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Alternative Treatments For Mesothelioma‏

January 14th, 2010 |

Author: Megan

Mesothelioma is generally treated with a cocktail of medicines, chemotherapy, and surgery, all of which depend on what course of action the physician wishes to pursue as well the condition of the patient. There are alternative forms of treatment for mesothelioma as well. Alternative medicine, or alternative treatments, are named so because they are seen as alternatives to medicine or invasive treatments such as surgery. Basically, they are alternatives to what is accepted in Western medicine. Alternative treatments are not tested by any regulatory body, such as the Food and Drug Administration, which are responsible for approving pharmaceuticals, and alternative treatments generally show varying signs of success. In the treatment of mesothelioma there are a few alternative treatments for some of the symptoms of mesothelioma that have shown some promise. Breathlessness that is associated with mesothelioma can be helped by acupuncture. Breath training with a physical therapist has also shown some good results in helping to deal with breathlessness. Another alternative treatment that has helped subside the breathlessness associated with mesothelioma is practicing relaxation exercises. There are a myriad of relaxation exercises that can be done from meditating to doing some light stretching. Even sitting in front of a aimed at the patient’s face has been shown to help ease some of the breathlessness caused by mesothelioma. Although these are not sure things, these methods have been shown to bring some comfort to mesothelioma patients.

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Retired worker’s legal battle over cancer

November 29th, 2009 |

Author: Mesothelioma Lawyers

A 73-year-old retired prison electrician who is dying from an asbestos-related cancer has launched a legal battle for compensation of up to £150,000.

Terence Clare has malignant mesothelioma, a terminal cancer which affects the lining of his lungs, which he says is as a result of being exposed to asbestos.

Now Mr Clare, of Main Road, Pontesbury, near Shrewsbury, is claiming damages from HM Prison Service. He claims he was exposed to asbestos dust and fibres when he worked at HMP Holloway in London from 1976 to 2000, according to a High Court writ.

As part of his duties he had to access electric cabling for repair and maintenance, housed inside a suspended ceiling on the “trolley route”, and had to remove asbestos tiles which scraped releasing dust, the writ says.

When he worked in the suspended ceiling area the atmosphere was heavily contaminated with asbestos dust, the writ adds.

Mr Clare first became breathless and started coughing in 2008, and six months later x-rays showed a problem with his left lung.

Despite radiotherapy, he suffers from chest pain, breathlessness and loss of appetite, and faces a life expectancy of less than one year, the writ adds.

Without mesothelioma, he could have expected to live another 11.6 years, and is claiming damages to reflect the lost years of his life, the writ says.

He says the prison serviced failed to provide him with proper protection or ventilation, failed to warn him of the dangers of working in an asbestos contaminated atmosphere, and allowed him to work unprotected in a contaminated atmosphere knowing it would cause lung injury.

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