Everything You Need To Know About Mesothelioma

Treatment Options

As this aggressive cancer is usually only diagnosed when it has become advanced, treatment options are usually limited. Surgery may be an option if the diagnosis is made early. In those cases, surgery is used to remove cancer if it has not spread widely, to decrease fluid build-up in the abdomen and sometimes for the removal of an affected lung. Surgery may also be used to remove the tissue surrounding the heart or abdomen, but this is a way to help relieve painful symptoms, and unfortunately, will not cure the cancer.

Next, uncover the types of therapies that can be used to help ease the symptoms patients may experience.