Diffuse Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

diffuse malignant pleural mesothelioma, or DMM is a rare but highly aggressive cancers. This occurs in a thin layer of tissue, pleura, the lining of the chest and lungs. Once diagnosed with DMM, the majority of patients do not survive beyond one year. This cancer is more common in men than in women and older men.

Most people with the DMM have a history of asbestos exposure, however, if they are not aware that such exposure occurred, They May Be aware that in opasnosti.Bolesnika with DMM usually has one or more of the following symptoms: chest pain, shortness of breath, unexplained weight loss, fatigue, fever, cough ili.X-ray often shows pleural tissue around the lung is thickened by the development of numerous small nodules or cancerous growths. Sometimes, There May be a tremendous growth. Once the cancer tissue biopsy was done, cell types that make cancer can be epithelioid, mixed or sarcomatoid. People with epithelioid cancer cells tend to survive slightly longer, those with a sarcomatoid cancer usually have the shortest survival

DMM always treated as aggressively as possible. Type of treatment depends on the predominant type of cancer cell has, the extent of the spread of cancer, and the overall health of people in treatment. Surgery is the preferred option in which the majority of cancers can be removed. Many anti-cancer drugs are being tried for the treatment of DMM, with different levels of short-term success. Radiation therapy can also be opcija.Broj clinical trials are under way and try to find a treatment that can improve patients' chances of DMM. However, only seven percent of people with a DMM to survive beyond five years.