Mesothelioma is a form of cancer; occurring in the mesothelial cells which cover the outer surface of most of our internal body organs, which gives the disease its name. Mesothelioma most often occurs in the tissues covering the lungs and is often a direct result of exposure to asbestos.
It is usually over 20 years before asbestos related cancer is diagnosed and the prognosis for patients is hardly ever positive. Traditional treatment include chemotherapy, but in recent years there has been more effort and time spent researching alternative treatments that will help to eradicate the disease or improve a sufferer's quality of life.
A lot of these treatments are still in testing and research stages, but an increasing number of those suffering with the disease are willing to take a chance to see if these treatments can help them.
Vitamin C was recently tested as a cure at the Vale of Leven Hospital in Scotland and was reported to have 'excellent results'. The chief surgeon administered relatively high doses to cancer patients in this study with some positive effect, although in other studies no such success has been reported.
Iscador is the trade name for a certain species of mistletoe, Viscum album, which, it has been said, can reduce the effects of cancer. A reduction in tumour size has not been reported, but the benefits are stimulation of the immune system, improved general well being, and a reversion of cancerous cells into less damaging types.
Astragulus is another plant based remedy, which is a native Chinese plant which has been studied as a remedy in China. One such study concluded that if chemotherapy was combined with injections of Astragulus then the development of tumours could be inhibited and the function of the immune system could be improved.
No alternative therapies have been fully endorsed as of yet, but these advancements in the way we can treat and reduce the effects of asbestos cancer suggest that experts are getting closer to finding ways of increasing life expectancy in patients, or even finding a cure.
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