Mesothelioma cancer affects the membrane lining of many internal organs particularly lung and abdomen. This is a very serious form of cancer and has been no proven medicine for mesothelioma, however surgery, chemotherapy help to improve the condition.
Since this is related to the membrane enclosing organs the types are divided by the area of its presence. Pleural, peritoneal and pericardial mesothelioma affects lungs, abdomen and cardiac cavity respectively. There are certain alternative ways through which this cancer can be treated and below given is the list of them:
Acupuncture
This has been proven to provide relief to various types of pain. In this needles are inserted at specific pressure points. This is a well monitored process and performed by skilled professionals.
Aromatherapy
As the name suggests this treatment includes use of various types of oils for bath or massage. The fragrances alleviate the mood of a person and acts as a pain reliever.
Art Therapy
Cancer patients are always subjected to deal with the emotional and psychological pressure, art therapy is specially designed to help patients’ combat depression.
Craniosacral Therapy
In this process light touches are made on the bones of skull, pelvis and spine. It is also part of the healing and touch therapy which is gaining more popularity these days
Massage and Meditation
The therapy provides relaxation to the patients and also improves blood circulation. Relaxation helps the patients to manage pains to a considerable extent.
Naturopathy and Homeopathy
The well-known cancer treatments like chemotherapy has a lot of side effects so many people now days rely extensively on homeopathy or naturopathy. In both of these there are so side adverse effects and they aim to treat patients with herbs and natural drugs. They also promote the lifestyle of the patient by monitoring the diet and other physiological needs.
Mind Body Interventions
This is not on a particular therapy, but a range of therapies are included in this. This primarily targets the ability of mind to influence the way body functions. Some of them are biofeedback, hypnosis and various support groups.
TENS Therapy
This therapy aims to increase the level of endorphins by directing an electrical simulation to different parts of body. This also provides relief to pain.
Since mesothelioma involves lot of organs this type of cancer is very serious and aggressive in nature. Oncologists should be involved from the beginning as mesothelioma can be tricky to diagnose. With the help on conventional cancer treatments combined with the alternative treatments mentioned above you can combat mesothelioma.
