Mesothelioma Surgery

Thursday, July 29th, 2010

If you are diagnosed with mesothelioma, you may be able to have one of many different types of surgery to help out in different ways. There are various procedures that you may have to undergo and they can usually be classified in three ways. There are diagnostic procedures, palliative procedures, and curative procedures. Diagnostic procedures [...]

Mesothelioma Chemotherapy

Wednesday, July 28th, 2010

Chemotherapy can be useful in combating the spread of tumors and can also shrink them. Though it is not technically thought of as a curative procedure, chemotherapy when used in conjunction with other treatments can be very effective. Many people mistake the term chemotherapy for radiation treatment but the two are not the same. Chemotherapy [...]