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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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Second Surgery May Prolong Mesothelioma Survival
ByAlex Strauss November 24, 2015March 16, 2017

There is new evidence that surgery may be the most effective type of second-line treatment for malignant pleural mesothelioma. First-line…

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Trimodal Mesothelioma Treatment May Not Be Worth the Risk
ByAlex Strauss November 20, 2015March 26, 2019

Japanese researchers say trimodality treatment for mesothelioma that includes chemotherapy, extrapleural pneumonectomy (EPP), and post-surgical radiation may not be beneficial enough…

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New Method Could Help Identify Best Candidates for Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss November 19, 2015March 16, 2017

Peritoneal mesothelioma patients with high levels of a certain protein may not be good candidates for mesothelioma surgery. Italian researchers…

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Radiation Treatment After Mesothelioma Surgery: Is it Worth It?
ByAlex Strauss November 6, 2015March 16, 2017

Radiotherapy after lung-removing mesothelioma surgery is not likely to improve mesothelioma survival or quality of life. European researchers reached that…

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What is the Best Approach to Surgery for Mesothelioma?
ByAlex Strauss November 2, 2015March 16, 2017

What is the best way to approach surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma? Do more and better research. That proclamation comes…

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Predicting Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment Outcomes with Genetics
ByAlex Strauss October 26, 2015March 16, 2017

Researchers in Pennsylvania say they have come up with a new, more reliable way of predicting mesothelioma treatment response in…

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Precision Radiotherapy Method May Reduce Local Recurrence of Mesothelioma After Surgery
ByAlex Strauss October 6, 2015March 16, 2017

A radiation delivery method called tomotherapy may be more effective than conformal radiation therapy at keeping mesothelioma tumors from growing…

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More Experience Equals Better Outcomes for Peritoneal Mesothelioma
ByAlex Strauss September 7, 2015March 16, 2017

Thanks to the combination mesothelioma treatment approach of cytoreductive surgery and perioperative intraperitoneal chemotherapy (PIC), the survival odds for patients…

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Prognostic 'Score' May Help Pick Candidates for Mesothelioma Surgery
ByAlex Strauss September 5, 2015March 16, 2017

A team of Swiss doctors has proposed a method of “scoring” mesothelioma patients to determine which patients are the best…

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Older Mesothelioma Patients Not Necessarily at HIgher Risk from Surgery
ByAlex Strauss September 3, 2015March 16, 2017

A new study from the University of Chicago has a positive message for older people with malignant pleural mesothelioma: Lung-sparing…

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Surgery

Second Surgery May Prolong Mesothelioma Survival

Trimodal Mesothelioma Treatment May Not Be Worth the Risk

New Method Could Help Identify Best Candidates for Mesothelioma Surgery

Radiation Treatment After Mesothelioma Surgery: Is it Worth It?

What is the Best Approach to Surgery for Mesothelioma?

Predicting Peritoneal Mesothelioma Treatment Outcomes with Genetics

Precision Radiotherapy Method May Reduce Local Recurrence of Mesothelioma After Surgery

More Experience Equals Better Outcomes for Peritoneal Mesothelioma

Prognostic 'Score' May Help Pick Candidates for Mesothelioma Surgery

Older Mesothelioma Patients Not Necessarily at HIgher Risk from Surgery

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