Mesothelioma

What are the available treatment options for malignant mesothelioma?

The three kinds of treatment which are most commonly used are surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. There are also new types of treatment that are being explored for use in the treatment of mesothelioma.

Surgery is commonly used in the treatment of mesothelioma. It may involve the removal of part of the chest or abdominal lining, part of the lungs, or part of the diaphragm. Pleurodesis, pleurectomy, pneumonectomy, and extra pleural pneumonectomy are all various types of surgical treatments of mesothelioma.

Radiation therapy is the use of high energy x-rays to kill cancer cells and shrink tumors.

Chemotherapy is the use of drugs to kill cancer cells. It may be administered either in pill form or intravenously.

Intraoperative photodynamic therapy is a new type of treatment that uses special drugs and light to kill cancer cells during surgery. A drug that makes cancerous cells sensitive to light is administered to the cells and then a light is shined onto the pleura during surgery in order to kill the cells. This type of treatment is being researched for use in early stages of mesothelioma of the chest.

Immunotherapy and Gene therapy are both new types of treatment that are being evaluated in clinical trials. Immunotherapy uses the body's own immune system to fight the cancer within the body. Gene therapy is designed to treat mesothelioma by correcting the genes that allow a cancerous tumor to grow.

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