please help! does asbestos cancer kill everyone?
May 15, 2010 in
Mesothelioma FAQs
does anyone who gets asbestos cancer die from it?
My aunty has asbestos cancer and i have heard that anyone who gets it dies from it!!
PLEASE help my mums just had to take my aunty to hospital cause she has a chest infection i cant cope i just need to no
shes only done two sets of cemo cause she only got diagnosed 5 weeks ago and i just need to no if it will aventually kill her because i have heard there is no cure for this cancer u can only expand ur life time by shrinking the tumor by doing cemo
my aunty has 2 tumors in her left lung
please answeer me
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6 comments
starlight90210 on May 15, 2010 at 12:32 pm
I’m sorry about your aunt:-(
Prognosis varies from case to case, and becomes worse the longer the cancer is left undiscovered. Early diagnosis is crucial. Once mesothelioma reaches its later stages and the disease spreads to other areas of the body, there is no curative treatment.
She’ll be in my prayers!
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Mesothelioma is not generally diagnosed until the disease is its latest stages of development primarily because of the amount of time it takes for mesothelioma patients to display the symptoms associated with the disease. In many cases, mesothelioma symptoms do not appear until several decades after the initial asbestos exposure occurred. Additionally, the symptoms of mesothelioma are very general, and often resemble less serious conditions which can make the cancer difficult to diagnose. As a result, the prognosis for the majority of patients is poor, but many doctors can recommend treatment options such as surgery, chemotherapy and radiation to help combat the disease.
Doctors typically address the cancer in terms of stages , ranging from stage one to stage four, with the cancer’s progression increasing with each stage. A mesothelioma patient’s stage greatly affects their prognosis. Unfortunately, once mesothelioma cancer has reached stage three or four, treatment options not only become more limited but less effective as well. When a patient has stage four mesothelioma, the cancer has spread to other parts of the body, and tumors have often deeply penetrated organs and tissues. The poor general health of the patient often rules out the possibility of surgery.
In addition to the stage of the cancer at diagnosis and the age of the patient, other factors that affect prognosis include:
The type of mesothelioma – pleural , peritoneal , pericardial or testicular
The size of the tumor
The location of the tumor and whether it can be surgically removed
The extent of other symptoms, including fluid in the lungs or abdomen
Whether or not the patient is a smoker
Malignant mesothelioma is typically diagnosed in individuals over 55 years old, though there are certainly exceptions. Because of this, some patients who are diagnosed already have multiple medical problems caused by advancing age, making treatment even more difficult and increasing the mortality rate among mesothelioma patients.
Mesothelioma Survival Rates Many studies have been conducted in regards to survival rates among mesothelioma patients. When discussing survival rates for this or any type of cancer, references to the "five-year relative survival rate" are often stated. This number refers to the percentage of patients who live at least five years after their cancer is diagnosed. However, in studies involving mesothelioma patients, the figures do not include patients that pass away from diseases other than mesothelioma.
According to statistics published by the American Cancer Society, the five-year relative survival rate for patients with mesothelioma is approximately 10 percent. That number has improved in the last five years, up from 9 percent reported at the end of 2002. In addition, recent studies show that the one-year survival rate is now about 40 percent, a number that has also gone up in the past five years. Throughout the 1990s, it was rare for a patient to survive more than a year after diagnosis.
TRON on May 15, 2010 at 12:32 pm
it depends on how long you are exposed to it. If you are exposed to it on a daily basis you are screwed but if its once in while than it all depends on for how long and how much of the spoors you have breathed in.
William M on May 15, 2010 at 12:32 pm
brace yourself it will get a lot worse , the poor lady ,will be wishing to die ,it is a insidious type of lung ,problem and even if they take one lung out ,it may spread to the other , she will have a oxygen bottle with her at most times ,she will battle to breath, start toughening yourself up ,your mum will need your support to get through it all
Angel_Blue on May 15, 2010 at 12:32 pm
I’m sorry, but she will die. the cancer you menrion is very rare AND agressive. it’s a cancer that doesn’t show up until 20 to 40 years after exposure. my mom had the same cancer, and HERS was second hand exposure! Chemo prolonged her life for only about a year.
Will on May 15, 2010 at 12:32 pm
If you think you were exposed to asbestos then someone is should compensate you. I suggest you get a good lawyer and this site http://www.mesotheliomalawyersite.net will be able to lead you to one in your locality.
nageshanilayaprathama on May 15, 2010 at 12:32 pm
Not everyone
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