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Survival Rates for Mesothelioma 2021

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How is mesothelioma treated?

The main factors in selecting treatment for mesotheliomas are the location and extent of the tumor, whether it has spread to lymph nodes or other organs, and your health and personal preferences. Based on these factors, your treatment options may include:

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Common treatment approaches

Mesothelioma can be hard to treat because it typically does not grow as a single tumor mass. It tends to spread along nearby surfaces, nerves, and blood vessels. This often makes it very hard to get rid of the cancer completely with surgery and/or radiation. For some people, palliative procedures might be used to help treat some symptoms of mesothelioma.

Because mesothelioma is a rare cancer, it has been hard for doctors to compare the value of different treatments. Only a few large clinical trials of treatments for mesothelioma have been done. In addition, many doctors have very little experience treating this disease. They usually refer patients to specialists who treat large numbers of mesothelioma patients at major medical centers.

Survival rates can give you an idea of what percentage of people with the same type and stage of cancer are still alive a certain amount of time (usually 5 years) after they were diagnosed. They can’t tell you how long you will live, but they may help give you a better understanding of how likely it is that your treatment will be successful.

Keep in mind that survival rates are estimates and are often based on previous outcomes of large numbers of people who had a specific cancer, but they can’t predict what will happen in any particular person’s case.

These statistics can be confusing and may lead you to have more questions. Talk with your doctor about how these numbers may apply to you, as he or she is familiar with your situation.

Mesothelioma 5-year relative survival rate?

A relative survival rate compares people with the same type and stage of malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) to people in the overall population. For example, if the 5-year relative survival rate for a specific stage of MPM is 30%, it means that people who have that cancer are, on average, about 30% as likely as people who don’t have that cancer to live for at least 5 years after being diagnosed.

Where do these numbers come from?

The American Cancer Society relies on information from the SEER* database, maintained by the National Cancer Institute (NCI), to provide survival statistics for different types of cancer.

The SEER database tracks 5-year relative survival rates for MPM in the United States, based on how far the cancer has spread. The SEER database, however, does not group cancers by AJCC TNM stages (stage 1, stage 2, stage 3, etc.). Instead, it groups cancers into localized, regional, and distant stages:

  • Localized: The cancer is limited to the pleura.
  • Regional: The cancer has spread to nearby structures or to nearby lymph nodes.
  • Distant: The cancer has spread to distant parts of the body such as the liver, bones or pleura on the other side of the body.

5-year relative survival rates for malignant pleural mesothelioma

(Based on people diagnosed with MPM between 2010 and 2017.)

SEER Stage 5-Year Relative Survival Rate
Localized 18%
Regional 12%
Distant 7%
All SEER stages combined 10%

Understanding the numbers

  • These numbers apply only to the stage of the cancer when it is first diagnosed. They do not apply later on if the cancer grows, spreads, or comes back after treatment.
  • These numbers don’t take everything into account. Survival rates are grouped based on how far the cancer has spread, but your age, overall health, how resectable the cancer istype of mesothelioma, how well the cancer responds to treatment, and other factors can also affect your outlook.
  • People now being diagnosed with MPM may have a better outlook than these numbers show. Treatments improve over time, and these numbers are based on people who were diagnosed and treated at least five years earlier.
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2023: Comedian Dirisu Isah Support Markets Women In Okene With Tokens

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Comedian Dirisu Isah Who Owns A Group Called TAO STANDARD Recently Mobilized Market Women in Kogi State with cash tokens to boost their business.

TAO Standard Is a Campaign Group for Hon. Tijani Ahmed Ozigis who’s contesting for the Okene/Ogori Federal Constituency In Kogi State.

Read From The Group Spokesperson:

I have come to understand that politicians have a lot of responsibilities, helping them from your end will reduce their workloads.

A few days ago I made an endorsement post for Hon Ozigis Ahmed (TAO) vying for the position of House of Representatives Okene/Ogori mangongo constituency.

Being lot more than just a social media post I took a step forward to motivate and support our businesswomen with some little token as a show of love to our women and society.

I was delighted to see happy faces as feedback from our beneficiaries, indeed it’s a sign of victory
Congratulations Hon Tao and the family, I see the light at the end of the tunnel

Those who know me closely can affirm that I’m not a rich man but there is more to empty barrel aside noise-making, it’s just in the mind👌

Next project:
Operation feed the poor
(Across the five (5) local government Area)

Tao Standard 2023

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STOP MALIGNING OTHERS TO GAIN INEXPENSIVE ATTENTION HON. AHMAD TIJANI ADVICES OTHER POLITICAL ASPIRANTS

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STOP MALIGNING OTHERS TO GAIN INEXPENSIVE ATTENTION HON. AHMAD TIJANI ADVICES OTHER POLITICAL ASPIRANTS

Our attention has just been drawn to a false Accusation, weak information and hash defamation of character of an innocent man, that the loyalist of TAO went to take down one Ozomata campaign billboard by “TAO thugs
STOP MALIGNING OTHERS TO GAIN INEXPENSIVE ATTENTION HON. AHMAD TIJANI ADVICES OTHER POLITICAL ASPIRANTS
First of all we can assure everyone that Hon. Ahmed Tijani has no affiliation with the perpetrators in any way or have connections, links with thugs, we therefore debunk the lies, it’s just a disinformation and deceit in order to slander our candidacy.

We should try to do our investigations well before accusing anybody, Hon. Ahmed Tijani ozigi is an upright man humble to the core and respect everybody regardless of your age, social economic status, tribe, religion or clan progeny, he loves everybody and see people as one.

His excellency Gov. Yahaya Bello has nurtured so many young leaders across kogi state through his noble wisdom and inestimable intellect I am proud and honored to tell you that Hon. Ahmed Tijani is of the benefactors. As we know GYB is a no nonsense man he has never for once taught his young disciples how to be hostile towards another. For who GYB is to our mandate he will not indulge anyone to destroy billboard that carries the image of his mentor,never.

Remember, this same incident happened to TAO sometimes ago where his billboard were destroyed by an unknown thugs, we never accused anybody even though we knew who the perpetrators were, we kept quiet because we know God has a purpose for our mandate.

The leading APC candidate of Okene/Ogori magongo house of representative, Hon. Ahmed Tijani Ozigis in reacting to the libel accusations said he is not aware of anybody destroying other counterparts rather he believes politics is a plan democratic arena where everybody is allowed to showcase what they have to offer for the people they want to represent.

I have always been an advocate of peace and good ambassador of togetherness, I wouldn’t want to indulge in anything evil as God bear me witness. I also challenge the ozomata group to provide evidence that shows TAO loyalist is involved in all of heinous act, that way, we can jointly put an end to this at once. In his conclusion, he said APC is one huge progressive family and I love all my party members.

He also advise other aspirants that they should not because of cheap familiarity/acquaintance with people and you malign others. What Hon. Ahmed Tijani has built is strong and we dont think any of his loyalist would be a threat to that. We have challenge you to provide evidence and we are waiting for that.

God bless the good people of Okene/Ogori magongo federal constituency and may the peaceful coexistence amongst us never fade away because of deceit and misinformation.

Signed: TAO MEDIA CREW

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Re: Ozomata Warn Those Behind Destruction of Billboards

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Re: Ozomata Warn Those Behind Destruction of Billboards

The attention of the campaign team to Hon.Ahmed Ozigis Tijani has been drawn to a malicious publication by one Ozomata and his team. In the said publication, they accused our well mannered supporters of being behind the destruction of their campaign billboards and other materials. Let it be stated that neither Hon.Ozigis Tijani or any of his supporters will stoop so low into destroying what won’t add value to their agenda.
Re: Ozomata Warn Those Behind Destruction of Billboards
In a statement by the media crew,

“we frown in strong terms the laughable accusation by our opponent to have imagined a thing and just put it onblack and white without doing proper investigation on the said ugly incident. How will destroying an opponent banner guarantee us victory? We as a team are focused and the target is getting the All Progressive Congress, APC House Of Representative ticket and winning election for our party and people. We urge our opponent to in a matter of urgency retract such false accusation against our principal, Hon.Ozigis and our teeming supporters who are too busy reaching out to our people at the grassroots.”

The media crew urge everyone to go about his or her campaigns peacefully as it has always been the mantra of Hon.Ozigis that “election no be war”. Thank you.

Signed: TAO MEDIA CREW

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