelioma becomes much
more risky and very limiting treatment
options are recommended.