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Gene Therapy for Mesothelioma
By: T.Going
Gene Therapy for Mesothelioma
An exciting new treatment that has
given hope to mesothelioma victims is called gene therapy. Gene therapy
attempts to decipher why proteins within certain cells cause them to be
resilient to cancer while some cells do not. A while back it was believed
that genes were complete upon birth, and that they couldn’t affect
conditions afflicted during life. This however, turned out to not be the
case. Since then we have learned that smoking, sunlight and certain foods
can all affect our DNA and make changes to our genetic code. These new
insights provided by these conditions have allowed doctors to view many
conditions like malignant mesothelioma in a new light.
There are many
factors that contribute to Mesothelioma. Asbestos exposure is the primary
contributing factor, but genetic mutations in individuals also worsen it.
Gene therapy is a revolution in mesothelioma treatment because it replaces
cancer-causing genes with genes that are medically constructed to die when
exposed to cancerous growth. These ‘suicide genes’ are a possible way to
slow and possibly stop the rapid replication of cancerous cells. Studies are
also starting to begin experimenting with replacing cancer generating genes
with genes susceptible to certain drugs. This would allow the cancer to be
potentially eliminated with few side effects.
Gene therapy treatment
is still in its beginning stages and is not yet 100% safe. However, this
desperate situation suffered by mesothelioma victims, sometimes calls for
various experimental treatments. Any hope for surviving mesothelioma
outweighs many of the dangers involved.
This article may be freely
reprinted as long as this resource box is included and all links stay intact
as hyperlinks. For more information on mesothelioma and mesothelioma
litigation, please visit http://www.resource4mesothelioma.com
About the Author
This article may be freely reprinted as long as this resource box is
included and all links stay intact as hyperlinks. For more information on
mesothelioma and
mesothelioma litigation, please visit
http://www.resource4mesothelioma.com
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