Surgical procedures involved in the treatment and diagnosis of mesothelioma are divided into three main categories:
- Diagnostic surgery is used to confirm whether or not cancer is present and where it is located. This is typically non-invasive.
- Curative surgery is carried out with the intention of removing as much cancer as possible with hopes of curing the patient. Radiation therapy or chemotherapy is often administered following curative surgery.
- Palliative surgery involves the removal of cancerous tissue and is used to provide symptomatic relief, but does not offer a cure.
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