New research is suggesting that women have a higher rate of surviving mesothelioma cancer over mean after being treated for malignant pleural mesothelioma.
The study, published in the Annals of Thoracic Surgery, found that out of 450 men and women with epithelioid mesothelioma (the most common type), women were more likely to develop thrombocytosis (a high count of blood platelets) but responded better to aggressive treatment.
The study also revealed no difference in survival rate when it comes to other forms of mesothelioma. Women who had non-epithelioid mesothelioma such as sarcomatoid or biphasis did not differ in their response to treatment from the men in the study.
The data gathered from the study concluded that women with epithelioid mesothelioma will most likely benefit from intensive treatment and surgery.
“These findings support an aggressive approach to treating MPM including extrapleural pneumonectomy in individuals with favorable prognostic predictors, particularly women with epithelial histology and no other risk factors,” explained the researchers.
Although 90 percent of mesothelioma victims are men, an increasing number of women have contracted the disease. Many are the wives of former asbestos workers who had mesothelioma fibers attach to their clothes and brought it home from work.
Mesothelioma currently affects nearly 3,000 individuals each year in the United States alone. There is no cure for the cancer and it is directly related to exposure of asbestos. Treatment is most likely to succeed within the first 18 months of developing the cancer but survival is rare.
If you or a loved one have been exposed to asbestos or have developed mesothelioma, seek the help of a mesothelioma attorney immediately because you are entitled to receive compensation.
A mesothelioma attorney will fight for your benefits and help you obtain medical treatment. Don’t let another moment go by before scheduling an appointment with a legal professional near you.
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