How Is It Treated?

• The location of the cancer
• The stage of the disease
• The patient's age and general health.
• Standard mesothelioma treatment options include:
  * Surgery
  * Radiation therapy
  * Chemotherapy.
  
  
  Sometimes, all three treatment methods are combined.
  
  
  Statistics on Mesothelioma
  Although reported incidence rates have increased in the past 20 years, mesothelioma is still a relatively rare cancer. About 2,000 new cases of mesothelioma are diagnosed in the United States each year. Mesothelioma occurs more often in men than in women and risk increases with age, but mesothelioma can appear in either men or women at any age.