handling for mesothelioma depends on the position of the cancer, the stage of the disease, and the patient's age and common health. Standard treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Sometimes, these treatments are joint.
· Surgery is a common treatment for mesothelioma. The doctor may confiscate part of the lining of the chest or stomach and some of the tissue around it. For cancer of the pleura (pleural mesothelioma), a lung may be disinterested in an operation called a pneumonectomy. on occasion part of the diaphragm, the muscle below the lungs that help with breathing, is also disinterested.
· Radiation therapy, also called radiotherapy, involve the use of high-power rays to kill cancer cells and telescope tumors. Radiation cure affects the cancer cells only in the treated area. The radiation may come from a machine (external radiation) or from putting equipment that produce radiation through thin plastic tubes into the part where the cancer cells are found (internal emission therapy).
· Chemotherapy is the use of anticancer drugs to destroy cancer cells all through the body. Most drugs used to treat mesothelioma are given by injection into a vein (intravenous, or IV). Doctors are also studying the usefulness of putting chemotherapy directly into the chest or stomach (intracavitary chemotherapy).
To lessen symptoms and manage pain, the doctor may use a spine or a thin tube to drain liquid that has built up in the chest or stomach. The procedure for remove liquid from the chest is called thoracantesis. Removal of liquid from the stomach is called paracantesis. Drugs may be known through a tube in the chest to prevent more liquid from accumulating. heat therapy and surgery may also be helpful in relieve symptoms.