| Clinical research to treat malignant
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| | and is then filled with a chemical which
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| mesothelioma is very active and although
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| | inhibits the accumulation of fluid in the
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| no treatment has yet proved entirely
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| | pleura cavity.RadiationThe second primary
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| successful, there exist a range of
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| | medical technique used to fight the
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| treatments available to individuals
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| | development of malignant mesothelioma is
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| diagnosed with the disease. There are
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| | radiation. Radiation therapy, as applied
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| three types of standard treatments used
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| | to malignant mesothelioma uses the same
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| to treat malignant mesothelioma which
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| | basic technology as other forms of
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| include: surgery, radiation therapy, and
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| | medical radiation insofar as the
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| chemotherapy.SurgerySurgery for malignant
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| | technique employs high energy x-rays to
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| mesothelioma is divided into a number of
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| | kill cancer cells. The process is
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| sub-classes, which are specially designed
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| | divided into two broad
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| to limit the disease for individuals with
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| | categories:External radiation therapy is
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| particular strains of the
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| | a technique in which a machine sends
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| disease.Extrapleural pneumonectomy is a
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| | radiation in a targeted stream at a
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| severe form of surgery in which the
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| | certain portion of the body, and in so
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| entire lung and a portion of the lining
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| | doing it kills the cancerous cells in its
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| of the chest, the diaphragm, and some or
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| | purview.Internal radiation therapy, by
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| the entire sac which surrounds the heart
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| | contrast, uses not an external machine,
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| is removed.Wide local excision is a form
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| | but rather needles, seeds and catheters
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| of surgery which targets and removes the
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| | to place radioactive substance directly
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| cancer and a limited amount of the
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| | on or near the cancer. While the precise
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| healthy tissue surrounding the cancerous
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| | method of implementation will of course
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| region.Pleurectomy and decortication
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| | depend upon the type and stage of the
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| removes part of the covering of the
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| | illness, what is constant within this
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| lungs, as well as the lining of the chest
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| | category is that the goal is to get the
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| and portions of the outside covering of
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| | radiation placed directly onto the
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| the lungs.The surgical procedure
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| | cancerous area and in so doing provide a
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| pleurodesis is a distinct technique
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| | more concentrated and directed
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| insofar as it employs a blend of
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| | dosage.ChemotherapyThe third standard
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| chemicals and/or drugs to create an
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| | malignant mesothelioma treatment is
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| intentional scar between the layers of
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| | Chemotherapy. Chemotherapy uses drugs
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| the pleura. Post surgery, the space
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| | which target cancer cells and stop them
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| created by the scar must be drained,
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| | from dividing and thus prevent their
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| using either a catheter or chest tube,
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| | growth.
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