Friday 8 April 2011

Mesothelioma Survivors

Paul Kraus is one of the long-term survivors of malignant mesothelioma, there are many others and they all have in common the fact that he devoted much of his treatment, all measures to improve or strengthen the immune system. Some alternative orcomplementary treatments used (monitoring of licensedphysicians), while others have participated in clinical trials of immunotherapy.

As well as the immune system plays an important role in controlling malignant mesothelioma? Experience Paul Kraus and other long-term survivors of malignant mesothelioma give a lot of credit to the fact that the immune system is indeed very important in the management of malignant mesothelioma.
In a number of people with pleural mesothelioma who have survived cancer for a long time, their medical history showed that their immune system may have played an important role in their very long survival.
In 1986, the article was published in a medical journal that discussed this very malignant mesothelioma and immunity. (1) This study focused on immune responses of 118 healthy people, compared with 20 patients with malignant mesothelioma and 375 long-term asbestos workers who were cancer-free.
The researchers wanted to know whether there are measurable differences in the immune responses of mesothelioma patients. Their results have shown a link between the immune system and malignant mesothelioma. For example:
* The total T (T11 +) and T-helper (T4 +) cells were normal in asbestos workers with cancer, but were significantly reduced in patients with mesothelioma. T-cells to organize regulate and coordinate the overall immune response.
* Most patients with mesothelioma had a profound deficiency in natural killer cell (NK) activity, which suggests the role of the immune system plays in the management of malignant mesothelioma. NK cells are the type of lymphocytes that target cell death and tumor protection against a wide range of infectious microbes.
In the discussion section of the report, the researchers said:
"These results have led us to the assumption that biological phenomena are classified as chronic immunosuppression associated with the presence of asbestos fibers in the health of workers can cause a possible disintegration of the host surveillance system and early tumor [malignant mesothelioma]."
In other words, the researchers suggest that the malignant mesothelioma may result from immunosuppression. If so, it would provide a biological basis for the role the immune system and enhance immune-based approaches can play in the management of malignant mesothelioma.
Another example of long-time survivor of mesothelioma is James O'Connor. In October 2001, sixty-one RHIO, James O'Connor ("RHIO") was diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma caused by his exposure to asbestos when he was younger. His has been given less than a year to live.
His tumor has not operated since the tumor was too close to his spinal cord chemo also not an option, because at the stage of tumor chemotherapy would not have been any serious help him, he cannot give any significant extension of life span. He was basically told to prepare for imminent death in a polite manner.
To soften the message, the doctor also recommended that the RHIO take his wife on a cruise and then begin hospice care after his return. RHIO rejected the idea. He was determined to survive cancer. Working with occupational therapists, he formulated a regime of more than 100 additions per day, changed his diet, practiced mind-body medicine, most of these procedures were aimed at stimulating the immune system, and he relied on his own discipline to see it through the tough times ahead.
RHIO survived for 7 ½ years, through his determination, knowledge, relentless spirit, a belief in something greater than himself, and the ability to make tough choices, the quality of that spell success in any endeavor. RHIO died July 11, 2009. He was 69 years.
RHIO often asked how he was able to manage their mesothelioma or "Mr. Meso," as he called it.
To answer these questions and help and to inspire others, Rhio wrote a book called "They said, months, years have I chosen. The story of a survivor of mesothelioma" Rhio describes in this book, he lived in your life with "Mr Meso" and much of the science behindtheir decisions. In his book, cited nearly one hundred medical articles that support the concept of the use of nutrition to manage a chronic illness such as cancer. Rhio inspiring life and the book reminds us that there are other ways to increase cancer control and life beyond the conventional methods of surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.

For more information: http://mesoblog.org/blog/

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