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  • What is asbestos?
  • Where is asbestos found?
  • Asbestos Abatement
  • Asbestos Exposure
  • Asbestos Industry
  • History of the use of asbestos
  • Asbestos FAQ
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  • What is asbestosis?
  • What causes asbestosis?
  • How is it diagnosed?
  • How is it treated?
  • Asbestosis FAQ
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  • What is mesothelioma?
  • How does one get mesothelioma?
  • Pleural Mesothelioma
  • Peritoneal Mesothelioma
  • Pericardial Mesothelioma
  • Symptoms of Mesothelioma
  • Mesothelioma Research
  • Mesothelioma FAQ
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  • How is Mesothelioma Diagnosed?
  • What are the staging systems of mesothelioma?
  • Diagnosis FAQ
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  • What are the options for treatment?
  • Treatment by stage
  • Chemotherapy
  • Radiation Therapy
  • Surgical Procedures
  • Alternate Therapies
  • Imaging Scans
  • Types of Doctors
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  • Cancer Centers
  • Treatment FAQ
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  • Asbestos Legislation
  • Your legal rights
  • Choosing an attorney
  • What to expect when filing a mesothelioma lawsuit
  • The legal process
  • What you will need to file the suit
  • Legal FAQ
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How is Asbestosis Treated?

Asbestosis has no known cure. The treatments available are to minimize the discomfort of the symptoms. There are three main treatment options.

1. Traditional Therapies – the common medical treatments, including:

• Oxygen supplementation for the shortness of breath,
• Surgery to remove tumors or malignancies that are a result of asbestos exposure. Removing these can reduce pain and extend life expectancy,
• Chemotherapy and radiation – can shrink tumors, slow their growth or help the success of surgical treatment.

2. Non-traditional treatments – are used by non-medical practitioners as well as any treatments from out of country. They can also include complimentary treatments, which are used in conjunction with tradition treatments.

3. Palliative care – is the treatment and care to reduce a person’s suffering and to increase their quality of life. It does not try to ‘cure’ a disease. Included in this can be:

• Pain management,
• Treatments to improve breathing,
• Surgeries to remove tumors if that will ease the patient’s suffering.

Regardless of the treatment a person chooses, it’s important to discuss all options with both your family and your physician. As there is no cure, there can’t be a right or wrong way. The treatment needs to be individualized to make the patient as comfortable as possible so they can live to the fullest.