Mesothelioma Advice

Doctors are continually searching for new weapons to use in mesothelioma lung cancer treatment. One of the most recent drugs shown to give some benefit is carboplatin. Originally designed to help with cancer of the ovaries, it has been shown to help slow disease progression in patients with mesothelioma, the rare but aggressive cancer associated with asbestos exposure.

Carboplatin is often given in combination with other medicines--in the case of mesothelioma a common companion drug is Pemetrexed. Carboplatin can lower your resistance to infection and usually causes nausea and vomiting, sometimes severe. Carboplatin side effects can occur months after taking the drug and may include a host of symptoms such as bloody stool, rash, lower back pain, fever, and more. Carboplatin can also induce blood problems or numbness or tingling in fingers or toes, symptoms somewhat more likely in the elderly.

You should take this drug only under the close supervision of a medical doctor who is familiar with it and knows what to watch out for. Once you know your mesothelioma is being well cared for, be sure to talk with an experienced mesothelioma trial attorney. He or she will help you at no charge determine if you may have a case to obtain compensation for your  suffering by filing a mesothelioma lawsuit. Call us at 800.443.6353. Any one of the attorneys can give you sound mesothelioma legal advice.