Results of a new mesothelioma surgery test available
The European Multidisciplinary Conference in Thoracic Oncology reported results of a test done on 35 patients after having surgery called pleurectomy/decortications (removing the outer lining of the lungs for suffers of malignant mesothelioma).
The surgery was used before chemotherapy and as part of a 3 way treatment that included radiation.
- 3 year survival rate was 43%
- 2 year survival rate was 61%
- 1 year survival rate was 75%
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