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Mesothelioma is an aggressive disease. There is no cure. However, there are a few procedures that physicians can perform in an attempt to slow the progression of the disease or to alleviate some of the patient’s suffering. They type of appropriate treatment will depend on the type of mesothelioma that the patient is suffering from.
Pleural mesothelioma usually strikes one lung before the other giving the physicians a chance (if caught early enough) to try surgery to slow the disease. The common surgical procedures are:
Surgery is difficult for mesothelioma patients. It’s physically hard on the body, recovery is long and painful, and on top of that - it’s expensive. It is also very often the last resort.