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• Radiation Therapy Vs Proton Therapy
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• Combination Different Therapies
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Mesothelioma Radiation

Mesdothelioma in recent years has raised its ugly head. The incidence of mesothelioma is now frequently reported in different states of USA. Before discussing about mesothelioma radiation, let us know about the disease itself. Mesotherlioma is a Variety of cancer that damages the lungs, heart and abdomen. It affects the lining of our vital organs mentioned above. Mesothelioma is a deadly variety of cancer, which is caused by asbestos fibers. When the thin fibers of asbestos enter the human body through air that we inhale it affects our lungs and heart and causes the mesothelioma. If any of us exposed to asbestos particles to day the mesothelioma may show its symptoms after 15 or 20 years. In recent times the mesothelioma occurrence has been reported in different parts of the USA. The treatment of mesothelioma is not easy and cheap. The disease involves huge medical expense and longer period of medical treatment. There are several mode of treatment for this disease, but the radiation therapy is of the most effective ways of treating the disease. If you or any of your relative is suffering from this disease, you can think of giving her radiation therapy. The radiation therapy is widely used to treat other varieties of cancer and as mesothelioma is one form of cancer, radiation therapy is also used for its treatment.

The radiation, which is applied on our body kill the affected cells; as a result the malignant cells cannot multiply. In many occasions to treat the disease effectively this radiation therapy is used with other modes of treatment like chemotherapy and surgery. This radiation therapy can be of two types- internal radiation therapy and external radiation therapy. However the mesothelioma radiation is not free from side effects. If you are thinking to adopt this mode of treatment, think about the side effects of the radiation. The common side effects of mesothelioma are redness of the radiated area, infertility, fatigue, hair loss, nausea etc.