Living with mesothelioma
There are many resources available to help you cope with mesothelioma and its treatment.
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Coping with mesothelioma symptoms and treatment can be difficult. There are things you can do and people who can help you to cope.
The treatment you have depends on the stage and type of your mesothelioma. Some people with early stage mesothelioma have surgery. Other treatments include immunotherapy, chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Mesothelioma is a cancer that most commonly starts in the layers of tissue that cover each lung (the pleura). Read more about how common it is, what it is and who gets it.
Researchers around the world are looking into the diagnosis and treatment of mesothelioma. You can read about the research and how to find a clinical trial.
Mesothelioma is a cancer that most commonly starts in the sheets of skin-like tissue that cover each lung (the pleura). More rarely it starts in the sheet of tissue in the abdomen that covers the digestive system organs (the peritoneum).
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What to ask your doctor about clinical trials.
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