Preface–TheFullTreatment
In her book, Cancer - A New Breakthrough1,  Virginia Livingston (laterLivingston-Wheeler),  a remarkable cancer researcher and therapist, gives an account of one of the many patients she saw who had come to her only after receiving the full conventional treatment for breast cancer.

‘After discovering a small breast lump she had radical mastectomy. None of the lymph nodes removed from the armpit were involved; all of the cancer had been successfully removed.  To make extra sure that there was no re-growth in the scars, she received radiation treatment, and also her ovaries were taken out.’ Read the rest of this entry »

Breast cancer is rare during adolescence, but on the other hand, breast lumps are common for girls age. This apparent contradiction is explained by the fact that teenagers often get cysts or tumors in their breasts that are not cancerous and those results from sensitivity to estrogen.In most of time, these lumps will disappear on their own, but please always check them to a doctor. Small nodules sometimes appear on some girls breasts, this condition used to be called fibrocystic disease but this term no longer used because actually from the current awareness that this is not a disease, but only a normal variation. And when you find a lump and before taking any action, doctors will usually wait up to three menstrual cycles, as they most likely disappear.

The X-rays of the breasts called mammograms, are not generally helpful for teenagers. That’s why teenagers are encouraged to learn and practice the self breast examination techniques by the time they reach their 50 when chances of having breast cancer will increase, so it will become a good health habit.

Another note is that breast cancer during adolescence will not increase just because of using birth control pills, as in fact it has been shown will lower the development risk of developing noncancerous breast tumor

Malignant mesothelioma is a rare cancer in which malignant or cancerous cells form in the thin layers of tissue lining the human chest, heart or abdomen.

When the cancer is in the chest, it affects the pleura or tissue lining the lungs and is called malignant pleural mesothelioma. This is the most common type of mesothelioma.

In the abdomen, a cancer of the peritoneum or tissue lining the abdominal cavity and covering various organs is called malignant peritoneal mesothelioma. The least common form of mesothelioma affects the pericardium, or outer lining of the heart. The term mesothelioma literally means a growth of the mesothelium, a layer of tissue from which the pleura, peritoneum and pericardium all develop. Read the rest of this entry »

Mesothelioma is a kind of permanent cancer disease. Mesothelioma cancer occurs when tissues of our lungs or abdominal components get affected.

In more cases asbestos exposure was identified as the reason for mesothelioma disease. Symptoms of mesothelioma may not appear immediately after it’s exposure, it takes time between twenty to thirty years. This enables the disease identification process a critical one.

Treatments for mesothelioma depends on the stage of the cancer, the specific part being affected, the total amount of space being affected, how long one have the problem, the look of the cancer cells under microscope and the age factor of the patient. These are the factors that are being considered before choosing the treatment option. Read the rest of this entry »

Symptoms of mesothelioma.Mesothelioma is a form of cancer located in the lining of the lungs, abdomen or the heart. These linings are thin layers of tissue covering the organ.

The pleura are the tissue covering the lungs and the wall of the chest cavity which cushions and protects the lungs. The peritoneum lines the abdominal wall and surrounds most of the organs in the abdomen. The pericardium is the tissue surrounding the heart. Read the rest of this entry »