There are several types of mesothelioma treatment options available for patients with the disease, some of these treatments are recommended more frequently than others. The most commonly prescribed treatments are surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation therapy.
There are also, some experimental mesothelioma treatment options that are becoming more widely used, or are showing some encouraging results in clinical trials. These treatments include photodynamic therapy, gene therapy, and immunotherapy, among others.
Most of these treatments are not used in isolation. In many cases, treatment may consist of a combination of therapies. For example, surgery to remove as much of the cancer as possible may be followed by radiotherapy or chemotherapy to remove residual cancer cells. This is one of the most common treatment options for mesothelioma among those who are candidates for
surgery.
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