Surgery

Surgery is often a vital part of treating malignant mesothelioma, but there are many factors that determine what surgical options are available. Learn More.

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Mesothelioma Tumor Thickness May Help Predict Treatment Outcomes
ByAlex Strauss March 18, 2017

New research out of Canada suggests that mesothelioma tumor thickness could be used to help predict mesothelioma survival and select…

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Mesothelioma Patients May Need Special Help After Surgery
ByAlex Strauss March 16, 2017

Pleural mesothelioma patients who undergo pleurectomy/decortication (P/D) surgery may need customized rehabilitation strategies to help restore their quality of life.…

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Radical Mesothelioma Surgery Deemed Not “Clinically Effective”
ByAlex Strauss March 9, 2017March 16, 2017

The heads of a European working group charged with advising cardio-thoracic surgeons on the best ways to treat malignant pleural…

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Phone Triage for Veterans with Suspected Malignant Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss February 7, 2017March 16, 2017

A plan to offer triage by telephone to veterans suspected of having malignant mesothelioma may enable them to access expert…

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Mesothelioma Patients See Long-Term Survival with EPP and IMRT
ByAlex Strauss January 26, 2017March 16, 2017

Radical surgery and intensity modulated radiotherapy may lead to long-term survival for select pleural mesothelioma patients, but at what cost?…

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Fluorescent Nanoprobes Improve Visualization During Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss January 22, 2017March 16, 2017

A technique that uses minute fluorescent particles could light the way for surgeons to see and remove even tiny peritoneal…

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Surgeons Disagree on Definition of Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss January 22, 2017March 26, 2019

When surgery is indicated for mesothelioma, doctors typically turn to one of two procedures: extrapleural pneumonectomy or pleurectomy/decortication (P/D). Of…

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Innovative Mesothelioma Treatment Uses Cold to Destroy Tumors
ByAlex Strauss December 18, 2016March 16, 2017

Pleural mesothelioma, a tumor that is notoriously resistant to even the most aggressive conventional cancer therapies, is being successfully treated…

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New Approach May Improve Safety of Controversial Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss December 9, 2016March 16, 2017

Doctors in Italy say they have found a way to perform a radical mesothelioma surgery called extrapleural pneumonectomy in a…

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Study Finds Chemotherapy Maximizes Odds of Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss November 17, 2016March 16, 2017

A large US study of mesothelioma patients confirms what other studies have suggested: Mesothelioma patients who have chemotherapy live longer…

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Surgery

Mesothelioma Tumor Thickness May Help Predict Treatment Outcomes

Mesothelioma Patients May Need Special Help After Surgery

Radical Mesothelioma Surgery Deemed Not “Clinically Effective”

Phone Triage for Veterans with Suspected Malignant Mesothelioma

Mesothelioma Patients See Long-Term Survival with EPP and IMRT

Fluorescent Nanoprobes Improve Visualization During Mesothelioma Surgery

Surgeons Disagree on Definition of Mesothelioma Surgery

Innovative Mesothelioma Treatment Uses Cold to Destroy Tumors

New Approach May Improve Safety of Controversial Mesothelioma Surgery

Study Finds Chemotherapy Maximizes Odds of Mesothelioma Survival

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