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Cancer Monthly Journal and Database for Mesothelioma Research

Raleigh, NC (PRWEB) March 08, 2012

Cancer Monthly is proud to announce that it now provides treatment results for Non Hodgkins Lymphoma and Bladder Cancer. Cancer Monthly is the only centralized source of cancer treatment results. Founded more than seven years ago, Cancer Monthly now provides information on the actual performance for nearly 1,000 different treatments for Bladder, Brain (anaplastic astrocytoma and glioblastoma), Breast, Colon, Kidney, Liver, Lung (non small cell), Melanoma, Mesothelioma, Non Hodgkins Lymphoma, Ovarian, Prostate, and Rectal Cancer.

For each individual treatment the data includes: actual survival rates, quality of life indicators, drug information, and more. The purpose of the Cancer Monthly is to provide patients with better tools to have more effective discussions with their doctors, explains Michael Horwin the President of Cancer Monthly. Most of the data focuses on cancers in the more advanced stages because in those situations time is at a premium and Cancer Monthly can help patients save research time.

Cancer Monthly has been used by several million patients and doctors over the last seven years. This internet database is free and easy to use. Visitors simply select the kind of cancer they are researching, the types of treatments they are interested in, and where they are located. Treatment types include: Alternative, Biologic therapy, Chemotherapy, Gene Therapy, Hormone, Immunotherapy, Radiation, and Surgery. The database then provides the various treatments that meet these requirements. The data is sorted by the highest survival rate but the user can also sort by hospital, country, date, and toxicity of the treatment. Once a treatment of interest is identified the user can print out an abstract describing the therapy and share it with their doctor. Users can also email the doctor responsible for the therapy if they would like to obtain further details. All of the data comes from the peer reviewed oncology literature medical articles written by physicians and researchers.

Cancer Monthly is just one time-saving tool to help patients perform research on cancer treatments, says Horwin. Because the data comes from the medical journals it can help patients make more informed treatment decisions with their doctors.

To visit Cancer Monthly go to http://www.cancermonthly.com

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Mesothelioma: Causes and Treatments in Simple Terms

Mesothelioma is an uncommon form of cancer that affects the body of many retired factory, military, shipyard and construction workers. While there are many aggravating factors that can worsen the severity of a mesothelioma case, it has been demonstrated with strong evidence to be primarily caused by exposure to asbestos.

What is Mesothelioma?

Mesothelioma tumors affect the protective lining surrounding a great deal of the body’s internal organs. These tumors can lead to the development of severe chest pain, low blood sugar levels, fatigue, anemia, shortness of breath and even lung collapse. Mesothelioma tumors can spread all over the body, with the exception of the brain, skeletal system and adrenal glands. Mesothelioma symptoms can take a very long time to manifest, in some cases at least 15 years. The fact that some cases are not diagnosed until decades after the initial asbestos exposure that caused them makes the cancer very hard to treat or prevent.

How Does Asbestos Exposure Occur?

Asbestos is a general term for a wide range of minerals used throughout human history, and more recently in a variety of industrial settings. Its efficiency as a cheap insulator led to it becoming very popular in homes built before the 1970s, as well as military ships during World War II. In their raw mineral form, small asbestos particles can easily become airborne, where they pose a huge risk of being inhaled. Inside the body, these abrasive dust fragments lead to the development of cancers. Many shipyard workers and factory personnel were exposed to asbestos long before the correlation between asbestos and mesothelioma was commonly noted. Modern workers who renovate older buildings are also at risk for mesothelioma inducing asbestos exposure.

How to detect Mesothelioma and What to do About it?

Diagnosis of this desease is complicated by the similarity of mesothelioma symptoms to a many other common diseases. Generaly, a complete detailed review of a patient’s medical history as well as their occupational history and experience is necessary in obtaining an accurate diagnosis. The historic study is usually followed by thorough physical examinations including chest X-rays, lung function tests and CT scans or MRIs.

There are few treatments  for mesothelioma that can provide some sort of cure by themselves, and surgery has proven frequently ineffective on mesothelioma.   Chemotherapy is the most commonly administered effective therapy, and immunotherapy treatments have provided various results, some of which were in fact successful.  There are clinical trials of new treatments that are in Phase II and Phase III study that are proving to be very hopeful of a cure to mesothelioma cancer.

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Meso Facts

What kinds of tests for Mesothelioma can the doctor request?

Pleural Mesothelioma is easier to diagnose then Peritoneal Mesothelioma.

There are three (3) useful tests when beginning to diagnose your condition:

With the use of X-rays a photographic image is obtained from low doses of high energy radiation.  High doses of X-rays can be used to treat some cancers and is called radiation therapy.

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