Three traditional kinds of treatment exist for patients with malignant mesothelioma: surgery which removes the cancerous masses from the body, chemotherapy, which uses a variety of potent drugs to kill the cancer, and radiation therapy, which uses high doses of x-rays to kill the cancer cells. Oftentimes, doctors use two or more of these treatment courses together to maximize the likelihood of success.
Monday, March 2, 2009
Mesothelioma Treatments
Three traditional kinds of treatment exist for patients with malignant mesothelioma: surgery which removes the cancerous masses from the body, chemotherapy, which uses a variety of potent drugs to kill the cancer, and radiation therapy, which uses high doses of x-rays to kill the cancer cells. Oftentimes, doctors use two or more of these treatment courses together to maximize the likelihood of success.
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