MESOTHELIOMA CANCER SURGERY OPTIONS

Surgery options depend on what stage the cancer is in

MESOTHELIOMA SURGERY OPTIONS

May 24, 2010 – Mesothelioma treatments and surgery options depend on many factors, including: the type of mesothelioma, the stage of the cancer, where the cancer is, how far the cancer has spread, how the cancer cells look under the microscope and the patient’s age.

There are three traditional kinds of mesothelioma treatments for patients:

• Surgery to remove the cancer;
• Chemotherapy uses drugs to fight the cancer;
• Radiation therapy employs high-dose X-rays to kill cancer cells.

Sometimes two or more of these are combined in the course of a patient’s treatment.

Clinical trials at leading hospitals also offer mesothelioma surgery options. The Mesothelioma Center at the New York-Presbyterian Hospital and Columbia University, for example, is now recruiting patients for a new clinical trial using targeted radiation and chemotherapy treatments.

Mesothelioma surgery options

Specific mesothelioma surgery options fall into three categories:

• Diagnostic surgery – to determine the patient's affliction. These are minor operations, like a biopsy, and usually conducted with a local anesthetic;
• Curative surgery – to halt the spread of the cancer, force it into remission and even prompt a cure;
• Palliative surgery – to remove tumorous tissue in cases where the cancer has advanced beyond the point that it is considered curable; the purpose of the surgery is to relieve painful symptoms.

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