1. Mesothelioma (benign-fibrous) : Treatment  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
Treatment is usually needed to remove the tumor.• Reviewer: Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and Benjamin Medoff, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Pulmonary and Critical Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

2. Mesothelioma (malignant) : Treatment  (Trust Mark: Doctor-Reviewed)
There is no cure. Untreated, the average malignant mesothelioma patient survives 9 months. It is a difficult cancer to treat. Often the disease is too advanced for surgery. Chemotherapy or radiation may be used to reduce symptoms. Combining certai...• Reviewer: Sean O. Stitham, MD, private practice in Internal Medicine, Seattle, Washington; and James R. Mason, MD, Oncologist, Director, Blood and Marrow Transplantation Program and Stem Cell Processing Lab, Scripps Clinic, Torrey Pines, California. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.