Radiotherapy in Malignant Mesothelioma

Radiation therapy or radiotherapy old way of treating various cancers and thousands of cancer patients treated with radiation today. Radiation therapy means using high-energy rays to kill cancer cells and reduce tumors. Radiotherapy can be used independently or can be combined with other treatments such as chemotherapy or surgery. the patient may be given more than one type of radiation. It is often used to reduce the tumor before surgery, or may be given after surgery to stop the cancer from returning. Radiotherapy may be administered with chemotherapy. It helps to shrink the tumor and chemotherapy drugs seem better, if given before or during chemotherapy. It can be given after chemotherapy, which can help to destroy the remaining cancer cells.

Malignant Mesothelioma place can sometimes be difficult to use high doses of radiation without doing great damage to nearby organs and so there are doubts, if the radiation in the treatment of malignant mesothelioma cancer. But it is really effective when used to kill remaining cancer cells after surgery. It is effective in controlling symptoms and thus helps patients who feel comfortable are patients suffering from malignant mesothelioma cancer. Radiotherapy is effective in pain control and control of fluid accumulation in the lungs or abdomen.

Radiation therapy uses a type of energy known as ionizing radiation that is able to damage or destroy cancer cells. It's almost stops the growth of cancer cells so making it impossible for cells to divide and grow. It is given as a local treatment because it affects only the cells in the treated area. Cancer cells can not be destroyed immediately when the patient receives radiation therapy. It will take many days of treatment until the cancer affected cells will begin to die. But they will continue to die in a few weeks or months after stopping treatment. With the latest technology rays are tightly focused. However, other cells that are non-cancerous surrounding area of ​​the body treatments are likely to be destroyed and radiation. Radiation therapy has fewer side effects than other treatments for cancer.