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Stage 1 Mesothelioma Prognosis

Catherine A. Murphy

Mesothelioma is a kind of cancer caused due to excessive exposure to asbestos. Its prognosis is dependent on the stage of the disease and the age of the patient. Apart from this, there is also the factor of health condition of the patient and the kind of mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma Prognosis

The prognosis and the life expectancy of the patient are dependent mainly on the stage of mesothelioma when it is diagnosed. However, it is quite difficult to find out its stage when it is diagnosed. This is because the disease is quite rare and the initial symptoms are not easily diagnosable. As this deadly disease is diagnosed only at the advanced stage, the survival rate is not very high. Statistics indicate that 10% of the cases diagnosed for about 3 years and about 5% will live for about 5 years. But if it diagnosed at an early stage like Stage 1 and is treated effectively, then 50% will survive 2 years and 20% people will survive 5 years.

Mesothelioma Stage 1

Stage 1 mesothelioma indicates that the cancer is localized and has not spread to other parts of the body. It is found only in one area of the body like in the case of pleural mesothelioma, it is only in one part of the lung. There are different methods to identify the stage of mesothelioma for its prognosis:

• Mesothelioma Stage 1 – Butchart System is considered to be oldest system to find out the stage of pleural mesothelioma. The staging is done based on the size of the primary tumor. In Stage 1, one of the sides of the lung has cancer. This indicates that one part of the pleural membrane is affected by cancer. It could be also one side of the diaphragm and one lung.
• Mesothelioma Stage 1 – TNM System is one the latest kinds of staging system which stage the cancer depending on the size of a tumor, presence of cancer in the lymph nodes and its spreading to other parts of the body. In TNM Stage 1, mesothelioma is found in the left or right pleura and has spread to the lung, the pericardium or the diaphragm on the same side of the chest. In the Stage 1 mesothelioma, the cancer is not found in lymph node and has not metastasized to other body parts.
• Mesothelioma Stage 1 – Brigham System is used to stage malignant mesothelioma and focuses on staging the cancer based on the successful removal of the primary tumor with surgery.

Stage 1 mesothelioma patients have better prognosis than other stages as in this stage the cancer has not spread to other parts of the body and is restricted to only one part of the body. It also has better treatment options. However, it is quite difficult to diagnose this disease at this stage as symptoms are not clearly identifiable as compared to Stage 2 or Stage 4. In Stage 1, the patient can be treated by undergoing a surgery to remove the primary tumor and the nearing tissue followed by radiation therapy or chemotherapy to kill any remaining cancer cells.

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