Lymphohistiocytoid Mesothelioma, Cisplatin, Pemetrexed & Treatment: A recent published article discussed a recent case of chemotherapy treatment and its affects on the treatment of a mesothelioma cancer patient. Mesothelioma cancer may be caused by direct asbestos exposure or secondary asbestos exposure (asbestos dust or asbestos fibers).
The Lymphohistiocytoid Mesothelioma, Cisplatin, Pemetrexed & Treatment article documents what many unfortunate people who have been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer from direct exposure to asbestos and/or secondary exposure to asbestos – the hope for a cure or treatment to this deadly disease.
A brief abstract/summary of the article:
- We report a case of lymphohistiocytoid mesothelioma with response to the systemic chemotherapy consisted of cisplatin and pemetrexed
- A 72-year-old man
- abnormal shadows of the chest determined at a semiannual medical checkup
- He had smoked for 8 years to 35 years old
- Exposed to asbestos at shipyards for 3 years
To read more of the article, follow this link – October 28, 2014.
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