| Mesothelioma is a fairly new type of cancer that is | | | | Survival rates are based on several different factors. |
| very serious and life threatening, as with most types | | | | Some of these factors are, the size of the tumor, |
| of cancer. One thing that makes mesothelioma such | | | | the stage the patient is in, whether the tumor can be |
| a serious condition is that it is usually not found until | | | | completely removed with surgery, the quantity of |
| the late stages of the cancer, causing the survival | | | | fluid in the chest and abdomen and how long it took |
| rate to be low. This is because the symptoms don't | | | | to diagnose the cancer. |
| usually arise until the late stages. | | | | Some other interesting facts about mesothelioma |
| By this time the patient most likely doesn't have | | | | survival rates are that the average age of the |
| much longer to live. Studies show most patients who | | | | patients who are diagnosed with mesothelioma are |
| are diagnosed with mesothelioma have a year or less | | | | sixty one years of age and eighty one percent were |
| left to live. Along with diagnosis being difficult and | | | | male. |
| delayed, mesothelioma is also fairly uncommon and | | | | As said before, many studies are performed daily to |
| we are still learning more about the disease. | | | | find new ways to prolong the survival rate of those |
| However, some studies show that one out of every | | | | who have mesothelioma. Many studies have already |
| ten mesothelioma patients will live up to three years | | | | proven to do just that. Lots of studies show that |
| after diagnosis and one out of every twenty people | | | | chemotherapy greatly increases the survival rate of |
| will live five years after diagnosis. | | | | those with mesothelioma. So, although this is a newer |
| Studies are performed daily and new clinical trials are | | | | and less common cancer we are learning more about |
| helping to increase the survival rate of those with | | | | it daily. |
| mesothelioma. Survival rates vary depending on | | | | With our learning we'll eventually come up with more |
| where the study is performed, and who is | | | | options of treatment and this will lead to an all |
| performing the study. In general, studies are very | | | | together higher survival rate. |
| close in comparison. | | | | |