Research shows that enhancing of the body’s own immune system in the fight against mesothelioma and other types of cancers has been found to work.
Though it is not an easy way of treating one of the world’s deadliest diseases, a lot of potential in has been found in immunotherapy for the curing of these diseases.
Although other modes of treatment like chemotherapy, radiation and surgery account for the most preferred and effective treatment methods, immunotherapy has been found to be the next big medical breakthrough in the treatment of cancers.
Mesothelioma, skin cancer and lung cancer are some of the cancers that immunotherapy is bound help in treating, bringing hope to many of the ailing patients around the globe.
How Do Mesothelioma and Other Cancerous Cells Develop?
Mesothelioma cancer cells just like any other cancerous cells thrive when the white blood cells in the immune system are unable to detect and attack them (source).
The human immune system consists of the white-blood cells working together with other tissues and organs to form a defensive system that helps in fighting diseases and dangerous cells that attack the body.
Mesothelioma and other cancerous cells however are able to traverse the body undetected especially around the lungs.
Without interference from the body’s immune system, they multiply and may cause tumors that are cancerous (source).
How Does Immunotherapy Work?
Immunotherapy which is also known as biotherapy has been found to greatly improve your body’s immune system and make it highly resilient to cancerous cells.
Until now it is only available through clinical trials. It works by stimulating and improving the ability of the immune system in identifying and attacking mesothelioma and other cancerous cells (source).
Through immunotherapy treatment, the immune system can be able to detect and attack the harmful cells even before they become cancerous.
Mesothelioma cells and other cancerous cells may survive in the body unnoticed for over 60 years after the exposure to asbestos and other cancerous material. When they become cancerous, the patient is usually in old age with a weak immune system which leaves you vulnerable to diseases.
Biotherapy has shown to prevent cancerous cells from attacking the body. By identifying and attacking potentially cancerous and mesothelioma cells, immunotherapy reduces the chances of developing the disease in future.
Why Choose Immunotherapy for Mesothelioma Treatment?
Treatment for mesothelioma and other types of cancers has primarily been through chemotherapy, radiation and surgery.
In as much as these treatment methods have been found to be quite effective, there are a few reasons why immunotherapy is being opted for by many patients which include;
Unlike the other modes of treatment for mesothelioma cells, Immunotherapy is considered gentler and less painful.
Immunotherapy does not affect any other cells in the body or the immune system. As a targeted cancer therapy, it only targets the cancerous cells unlike chemotherapy which in many cases, affects other cells in the body.
It offers another platform for cancer treatment even for those who have undergone other treatment methods without success.
In the long-term immunotherapy will be a more affordable treatment therapy than the rest (source).