From your first decision to ongoing treatment and follow-up, experience care that considers your breathing, nutrition, comfort, strength and overall wellbeing.
A diagnosis can bring many questions at once. Let us begin with the basics.
Malignant mesothelioma is a rare cancer that develops in the mesothelium, the thin tissue covering organs and body cavities. It commonly develops around the lungs, called pleural mesothelioma, or within the abdomen, called peritoneal mesothelioma. Rare forms can arise around the heart or testicle. Pleural mesothelioma develops around the lung rather than inside it, making it different from lung cancer. The strongest recognised risk factor is asbestos exposure, although some patients have no exposure history. Symptoms may include breathlessness, cough, chest pain, fluid around the lung, abdominal pain, swelling, reduced appetite or weight loss. Evaluation involves imaging, while biopsy is generally needed to confirm the cancer type.
Your oncology team may have discussed surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy or procedures to manage fluid buildup. Treatment depends on the location, microscopic type, extent of disease, whether surgery is possible and your overall health.
May be considered for carefully selected patients with potentially removable disease. Pleural procedures can include pleurectomy and decortication, which removes affected pleural tissue while preserving the lung. More extensive surgery is considered only in highly selected patients.
Selected patients may undergo cytoreductive surgery to remove visible abdominal disease. This may be combined with heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy, known as HIPEC.
A platinum medicine such as cisplatin or carboplatin may be combined with pemetrexed for disease requiring systemic treatment.
May be used for unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma. Treatment options can include immunotherapy combinations or immunotherapy given with chemotherapy, depending on the individual case.
May help control local disease, relieve pain or manage selected areas of recurrence or spread.
Mesothelioma may cause fluid around the lungs or within the abdomen. Drainage, pleural catheters or pleurodesis may improve breathing and comfort.
Supportive and palliative care may also help manage breathlessness, pain, fatigue, appetite changes and treatment-related symptoms alongside cancer treatment.
Cancer Healer Therapy (CAM) is supportive integrative care used alongside the treatment prescribed by your oncologist, not instead of it.
The supportive plan may consider appetite, fatigue, sleep, emotional wellbeing and the practical difficulties caused by breathing or abdominal symptoms.
Herbal products and supplements can interact with chemotherapy, immunotherapy and other medicines, so every product should be discussed with the treating oncologist or oncology pharmacist.
Support may begin before surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy or radiation, with attention to breathing or abdominal symptoms, appetite, weight, strength and existing medical conditions.
Supportive care may focus on fatigue, reduced appetite, nausea, weight loss, breathlessness, chest or abdominal discomfort, sleep problems and treatment-related anxiety.
The first priority is to confirm the diagnosis, microscopic type and extent of disease. Supportive care should not delay recommended cancer treatment or drainage procedures.
Cancer Healer Therapy does not replace surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation, fluid drainage, respiratory support or palliative care.
Mesothelioma is classified by where it develops and by how its cells appear under a microscope.
Formal Stage I to Stage IV staging is mainly used for pleural mesothelioma.
Other forms, including peritoneal mesothelioma, may be described according to disease extent and whether complete surgical removal is possible.
Cancer Healer Therapy is intended only as supportive care and does not replace stage-specific oncology treatment.
Fibromas may cause no symptoms. When symptoms occur, they vary according to the type and location of the growth. Possible signs and symptoms include:
A new, persistent, enlarging, painful or changing lump should be medically assessed rather than assumed to be a fibroma.
Here’s exactly what happens from your first conversation with us to ongoing support during treatment.
We discuss your diagnosis, biopsy report, scans, symptoms, asbestos exposure history and current or planned oncology treatment.
The team reviews: Whether the cancer is pleural, peritoneal or another rare form The histological subtype The cancer’s stage or extent Whether surgery is being considered Planned chemotherapy, immunotherapy or radiation therapy Current breathing or abdominal symptoms Fluid buildup and drainage procedures Appetite and body weight Existing lung, heart or kidney conditions Current medicines and supplements Emotional and practical needs
The supportive plan is developed around the conventional treatment you are already receiving or preparing to begin.
All herbal products, supplements, special diets and complementary practices should be disclosed to the treating oncologist so that possible interactions and contraindications can be reviewed.
The supportive plan is reviewed as treatment progresses and may be adjusted according to symptoms, nutrition, laboratory results, scans, treatment effects and changes made by the oncology team.
You receive one point of contact for appointments, follow-up discussions and communication related to your supportive-care plan.
Meet Dr. Tarang Krishna, MD - Cancer Healer Center
Dr. Tarang Krishna has spent over two decades developing and refining Cancer Healer Therapy, working with a multidisciplinary team across 30+ centres in India.
His work has been recognised for innovative cancer care and brings a coordinated, supportive approach to every patient journey.
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No. Lung cancer begins within the lung tissue or airways.
Pleural mesothelioma begins in the thin tissue surrounding the lungs and lining the chest cavity. The two cancers can cause similar symptoms but have different pathology, staging and treatment approaches.
Asbestos exposure is the strongest recognised risk factor and is responsible for most mesothelioma cases.
However, some people develop mesothelioma without a known occupational or household exposure.
Mesothelioma often develops many years after the original exposure.
Symptoms of asbestos-related disease may not appear for 10 to 40 years or longer. This means an exposure from decades earlier may still be relevant when discussing symptoms with a doctor.
Smoking is not considered a direct cause of mesothelioma.
However, asbestos exposure increases the risk of lung cancer, and smoking can further increase lung cancer risk in people exposed to asbestos. Patients who smoke should ask their healthcare team for support with stopping.
No. Surgery is considered only when the cancer appears removable and the patient is medically fit enough for a major operation.
Many patients are diagnosed with disease that cannot be removed completely. In these cases, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy and symptom-control procedures may be recommended.
Pleurectomy and decortication remove the affected pleural lining and visible tumour while preserving the lung.
Extrapleural pneumonectomy removes the affected lung together with parts of the pleura, diaphragm and lining surrounding the heart. It is a larger operation used only in highly selected patients.
Yes. Immunotherapy is an established option for certain patients with unresectable malignant pleural mesothelioma.
Options may include nivolumab with ipilimumab or pembrolizumab combined with pemetrexed and platinum chemotherapy. The most appropriate treatment depends on the cancer’s histology, extent, previous treatment and the patient’s general condition.
HIPEC stands for hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy.
After the surgeon removes as much visible abdominal tumour as possible, heated chemotherapy is circulated within the abdomen to treat microscopic cancer cells that may remain. It is used only for selected patients at specialist centres.
No. Cancer Healer Therapy is intended to be used as supportive integrative care alongside treatment prescribed by your oncology team.
It should not replace or delay surgery, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, radiation therapy, drainage procedures or palliative care.
Only after discussing every product with your oncologist or oncology pharmacist.
Herbs, dietary supplements and concentrated natural products can interact with chemotherapy, immunotherapy, blood thinners and other medicines. Some may increase side effects or change how treatment works in the body.
